Windy City White Out

Sammy Sosa says skin rejuvenation process reason his skin appears lighter
Maintains photo makes it look more pronounced than it is
By Fred Mitchell/Tribune reporter

Sammy Sosa tells friends he is comfortable in his own skin.

But a widely circulated photo of the former Cubs slugger makes his skin color appear several shades lighter.

"He's not trying to be Michael Jackson," said former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis, who talks frequently with Sosa.

Sosa was photographed recently during an appearance at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

"He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin," Polihronis said. "Women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of (the photo appearance) is just the lighting.

"He is in the middle of doing a cleansing process to his skin. The picture is deceiving. He said, 'If you saw me in person, you would be surprised. When you see me in person, it is not going to seem like the picture.'

"People who saw him in person did not react the same way. He can't believe it is such a big deal."

Polihronis, the former Cubs Care/Community Relations manager for the team, said Sosa told her he has used moisturizing treatment at night on his face.

"He has always been concerned with the way he looks," she said. "Probably just bad timing going to an awards show."

Among the possible side effects for some laser skin rejuvenation methods include discoloration of the skin. The treated area may become lighter or darker in appearance.

"He was doing a dermatological skin process after years and years (of playing baseball) in the sun," Polihronis said. "It did come out looking weird (in the picture)."

All I can say in response to the Chicago Cubs claims about Sammy Sosa's skin is BULL ASS SHIT. That story has more holes than Krispy Kream. That story is like a school bus on a Sunday, I ain't buyin it. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and that picture is saying that Sammy has become some sort of self hating dark man who wants to start butchering his face Kind of Pop style.

I just wish is he was trying to be white he would have started when he was put in front of Congress and he pretended his didn't speak English. Compared to Ozzie Guillen Sammy Sosa is a master of the English language and Guillen does commentary on FOX.