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(MSNBC) Followup Kidnapped Major League baseball catcher Wilson Ramos safe at home   (nbcsports.msnbc.com) divider line 35
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make me some tea [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 10:38:43 PM
i.imgur.com
 
violentsalvation [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 10:48:15 PM
Good to hear it.
 
mikemoto [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 10:57:08 PM
FTA: Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia

Why would a Major League baseball player, even if he's a lower paid one, not be able to afford a home in a neighborhood better than "working class" in Venezuela?
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 11:01:37 PM
What are the odds that the CIA didn't pull any strings?
 
SilentStrider [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 11:12:47 PM
Glad to hear there's a happy ending.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 11:45:00 PM
 
vegaswench [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 11:46:57 PM
Great news!
 
GoldSpider
2011-11-11 11:51:22 PM
If you're from a third-world country with a reputation for ransom kidnappings, going home after becoming filthy rich may be a colossally stupid idea.
 
Klippoklondike [TotalFark]
2011-11-11 11:58:31 PM
Very happy to hear that.
 
I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros
2011-11-12 12:03:52 AM
My name is "Voit," Dumbass.
 
Flacman
2011-11-12 12:04:45 AM
Kidnapped Wilson Ramos found alive in mountains of Montalban in Venezuela. He must have in a position to demand "nothing". The Kidnappers, on the other hand, were in a position to "grant" nothing.

/voting not enabled- i dont care.
//in mountains of Montalban in Venezuela
///No Khan reference in this headline? lazy farkers
 
zarberg
2011-11-12 12:09:41 AM
"In baseball, the object of the game is to go home! I want to be safe at home!"

-George Carlin
 
UNC_Samurai
2011-11-12 12:12:19 AM
GoldSpider: If you're from a third-world country with a reputation for ransom kidnappings, going home after becoming filthy rich may be a colossally stupid idea.

As much as your family might dislike it, it's time to move them to the U.S.
 
browneye [TotalFark]
2011-11-12 12:22:46 AM
Thank goodness.

Here's hoping that he's also uninjured and that he seriously thinks about moving out of Venezuela.
 
JosephFinn
2011-11-12 12:24:28 AM
mikemoto: FTA: Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia

Why would a Major League baseball player, even if he's a lower paid one, not be able to afford a home in a neighborhood better than "working class" in Venezuela?

Because the rest of his family lived there?
 
Fark Crosby
2011-11-12 12:26:26 AM
Twins still lose the Capps-Ramos trade... Damn it.
 
adammpower [TotalFark]
2011-11-12 12:29:58 AM
mikemoto: FTA: Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia

Why would a Major League baseball player, even if he's a lower paid one, not be able to afford a home in a neighborhood better than "working class" in Venezuela?

he's only played one season of MLB, not exactly swimming in "fark you money" yet.
 
RookStar
2011-11-12 12:30:36 AM
Fark Crosby: Twins still lose the Capps-Ramos trade... Damn it.

files.sharenator.com
 
Cat With Two Heads
2011-11-12 12:31:39 AM
UNC_Samurai: As much as your family might dislike it, it's time to move them to the U.S.

Because there is absolutely no violent crime here?
 
Lorelle [TotalFark]
2011-11-12 12:43:36 AM
Finally, some good news.
 
Fark Me To Tears [TotalFark]
2011-11-12 12:53:13 AM
FTFA: CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan police commandos rescued Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos and arrested three of his abductors Friday, two days after he was kidnapped, officials said.

Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said on state television that Ramos was "safe and sound" and that he was rescued by police and National Guard commandos.

WTF? Is Al-Qaeda running the military in Venezuela?
 
usernameguy [TotalFark]
2011-11-12 01:56:45 AM
Working-class neighborhood in Venezuela?

Wilson, I'm sorry, but you can't go home again.
 
GoldSpider
2011-11-12 02:20:20 AM
Cat With Two Heads: Because there is absolutely no violent crime here?

Because the US hasn't completely eradicated violent crime, it is just as bad as a place where ransom kidnappings are routine.

False dichotomy is false.
 
nkosika
2011-11-12 02:23:22 AM
adammpower: mikemoto: FTA: Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia

Why would a Major League baseball player, even if he's a lower paid one, not be able to afford a home in a neighborhood better than "working class" in Venezuela?

he's only played one season of MLB, not exactly swimming in "fark you money" yet.

Yeah but it is league minimum $400,000 right around which after taxes is still $280,000. A good house in a nice neighborhood in Venuzulea has to at most $299.99.
 
IlGreven
2011-11-12 03:33:32 AM
UNC_Samurai: GoldSpider: If you're from a third-world country with a reputation for ransom kidnappings, going home after becoming filthy rich may be a colossally stupid idea.

As much as your family might dislike it, it's time to move them to the U.S.

Just what we needed...another family of illegals.
 
Shakes999
2011-11-12 03:57:52 AM
nkosika: adammpower: mikemoto: FTA: Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia

Why would a Major League baseball player, even if he's a lower paid one, not be able to afford a home in a neighborhood better than "working class" in Venezuela?

he's only played one season of MLB, not exactly swimming in "fark you money" yet.

Yeah but it is league minimum $400,000 right around which after taxes is still $280,000. A good house in a nice neighborhood in Venuzulea has to at most $299.99.

Must.......resist....urge .....to......laugh.......
 
Cubs300
2011-11-12 08:30:47 AM
GoldSpider: Cat With Two Heads: Because there is absolutely no violent crime here?

Because the US hasn't completely eradicated violent crime, it is just as bad as a place where ransom kidnappings are routine.

False dichotomy is false.

I challenge you to name the last time an athlete native to this country was kidnapped and held for ransom in this country. In fact, I challenge you to name the last time an athlete of any country was kidnapped and held for ransom in this country. Kidnappings of athletes, politicians, dissidents, people with money, native celebrities, etc, is a routine occurrence in South America. We in the USA only kidnap poor ghetto folk and rich white girls.
 
drewsclues [TotalFark]
2011-11-12 09:12:00 AM
Still waiting for Hugo Chavez to stand in front of a camera indignantly, waiting to be thanked.
 
steamingpile
2011-11-12 09:47:18 AM
mikemoto: FTA: Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia

Why would a Major League baseball player, even if he's a lower paid one, not be able to afford a home in a neighborhood better than "working class" in Venezuela?

Im guessing that's where he grew up, I don't see why all of these guy's who make it in MLB just don't move all their family members to a safer country or secure neighborhood. This shiat seems to dangerous to live normal down there.
 
Uncle Pooky
2011-11-12 10:35:10 AM
nkosika: adammpower: mikemoto: FTA: Armed men seized Ramos at gunpoint Wednesday night outside his home in a working-class neighborhood in the city of Valencia

Why would a Major League baseball player, even if he's a lower paid one, not be able to afford a home in a neighborhood better than "working class" in Venezuela?

he's only played one season of MLB, not exactly swimming in "fark you money" yet.

Yeah but it is league minimum $400,000 right around which after taxes is still $280,000. A good house in a nice neighborhood in Venuzulea has to at most $299.99.

OK, that cracked me up.
 
meanyogurt [TotalFark]
2011-11-12 02:17:07 PM
Marcus Aurelius: What are the odds that the CIA didn't pull any strings?

Close to zero. This was all the police's doing. Notice it took only 2 days to find him....there was "heavy gunfire", but no casualties... The police messed up and took a higher profile suspect than they should have. They realized they farked up and staged a rescue in every sense of the word.

/became well aware of how the police worked after a friends jet skis were stolen. He filed a police report and the cops offered to "find" the property for a fee...The fee was paid and the jet skis were promptly returned trailer and all.
 
rjakobi
2011-11-13 12:05:30 PM
Cat With Two Heads: UNC_Samurai: As much as your family might dislike it, it's time to move them to the U.S.

Because there is absolutely no violent crime here?

No, because it's less likely for them to be KIDNAPPED AT GUNPOINT BY MONEY-HUNGRY MERCENARIES.

/unless he was traded to Oakland, at least.
 
zfactor
2011-11-14 09:11:22 AM
ANYONE ELSE NOTICE HIS NAME IS AN ANAGRAM FOR:

I RANSOM SLOW
 
zfactor
2011-11-14 09:13:05 AM
OR

RANSOM IS LOW?
 
Rex_Banner [TotalFark]
2011-11-14 11:02:28 AM
zfactor: OR

RANSOM IS LOW?

We're through the looking glass, people.......
 
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