LETTERS : `STRAWBERRY KID' SHOULD CHILL?Until Oxnard fighter Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977 in Oxnard, California) is an American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious" and "The Aztec Warrior". learns respect goes both ways, he'll always be ``Chico Fresa,'' after his latest act of childish temper. Television's Mario Solis did him a favor by giving him the colorful, creative and catchy nickname of the Strawberry Kid. He should be so lucky! To have the nickname suggested by a member of the media is a compliment - not a slight. Vargas should also realize the amount of his purses can suffer knockdowns when sportswriters and sportscasters ignore him. - IRA Ira, in the Bible Ira (ī`rə), in the Bible. 1 Chief officer of David. 2, 3 Two of David's guard. IRA, abbreviation IRA. NICKERSON Valley Village Reverse-Rose psychology I would vote for Pete Rose Bud Selig Allan Huber "Bud" Selig, Jr. (born July 30, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the team owner and administrator of the Milwaukee Brewers. disagrees. He feels Rose should be punished. The reason Selig should rescind his ban, though, is because so long as Charley Hustle is kept out of Cooperstown, any and all players who are voted in will be compared - usually unfavorably - to Mr. Rose. If Selig truly wants the all-time hit leader to be forgotten, he should encourage Pete's enshrinement. You don't, after all, hear a lot of talk about Ed Walsh
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