Who knew? He was a Jew!

by cakes on Jun 20, 2008 9:59 AM PDT Comment 19 comments

From the Chron:

Horwitz is the first Jewish player on the Giants since the 1995-96 tenure of pitcher Jose Bautista.

Jose freakin' Bautista?!? The guy whose last name means "Baptist"? Well, here's an ESPN article for you:

Jose Bautista, a baseball journeyman whose mother is Israeli and father Dominican, honored his faith. Bautista, who pitched for five teams in a ten-year career that ended in 1997, told the Village Voice, "My family and I go to synagogue when we can and we pray every Friday. We fast on Yom Kippur and not only do I not pitch, I don't even go to the ball game."

Now you know!

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Wow. What’s next? John Rocker heading to Mecca for Hajj?

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jun 20, 2008 10:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jewspanics! I thought I was the only one! Well, I was honorary Jew while I was seeing a Jewish boy. I really got into it.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 20, 2008 10:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My wife is Dominican and I’m a Jew. I guess my eight year old son is a Jewspanic too. He looks like his mother, (lucky for him) but somehow turned out as white as I am. He’s proud of it too, the little racist!!

Brian Sabean's new dad: Firm believer in corporal punishment

by rxmeister on Jun 20, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My best friend’s wife is Jewish and Chinese. We’re making plans for a huge seder dinner next year.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 20, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry dude

Unless your child goes through conversion they aren’t a part of the tribe…

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Jun 20, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, I know. At least I was able to keep him out of the Catholic school my wife wanted to send him to!! She also wanted to take him to a Catholic religion class, and when I protested she said I had to take him to a Jewish class every week instead because he had to have some religious training. Since laziness dominates over Jewishness, I told her to take him to the church!

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by rxmeister on Jun 20, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shame...

If I had to suffer through it for a decade, so will my kids….

/Gotta get the future mother to convert.
//Want to have a Jewish Barnstorming baseball team like in this comic.

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Jun 20, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know a family of Jewlumbians

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Jun 20, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My dad is one of those. I guess they’re more common than I thought.

by rotorueter on Jun 20, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Epstein from Welcome Back Kotter, only he’s from PR.

by GiantDPression on Jun 20, 2008 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The DR was a home to Jewish Refugees

http://www.haruth.com/jw/JewsDominicanRepublic.html

Saw something about it on discovery the other day

Pedro Feliz would look great in Dodger Blue.

by irwin on Jun 20, 2008 1:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Interesting stuff. I hope they rerun it so I can see this.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Jun 20, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My friend just suggested “The Matzah Baller” for Brian Horwitz’ new nickname. I kinda like it!

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on Jun 20, 2008 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think that’s his street ball name.

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by Natto on Jun 20, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And 1 Mixtape Tour

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jun 20, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like the Frisco Yid better

But that’s just like, my opinion man…

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Jun 20, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any name with “Frisco” in it is automatically disqualified.

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by Natto on Jun 20, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lots of jews in central and south america

argentina has a large population as does mexico….most who live there originally came to get away from nazi germany…i just didnt know bautista was jewish, or a better jew than sean green

by bacci40 on Jun 21, 2008 11:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Bautista, huh

I’m going to have to be asking my dad (the world’s most honored MOT baseball fan) about that one.

Notgardo, I still love you -- but you're grounded. No Guitar Hero for a month, no Cheez-Its for two months, and NO BASEBALL! This hurts me as much as it hurts you.

by tk on Jun 22, 2008 9:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs