Sammy Sosa
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Former professional baseball player Sammy Sosa and Sonia Sosa attend the People En Espanol 50 Most Beautiful Gala at The Plaza Hotel on May 15, 2012 in New York City.
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How about 'Corked Bat Day' in Chicago in honor of Sammy Sosa? Or 'Vaseline Night' to honor pitcher Gaylord Perry and his doctored baseball? Then there's 'Syringe Night.' Not limited to any specific team.
The whole team came through together ... We never gave up. We’ve been through so many things this year. We just stayed together and supported each other and Dusty did an unbelievable job. For us to win the division here in Chicago, is like a dream come true.More quotes »
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Partisanship on Steroids
May 09, 2012 4:44 PM In 2005, the House of Representatives held its first hearing on steroids in baseball. A group of beefy stars—Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa—put on suits and shuffled in to appear before the House Committee from Washington Monthly Read more »
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Annotated Board of Finance budget
When Major League Baseball wrapped itself around the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa home run record chase in 1998, the long ball reigned supreme. A few years later, after steroids took baseball from the back page to the front page, sabermetrics, the mathematica from TheRidgefieldPress.com Read more »
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Amazon: 1 Sneeze Away, Like Sammy Sosa In '04
After an MVP worthy season in 2003, Sammy Sosa began 2004 on the same path, batting .291 with 10 homeruns in 35 games. Things were looking good for Sammy Sosa and the Chicago Cubs, until the fateful day in May when he violently sneezed in the clubhouse. from Seeking Alpha Read more »
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Why Jose Canseco is a marketing genius
There’s little doubt that Jose Canseco is dominating retirement. He also might not be as dumb as we all like to think. Guys like Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire are all going through their own personal hells right now. They ar from Metro - Boston Read more »
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Pebble Hunting: Albert Pujols Never Walks by Sam Miller
In a press conference at the Winter Meetings, Angels GM Jerry Dipoto was asked why Albert Pujols was worth a long-term deal when so many other stars have disappointed. Here’s Dipoto: I'll say this, that in regard to the evolution of a hitter, as hitters from Baseball Prospectus Read more »
