Today marks the beginning of the Cubs-Sox series, and I was going to come here to blog about that, but for some reason I went to ESPN.com before that and I came across a very interesting headline.
Sammy Sosa Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003
I was talking with my boss last week about whether or not Sosa was a Hall of Famer. I said I don't think so, because I think he's probably on that same list that A-Rod was on.
Looks like I might be right. According to the New York Times, Sosa's name does indeed appear on the list of 103 players that tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
I'm not sure why people thought he was clean, other than they hadn't heard it straight from his mouth. It seems like he was the only one holding out. Canseco admitted it, McGwire admitted it, A-Rod came out and said he did it. There are others, of course, but Sosa was seemingly the only one who hadn't come out and admitted it.
Nor do I think he will. I think he'll take the Roger Clemens path and deny it until he goes six feet under.
His ego is so huge, it's unbelievable. I heard a story once, about his arrival in Baltimore. I heard, (again I am not sure if this is true, but based on his recent comments, I wouldn't be surprised if it was) that when he got off the plane in Baltimore, the Orioles came to pick him up in an SUV. Well apparently that wasn't good enough for Slammin' Sammy. He apparently demanded a limousine, and made the Orioles go back and get him one.
Whether or not that story is actually true, we may never know. But when he announced his retirement earlier this month, he had this to say:
"I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?" Well, Sammy, you do have good numbers, there's no doubt about that. 60 homers in 3 different seasons, more than 600 career homers, 1667 RBI, and a career .273 hitter. He's credited, along with Mark McGwire, with saving the game of baseball. Just 4 years after the strike, they embarked on the most legendary of home run seasons, with McGwire breaking Roger Maris' record, ironically, against the Cubs.
This new revelation, however, will severely hamper his Hall chances. Not only is he egotistical, but he's also probably going to deny these allegations. Along with his corked bat incident will cement his reputation as a cheater.
Sammy Sosa Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003
I was talking with my boss last week about whether or not Sosa was a Hall of Famer. I said I don't think so, because I think he's probably on that same list that A-Rod was on.
Looks like I might be right. According to the New York Times, Sosa's name does indeed appear on the list of 103 players that tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
I'm not sure why people thought he was clean, other than they hadn't heard it straight from his mouth. It seems like he was the only one holding out. Canseco admitted it, McGwire admitted it, A-Rod came out and said he did it. There are others, of course, but Sosa was seemingly the only one who hadn't come out and admitted it.
Nor do I think he will. I think he'll take the Roger Clemens path and deny it until he goes six feet under.
His ego is so huge, it's unbelievable. I heard a story once, about his arrival in Baltimore. I heard, (again I am not sure if this is true, but based on his recent comments, I wouldn't be surprised if it was) that when he got off the plane in Baltimore, the Orioles came to pick him up in an SUV. Well apparently that wasn't good enough for Slammin' Sammy. He apparently demanded a limousine, and made the Orioles go back and get him one.
Whether or not that story is actually true, we may never know. But when he announced his retirement earlier this month, he had this to say:
"I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?" Well, Sammy, you do have good numbers, there's no doubt about that. 60 homers in 3 different seasons, more than 600 career homers, 1667 RBI, and a career .273 hitter. He's credited, along with Mark McGwire, with saving the game of baseball. Just 4 years after the strike, they embarked on the most legendary of home run seasons, with McGwire breaking Roger Maris' record, ironically, against the Cubs.
This new revelation, however, will severely hamper his Hall chances. Not only is he egotistical, but he's also probably going to deny these allegations. Along with his corked bat incident will cement his reputation as a cheater.
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