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Sammy Sosa

Let the games begin: The Hall of Fame and the “Steroids Ballot”

November 28, 2012

The Baseball Hall of Fame ballots were released today. This promises to be perhaps the most controversial elections ever. Of the first time players, several have had the words “performing enhancing drugs” (and juicer) associated with their names, to greater or lesser degrees, including: Barry Bonds, the all-time home run leader with 762. Roger Clemens, […]

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Literary birthday greetings: Slammin’ Sammy and Sub

November 12, 2010

Two notorious players — one from the old days and one more contemporary — share a birthday today. Carl Mays, the submarining hurler for the Red Sox, Yankees, Reds, and Giants in a 15-year career, was born in 1891. Mays was the only pitcher in Major league history to kill a batter with a thrown […]

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Because you could keep this on a bookshelf

November 2, 2010

If you thought it was worth that much. “Sammy Sosa bat doesn’t sell” Speaking of bats, they’re still the comic book weapon of choice.

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* Ruh-roh

November 11, 2009

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* Times breaks Sosa steroids story

June 17, 2009

This isn’t so much much justified because you can put the Times on a bookshelf, rather it addresses a more important issue (soap box alert). I came across this entry from JimmyScottshighandtight.com, a website from a fabulously faux pitcher (think along the lines of a Sasha Baron Cohen, someone who pulls off a character perfectly). […]

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* With mega-apologies to Eliot Asinof

March 24, 2009

The new Eight Men Out, according to the NY Daily News (out of Hall of Fame consideratio, that is): Alex Rodriguez Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Mark McGwire Raphael Palmiero Ivan Rodriguez Gary Sheffield Sammy Sosa

Tagged as: Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Hall of Fame, Ivan Rodriguez, Mark McGwire, Raphael Palmiero, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa

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