Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001
tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn's t (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Jeff Johnson catalogs his personal history of being a Cubs fan: : "Oh well. I also, like every good fan in 1998, just thought Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire lifted a lot of weights. Evidence of McGwire's neck acne never...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The mystery over who broke a water pipe in the Cubs' dugout after their Game 3 loss in Los Angeles didn't have quite the same buzz as the one over who smashed Sammy Sosa's boom box after the final game of 2004.
SeaTown Sports (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Full name is James David Riggleman, he was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey Managed the Padres from 1992 to 1994, coached Tony Gwynn, Fred McGriff, and Gary Sheffield Managed the Cubs from 1995 to 1999, coached Sammy Sosa and Mark Grace (Old) Reached playoffs in 1998, lost to Braves in the NLDS was swept in three games Career record? 521-652 .444% No. You're not managing the Mariners next year, Mr. Riggles...
Furious Seasons (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Last night, former Seattle Mariner and now Chicago White Sox Ken Griffey, Jr. hit his 610th home run, passing Sammy Sosa to become 5th on the all-time homer list. He did it without steroids unlike Barry Bonds and two decades...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Ken Griffey hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth Tuesday night, turning a 9-1 effort into a 9-3 loss. The homer, however, sends Griffey past Sammy Sosa on the all-time home run list, fifth behind Bonds, Aaron,...
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Ken Griffey hit his 610th home run Tuesday night to move ahead of Sammy Sosa for fifth place on the all-time list. The ninth-inning homer came with the White Sox down 9-1 with two out in the ninth. The win...
ArmchairGM (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
It's Big Mac Time! In "honor" of the 10 year anniversary of his breaking of Roger Marris' single season home run record, I bring to you today a brief look into the career of Mark McGwire. Remember that summer? When McGwire and Sammy Sosa together brought baseball back from
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
The year is mostly remembered for the wondrous home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, with McGwire breaking Roger ...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
The year is mostly remembered for the wondrous home run race between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire, with McGwire breaking Roger Maris' 37-year-old record of 61 home runs 10 years ago Monday. But years later, after steroid allegations and a congressional hearing in which both sluggers appeared but said little, the memories have tarnished.
Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Sorry, I've run out of Jason Marquis puns! But between Marquis' outstanding performance (seven-plus innings, only one run scoring while he was in the game, two overall) and Alfonso Soriano's second three-homer game of his Cub career (joining Aramis Ramirez, Sammy Sosa, Dave Kingman, Ernie Banks and Hank Sauer as Cubs who have had more than one), the Cubs ended their six-game losing streak with a bang,...
Cardinals Best News Links (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
The headlines from the Summer of 1998 went off just like the fireworks that erupted over the rim of Busch Stadium whenever Mark McGwire homered, thus striking another mighty blow against everything that was wrong with baseball, everything that was wrong with the nation. STL Today
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
So much negativity has been placed around recent record-breaking moments. Obviously, I speak mostly of home run records, such as the 1998 single-season HR duel between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, Sosa’s 600th HR, and Barry Bonds‘ breaking both the single-season HR record and the all-time HR record. So it’s nice to see moments like Ichiro [...]
LA Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
He sustains cuts on the middle and ring fingers of his pitching hand from a piece of metal on bench in Comerica Park dugout. It's not serious, but his next start is pushed back. Baseball has a long history of freak injuries, from Sammy Sosa hurting his back because of a violent sneeze, to Steve Sparks dislocating his shoulder trying to rip a phone book in half, to Joel Zumaya developing inflammation...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Let's dig in with today's links! As you know, the Steinbrenners want Brian Cashman back for '09. Now it's up to him. Geovany Soto was discussed as a throw-in on the trade that ultimately sent Sammy Sosa to Baltimore back in '05. One that did get away that year: Ricky Nolasco (in the Juan Pierre deal). Michael Gluckstadt interviewed ESPN's Buster Olney. CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler takes a look at...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
BASEBALL'S BIGGEST BOPPERS are heading for home-run totals this season not seen since the days when Barry Bonds' waist was smaller in diameter than his biceps and Sammy Sosa was a light heavyweight.
