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...told me to stay strong and don't give up. It's something that happens to people. It'll go away." SAMMY SOSA, Chicago Cubs slugger, on what Bill Clinton told him about how to weather the controversy surrounding his use of a corked bat during a game...
...BAT TO WORSE...
Chicago Cubs slugger SAMMY SOSA was caught using a corked bat in a game against Tampa Bay. Sosa, the only major leaguer ever to hit 60 home runs in three different seasons, and who shouldn't need a corked bat to thrash the hapless Devil Rays anyway, says the incident was an accident: he picked up the wrong bat. X rays of 76 (!) other bats from Sosa's locker all turned up negative (though the inquiry did determine the cause of global deforestation), but Major League Baseball handed him an eight-game suspension. Sosa is appealing the decision...
...Number of games from which Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was suspended, after umpires discovered that his bat was corked...
...steroids to dispel any rumors of drug use.? Sosa reportedly called Reilly a ?motherf___er? and stormed off.? Some would expect a large controversy over the incident, yet the steroid issue hasn?t dogged Sosa, despite being more of a serious issue than his use of a corked bat (which, on a physics side note, can actually be detrimental to a hitter?s power...