Word: homers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sosa and the Cubs are vying for a play-off spot, and every home run could mean that the Cubs get a chance to win their first World Series since 1908 and make up for what the fans like to call "a bad century." And while Sosa's 62nd homer didn't technically break Maris' 37-year-old record but rather tied McGwire's five-day-old mark, it still seemed undercelebrated: no commissioner at the game, no Marises in the stands, no infrared marked balls, no vintage Corvette. In a letter to commissioner Bud Selig, which Jesse Jackson shared...
...slump after hitting his 63rd last Wednesday, and his Cubs have fallen a game behind the Mets in the wild-card race. The good news for Sosa is that he faces his favorite pitching staff -- that of the hapless Milwaukee Brewers -- Tuesday and Wednesday. McGwire, still miffed about that homer that was stolen from him on Sunday, has a two-dinger lead as his Cardinals host Houston for a pair. Edge: Sosa. He's gotta start hitting again sometime...
...money shot. On Monday, after fans had waited 37 years, Mark McGwire hit his record-tying 61st home run of the season, and the next night he showed up for his prime-time network-television special to hit No. 62. The record-breaking shot was McGwire's shortest, lamest homer of the year. Afterward, we looked to the media to be told what the moral significance was. It was like someone brought in the writers from Home Improvement...
...Number of times McGwire has been retired this year by Kevin Brown of the San Diego Padres, the pitcher who has retired him most often without surrendering a homer...
...Number of times Sosa has been retired this year by Shane Reynolds of the Houston Astros, Pedro Astacio of the Colorado Rockies and Francisco Cordova of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the pitchers who have retired him most often without surrendering a homer...