Word: sosa
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Cartoonishly large sluggers such as Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa have dominated the steroids debate. And admit it: you loved watching those hulks abuse poor, defenseless pitchers...
...glitziest spot in the game belongs to that much-maligned anomaly of the American League, the Designated Hitter. David Ortiz, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield, Sammy Sosa - the profusion of star power is terrifying news for baseball purists, who for years have griped that the DH rule, which was instituted in 1973 to spark sagging American League offenses, takes much of the strategy out of the national pastime. The usual complaint has been that with the DH, managers didn't have to pick pinch hitters, or pull off slick double switches. For years it was the home of all-or-nothing...
...Finally, there's the trio of likely Hall of Famers on their last legs, Thomas, Piazza and Sosa, who was signed by the Texas Rangers. Piazza is a definite for Cooperstown, as one of the greatest hitting catchers (though certainly not throwers) of all time. If Thomas belts 11 more home runs and gets to 500 for his career, count him in. Only steroid whispers can keep Sosa out of the Hall. Even Fred Claire, ex-GM of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a career anti-DH National Leaguer, admits that "on the plus side of the ledger...
...Feeling out of place?" asked a local state rep, a tall blond woman named Buffie McFayden, who greeted me with a black-power handshake and two Sammy Sosa heart kisses...
...Feeling out of place?" asked a local state rep, a tall blond woman named Buffie McFayden, who greeted me with a black-power handshake and two Sammy Sosa heart kisses...