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...Sosa, enjoying a career year of his own, is hitting .311 with 58 home runs and 140 RBI, numbers which make him the frontrunner in the N.L. MVP balloting. To the informed fan, he is 1998's true home run champ...
What sets Sosa apart is the consideration that every at-bat plays into a larger equation than the glamour of personal excellence. His first, indeed his only concern is Chicago's spot in the playoffs...
...Sosa, by contrast, must consider taking a strategic walk, hitting to the opposite field to move runners over, avoiding the strikeout in run-scoring opportunities. For every situation in which good fundamental baseball dictates that trying to homer is unpalatable, Sosa must buy out of the race. McGwire observes no such constraints...
...diminish Mac's achievement. The duration of Maris's record alone speaks to its elusiveness. But come October, Steve Trachsel and Sammy Sosa would do well to remember Tom Zachary--who served up baseball's greatest gopher ball but still reached its pinnacle...
...should Trachsel fear Zachary's fate--footnote to a broken record--maybe he could console himself with a less rare, but no less precious piece of history. Photographer Crimson I LOVE YOU, MAC:MARK MCGWIRE and SAMMY SOSA share a moment...