Sammy Sosa

A list of things ailing Major League Baseball

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A list of things ailing Major League Baseball

Image: Getty Images Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire aren’t walking through that door. Twenty-four years after two of the most prominent faces of the steroid era saved baseball after the strike of 1994-95 by combing to hit 136 home runs in 1998, the question begs to be asked, “who will save baseball this time?” after … Read more

As lockout rolls on, here are other things MLB could try less at, too

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As lockout rolls on, here are other things MLB could try less at, too

Here was have a visible representation of how hard MLB is trying to end the lockout.Image: Shutterstock I’ve seen disgruntled NBA superstars dogging it because they want to be traded, try harder than the MLB has tried to end this lockout. All parties bear some of the onus over these extended, aggravating negotiations, but when … Read more

There is little concern about Sammy Sosa and his Hall of Fame rejection

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There is little concern about Sammy Sosa and his Hall of Fame rejection

No love for Sammy.Picture: AP It’s biased because of where I grew up, and was certainly not the biggest oversight in the ongoing and muddy Hall of Fame debate. But just as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens have now fallen off the ballot, so has Sammy Sosa. And yet no one seems to care. With … Read more

David Ortiz voted into Hall of Fame, Clemens, Bonds denied on final try

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David Ortiz voted into Hall of Fame, Clemens, Bonds denied on final try

David Ortiz is going to Cooperstown.Image: Getty Images We’ve known for several years now that 2022 was going to be a landmark year which would set the standard for Major League Baseball Hall of Fame voting for years to come. Baseball progressives had been pleading their case for years for people like Barry Bonds and … Read more