06-22-2007, 02:13 AM
|
#1 |
|
Old Skooler Numba 1
  
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Diego
Posts: 10,063
 |
Congrats Slamming Sammy - 600 Home Run Club
Sammy hit his 600th homerun yesterday against his former team the Cubs. The Cubs were the only team that he hadn't hit a homer against, and so many think it's appropriate that he do it against them. The Cubs fans turned on Sammy in his later years. I wonder how sweet it felt to hit it off them after be cast aside from the team he loved so much.
 There goes the hop. Congrats Sammy Sosa. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?...mlb&id=2911192 
__________________
~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 days ~ Willie Nelson 3 days I dread to see arrive 3 days I hate to be alive 3 days filled with tears and sorrow yesterday today and tomorrow |
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 02:29 AM
|
#2 |
|
Lakers fanatic
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: L.A. ->SoCal<- O.C.
Posts: 7,338
 |
Sammys alright except for the roids and that corked bat of his. People forget that he helped save baseball when he and Mark had that homerun derby going. He's no where near as hated as bonds and has a better chance of getting in the hall than mcguire which is still slim at best.
__________________
NBA REPORT 10-11/ The 3-Peat! 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 Reigning NBA CHAMPS! |
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 05:05 AM
|
#3 | |
|
Fleet Admiral
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Huntington Beach, CA, currently in Korea
Posts: 7,632
|
Congrats to Sammy. I've always liked him. I can genuinely accept his corked bat as an accident.
As for the steroids, I loved it when he pulled out some Flinstone's vitamins and told everyone that those were his supplements.
__________________
Quote:
|
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 09:05 AM
|
#4 |
|
Chief of Naval Operations
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: the burbs of baltimore
Posts: 11,924
  |
he's definitely a 1st ballot HOF. only the 5th guy to hit 600. it's pretty crazy.
kudos to sammy, as much as he sucked during his time here in bmore.
__________________
 |
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 09:07 AM
|
#5 |
|
Rear Admiral Lower Half
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 2,533
|
Congrats to Sammy. I'm a cubs fan and lived in Chicago his last few years playing for the cubs. Sammy was vilified for his me first attitude and the corked bat incident. Some of the criticism is just, some of it isn't.
We'll see what happens when the time comes for Hall of Fame voting. I can't see how he wouldn't get in but in strawman votes he did worse than McGuire.
__________________
It only ends once... Anything that happens before that is just progress. Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. |
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 09:09 AM
|
#6 | |
|
Chief of Naval Operations
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 11,733
|
Quote:
__________________
stay low... keep moving... |
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 09:11 AM
|
#7 | |
|
Rear Admiral Lower Half
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 2,533
|
Quote:
Cubs fans didn't turn on Sammy for steroids. This is a misnomer. Most cubs fans continued to embrace Sammy despite the attempts of the local media. Cubs fans turned on Sammy during the corked bat incident and later, during his final season, when he didn't hustle and was generally a malcontent. |
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 10:48 AM
|
#8 |
|
Rear Admiral Lower Half
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 2,620
|
Good job corky!
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 10:58 AM
|
#9 | |
|
Chief of Naval Operations
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 11,733
|
Quote:
Sammy Sosa - the only player that could turn an easy double (or potential triple) into a single by having to wait to see if he got to do his "hop" before he starts running to first.  Last edited by Markel : 06-22-2007 at 11:01 AM. |
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 11:19 AM
|
#10 | |
|
Old Skooler Numba 1
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Diego
Posts: 10,063
|
Quote:
From an outside perspective, the way I saw it was that Sammy didn't hustle and/or was a malcontent because the fans turned on him. He made a huge sacrifice staying with Chicago instead of going to the Yankees or other big market team. He did it because he loved Chicago, and loved the fans of Chicago. After the corked bat incident and when he started striking out a lot, the same fans he loved turned on him and started booing him every plate appearance. That really turned me off to the fans of Chicago. For all that he brought to the game of baseball and the city of Chicago, he was thrown under the bus when he stopped producing. That seemed messed up in my eyes, especially in a time where players a lot of times are only concerned about a paycheck. Sammy wasn't one of those. Glad he got his 600th, and I hope he stays in the league a few more years. |
|
|
|
|
|
06-22-2007, 02:11 PM
|
#11 | |
|
Vice Admiral
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: StL
Posts: 4,300
|
Quote:
heh...I was just about to say, should we pop the corks? It's funny how that's all St. Louisans remember him for.
__________________
"I know the pieces fit, cause I watched them fall away." "Cold silence has A tendancy to Atrophy any Sense of compassion." MJK |
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
