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CSN Chicago reports that Zambrano—whom the Cubs suspended for 30 days, due to a big ol' meltdown—received text messages of support from Guillen and Sosa. More »
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Tipster Derek S. sends in this bit of photographic proof that "the White Sammy Sosa is at the Heat/Celtics game today." He seems to be right. More »
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Sosa gives his first big interview in years, and perfectly (if inadvertently) sums up the legacy of the steroid era: "My numbers don't lie...Those numbers are going to stay there forever." [Chicago Magazine] More »
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Clearly, I haven't been to any transcendent sporting events live in the last 10 years, and thankfully, that's not true of some of our lurking commenters. Join the party! More »
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Sammy Sosa's new face has caused quite an international stir, but no more so than Chicago, specifically, the Chicago Tribune which did three different stories about Sosa's "cabeza blanca" that's captivated the nation. More »
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The formerly dark-skinned Sosa spoke out about his ghostly new look and he would like to let everyone know that he's not dying or anything: "It's a bleaching cream," he said. You don't say. More »
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Sammy Sosa is not hoping to star in the White Chicks sequel. It is not some kind of alleged side affect from any alleged substances he allegedly may have put in his body. He just wants to be beautiful! More »
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I have no idea what strange transformation Mr. Sosa is going through, but it's obvious that, yes, something is seriously messed up with Slammin' Sammy's pigmentation. More »
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If you are currently in the Hall of Fame and anywhere near a microphone, please state your preference on whether "steroid era" players deserve plaques like yours. Ryne Sandberg is the latest to go on record with a "no." More »
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In 1998, the AP's Steve Wilstein spotted a bottle of legal supplements in Mark McGwire's locker. A decade of stupidity and Reefer Madness hysteria ensued, the Bill of Rights died a little, and now people think Wilstein belongs in Cooperstown. More »
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"I don't know whether this story is accurate or not.... people are gonna have to make their own judgments in the future.... Are they accurate? I don't know. You all will have to make that judgment." [Sports Radio Interviews] More »
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The Cubs combustible manager remained calm, but plead ignorant, to Sammy Sosa's steroid use. And the reefer. [The Fightins] More »
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Sammy Sosa was among the players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, The New York Times is reporting, a revelation that means nothing whatsoever unless you care about Sosa's Hall of Fame chances or the Fourth Amendment. More »
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Sammy Sosa is now 40 years old. And despite hitting a serviceable 21 homers and 92 RBI in limited action in 2007, he didn't play last year, and he probably won't play in 2009, either. Especially when he thinks that teams should be chasing him. These are the misunderstandings that occur when times get tough and you're forced to lay off your translator. More »
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Ken Griffey Jr. wasn't able to hit his 600th homer yesterday, depriving the Great American Ballpark fans from the opportunity to see the milestone. (And then see Griffey get traded.) The Reds now take off on an eight-game road trip, and you'd have to think Griffey's gonna hit at least one over those eight games. And that would make him the fourth ever player to hit 600 homers. Wait ... fourth? Well, according to MLB, yep. More »
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Not that any of you were wondering, but this is clearly why Sammy Sosa came back after "retiring:" He gets to make this ridiculous face in front of a stadium full of fans who still aren't quite sure what to think of him. More »
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As the last smidgen of interleague play fades from our consciousness — and we'll never forget that magical June of 2007! — we lament, for a moment, that tonight's Rangers-Cubs game will be played in Arlington rather than at Wrigley. We would love to see how Sammy Sosa's homecoming to the Friendly Confines would have went. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=270244&view=rss&microfeed=true • MLB. Rangers 7, Reds 6. Sammy Sosa's 599th home run dramatically lifts the Rangers to just 17 games under .500. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=269482&view=rss&microfeed=true We just stumbled across this old video for Sammy Sosa's High Heat, a 2001 video game that's "so reeeeeeal." In light of Sosa's recent resurgence, and his gallop toward his 600th homer, we thought you might find it amusing. More »
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Notes on a day in baseball: More »
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Poor George Mitchell. Most people thought his steroids investigation into baseball was doomed more than a year ago, when it began, because if you don't have to talk to a guy like that, why would you? What, this guy's gonna bust this wide open? George Mitchell is a respected public figure, but, you know, not exactly urgent about this whole thing. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258952&view=rss&microfeed=true Among the worthless — but muscular! — heap of relics from the 1998 Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa home run chase? The priceless Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story, an animated "feature" about Sammy Sosa and "how a hero became a legend." More »
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It's official, folks, if you can handle it: Sammy Sosa and the Texas Rangers have agreed on a deal. Sosa will receive $500,000 on a one-year contract and will be invited to make the team out of Spring Training. It's good to see that the new Rangers manager Ron Washington is attempting to be realistic about the signing. More »
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Wednesday, we told you about how a Japanese team was close to signing Sammy Sosa, forcing him to pretend not to be able to speak Japanese. Well, it turns out that the Japanese have had a change of heart, thanks mostly to trans fatty acids. More »
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While his old "pal" Mark McGwire is battered about on every cable channel, Sammy Sosa continues to cast about to find somewhere to peddle his wares. With the major leagues, uh, unlikely, it is only natural that he would look eastbound. And he might have found himself a winner. More »
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In case you thought Sammy Sosa was out of baseball for good, and you were really broken up about that, well, there's hope. Sosa told a radio station in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday that he is not retired, and would resume his major-league career for the right offer. That, according to ESPN. More »
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Everyone's guessing about who the blacked-out names in the Jason Grimsley report are, and it has been a fun parlor game so far. But we all knew eventually the names would get out. And we've been digging around ... and some sources have given us some names. More »
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The sad but ultimately fitting saga of Sammy Sosa appears very near its close. Sosa, who hadn't received a single offer all offseason, finally was tossed a $500K, non-guaranteeed deal from the Washington Nationals, who actually didn't have a position for him to play. And now it appears he doesn't want it. More »
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Today's final athlete run-in story is about the late, great Sammy Sosa. Wait, Sammy Sosa isn't dead, you say? Well, you could of fooled us; the guy is a couple of tattoes and a miniskirt away from Rodman country. (Yesterday he begged baseball media to pay attention to him by saying he's going to sign with a "surprise team.") Anyway, this story comes to us from Charlie in Alabama, from back when Sammy was beloved, a nice fan-friendly fellow and, of course, totally not on steroids. More »
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Like most people, we watched last spring's and summer's steroid hearings with many healthy dollops of amusement; it was alternately: More »
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Having exhausted the bottomless well of information that is Jorge Piedra, Congress is now investigating whether a teammate might have provided Orioles mustachio Rafael Palmeiro with steroids. Supposedly, Palmeiro said in closed-door testimony that he was given the substance by a fellow Oriole "by accident," and that he actually named the player. More »
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It would be safe to say that it has been a difficult year for Orioles outfielder Sammy Sosa. He had that somewhat inexplicable testimony before Congress, where he apparently forgot that he knew how to speak English quite well. The Cubs ran him out of town, and he showed up in Baltimore just in time to have a horrific season and receive nothing but boos. How bad has it gotten now? The hot rumor is that Sosa only option for next year will be to play in Japan, the only country where he's still popular. There, he could make about $3 million a year; here, he could be lucky to land a minor-league contract. We would say something like "my, how the mighty have fallen," but we feel like the best word here is probably "deflate." More »
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