Slammin' Sammy
Just like old times: a swing, a hop, and a kiss. Trademark Sammy!
Sammy Sosa was back in Chicago for the first time since getting run out of town by the Cubs in 2004. A lot of people in the city don't like Sammy for various reasons: him being a Cub, the suspected steroid use, and of course, the aforementioned ugly breakup with the North Siders in '04. Not surprisingly, he was booed viciously by the crowd every time he came up to the plate. Although I'm guessing these autograph seekers weren't part of the boo-birds!
To me the booing, although somewhat justified, is still kind of sad. Despite all the controversy surrounding Sammy's last few years in Chicago, as a Cub fan and a baseball fan, I will never forget what he did for the Cubs and the MLB in the late 90's and early 00's. All the man did was clobber 545 home runs with the Cubs and is credited as a major reason for saving baseball after the strike in 1994.
Anyways, Sammy made the largely anti-Sosa crowd happy by striking out and flying out in his first two at bats. Maybe the boos were getting to Sosa? Well, maybe not. In the 7th inning, Sosa regrouped and doubled to deep right field. Then in the 8th inning, he dealt the Sox a big blow, by smashing a three-run home run into the right field bleachers making it 8-1 Rangers, sending Sox fans home early.
But the home run was vintage Sammy. It featured a powerful swing:
A hop:
And a kiss:
Sammy Sosa was back in Chicago for the first time since getting run out of town by the Cubs in 2004. A lot of people in the city don't like Sammy for various reasons: him being a Cub, the suspected steroid use, and of course, the aforementioned ugly breakup with the North Siders in '04. Not surprisingly, he was booed viciously by the crowd every time he came up to the plate. Although I'm guessing these autograph seekers weren't part of the boo-birds!
To me the booing, although somewhat justified, is still kind of sad. Despite all the controversy surrounding Sammy's last few years in Chicago, as a Cub fan and a baseball fan, I will never forget what he did for the Cubs and the MLB in the late 90's and early 00's. All the man did was clobber 545 home runs with the Cubs and is credited as a major reason for saving baseball after the strike in 1994.
Anyways, Sammy made the largely anti-Sosa crowd happy by striking out and flying out in his first two at bats. Maybe the boos were getting to Sosa? Well, maybe not. In the 7th inning, Sosa regrouped and doubled to deep right field. Then in the 8th inning, he dealt the Sox a big blow, by smashing a three-run home run into the right field bleachers making it 8-1 Rangers, sending Sox fans home early.
But the home run was vintage Sammy. It featured a powerful swing:
A hop:
And a kiss:
posted by Jerry at 6:46 AM
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