aREDSKIN Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Associated Press CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa was ejected in the first inning of Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay right when umpires found cork in his shattered bat. The Cubs had runners at second and third when Sosa broke his bat with a grounder to second that at first appeared to drive in a run. But crew chief Tim McClelland gathered with the other three umpires to examine the bat. Cubs manager Dusty Baker came out and the umpires showed the bat to him. Mark Grudzielanek was sent back to third base, the run was wiped off the board and Sosa was ejected as he stood in the dugout. Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pga Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 WOW! This is hard to believe. I'm gonna watch baseball tonight @ 10pm fur sure.....WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishhead Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 I don't think its hard to believe at all. In baseball, home runs are what sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkeyBoy Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 To all those who thought Sammy was juiced up, you should be ashamed of yourselves. It was just good ole' fashioned cork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 What kills me is that his sorry a$$ comes out and says it was his batting practice bat..:doh: I played college baseball and my brother played in the pros, you DONT use a lighter bat during batting practice, if anything, you use a heavier one. THEN, they pointed out on ESPN radio this morning that Sammy Sucka says that he uses the corked bat during Batting practice to make the fans happy:doh: In Chicago, they open the ball park later than most and the fans don't often get to see the cubs take BP.. What a moron. I understand that the common thought is that homeruns are what the fans want to see, but I disagree. Baseball is less popular as the home run surge continues to rise. All the home runs are cheapening the game. Steroids, Juiced balls and corked bats make the game a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboDaMan Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Well, the bat was clearly marked with a giant "C" for corked. I don't think there's any question he sometimes used this bat for BP, and he obviously didn't try too hard to hide the corked bat. The fans DO love to watch the home-run hitters park a few before the games. Sammy has always tried to be something of a goodwill ambassador for baseball, so I'd believe he did this on the road even if they don't open BP to fans at home. The question is whether a major-league hitter would just grab any of his bats off the rack without looking, which is unlikely. Sammy maybe thought he could slip one in and got caught. This is strike two against Sammy in my book. I didn't like his responses to steroid testing either. He's a very personable guy, but you gotta start wondering about all those HRs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 If none of his other bats have a cork then I will believe him and let it go. It seems plausible and he owned up immediately (unlike Albert Belle who blamed a teammate). Jayson Stark was on the radio this AM and noted that corked BP bats are commonplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackC Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 What's the big deal? Bill Clinton lied about sex, isn't that worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince62 Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 even better JackC...he and his wife now get to make book deal mega $$$$ recanting the lie!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redman Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Originally posted by fansince62 even better JackC...he and his wife now get to make book deal mega $$$$ recanting the lie!!!!!! Or, you can take the Jayson Blair route and make $millions boasting about it! :shootinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 You can plan on seeing his HR totals start to take a sizeable dip. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted June 4, 2003 Author Share Posted June 4, 2003 scholz You can plan on seeing his HR totals start to take a sizeable dip. That would seriously put his to date accomplishments up to even more scrutiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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