Sosa tossed for Corked bat

sablescort · 06-03-2003, 08:04 PM

....so much for his secrets of racking up a lot of home runs being spilled for the umpire n fans to see it all!

CHEATER!

Sosa ejected for cork in bat

June 3, 2003
CHICAGO (AP) -- 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.

***VamPyroX*** · 06-03-2003, 09:50 PM

Hmm... makes me wonder if he was really a homerun king? Heh!

Irish Devil Dog · 06-04-2003, 02:34 AM

.. What a cheater he is!! I'm sure he'll looks real bad from people who loves him

SilenceGold · 06-04-2003, 03:09 AM

Yep, he'll look awful for the rest of his life.

vvti low rolla · 06-04-2003, 06:48 AM

so it would be mark mcgwire too...heh

illustrator · 06-04-2003, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sablescort
....so much for his secrets of racking up a lot of home runs being spilled for the umpire n fans to see it all!

CHEATER!

Sosa ejected for cork in bat

June 3, 2003
CHICAGO (AP) -- 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.

"I use that bat for batting practice," Sosa said. "It's something that I take the blame for. It's a mistake, I know that. I feel sorry. I just apologize to everybody that are embarrassed."

06-04-2003, 09:45 AM

Sosa is idoit

vvti low rolla · 06-04-2003, 07:30 PM

Sosa is "AN" idiot.

06-04-2003, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vvti low rolla
Sosa is "AN" idiot.

whatever

prana0777 · 06-05-2003, 10:09 AM

he keep his huge scar in his life

06-05-2003, 10:13 AM

"Say it ain't Sosa!!" Remember when Sammy Sosa was accused of taking steroids... he was offered to take a steroids test but he flatly declined it. You'd think he'd take it to clear up his name, being in the MLB, he simply refused. It doesn't make him look good knowing he's an athlete and a role-model to other young peers.

nozobo · 06-05-2003, 10:23 AM

I have no role model..."Say it ain't so!"

Lmao... I'm my own role model otherwise you are!

prana0777 · 06-06-2003, 02:28 PM

win or lose.

Stevey Boy · 06-06-2003, 03:19 PM

A piece of cork was found just above the handle in Sosa's bat Tuesday night when it shattered after he grounded out in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 victory. Sosa didn't deny the corked bat was his, but he said it was a batting practice bat he had grabbed by accident.

''Some punishment is in order. Hopefully, it can be reduced,'' Hendry said.

He noted that Sosa ''has been shattering bats his whole career'' and no other corked bats had been found.

sablescort · 06-06-2003, 03:50 PM

Just annonuced:

MLB is suspending Sosa for total of 8 games but right now he can play against the Yankees while appealing the suspension.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball for using a corked bat, and he immediately appealed the decision.

The appeal had to be filed before Friday's game -- the first of a much-hyped, three-game series against the New York Yankees -- to make the Cubs' slugger available to play.

``We support him in his appeal,'' Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. ``We have no reason to believe it was more than a one-time incident as he described it. We will support him and his rights that he exercises to appeal, and hopefully have his suspension reduced.''

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Hendry said he doesn't know when Sosa's appeal will be heard. The commissioner's office will set the date.

The Cubs are off Monday before going to Baltimore for a three-game series.

A piece of cork was found just above the handle in Sosa's bat Tuesday night when it shattered after he grounded out in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 victory. Sosa didn't deny the corked bat was his, but he said it was a batting practice model that he had grabbed by accident.

Hendry noted that Sosa ``has been shattering bats his whole career'' and no other corked bats had been found.

``As he stated all week, he understood he made a mistake,'' Hendry said. ``He knew there was going to be a suspension, and I think he feels it's worth the appeal to try to have it reduced. But he's in a good frame of mind.

``I think he feels badly that he's going to be sitting out some games,'' Hendry added.

Other players who have used corked bats have been suspended for up to 10 games. The Cubs had hoped that Sosa's cooperation, as well as the fact that no cork was found in any of his other 81 bats that were checked, would work in his favor.

Baseball officials didn't find anything in 76 bats confiscated from Sosa's locker after he was ejected from Tuesday night's game, and the Hall of Fame said X-rays or CT scans of its five Sosa bats showed no cork or anything else that would violate baseball rules.

Sosa met Wednesday at Wrigley Field with Sandy Alderson, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, met with Hendry, manager Dusty Baker and the Cubs' clubhouse manager Thursday, but he did not talk to Sosa.

``Because of the circumstances and his upfrontness and his honesty about it, and the things that were checked out thoroughly, we're hopefull it will be reduced some,'' Hendry said.

Hendry said the Cubs won't ask for a specific length of suspension, just that it be reduced.

Asked what he thinks a fair punishment would be, Baker said he couldn't say.

``I don't know what a fair verdict is. We were hoping it wouldn't be this long in the first place,'' he said. ``It's out of our hands. It's in the hands of the authorities.''

Sosa wasn't available for comment, and Cubs officials said he will only take game-related questions after Friday afternoon's game against the Yankees. But after having controversy swirl around them the past two days, the Cubs seemed relieved to finally have a resolution.

``I'm hoping the whole thing dies down,'' Baker said. ``It probably won't for a while, but I'm hoping that it does and we can get back to baseball.''

Said Kerry Wood, ``He stood up and faced it, and gave his explanation. To me, it was an honest mistake. He stood up and admitted it, and hopefully we can move on.''

But Yankees manager Joe Torre wonders if Sosa will ever be able to fully put this behind him.

``My feeling is whether he's completely cleared or not, the jokes will continue. Every time he hits one a long way, everybody will scratch their heads,'' Torre said. ``I think that's bad with what he's done in this game.''

Boston Red Sox ace Boston pitching ace Pedro Martinez came to his Dominican countryman's defense, saying it was being blown out of proportion because of racial bias by the media.

``If it was (Mark) McGwire, it would still be a big deal, but not like this,'' Martinez said. ``We might be Latin and minorities, but we're not dumb. We see everything that happens.''

But Hendry said he didn't see it that way -- and neither does Sosa.

``He made a mistake. He broke the rule. Accident or not, the rule was broken. He deserves some punishment,'' Hendry said. ``We're just hopeful his cooperation, and his respect for the game in the past, and the records he set with certainly not corked bats will hold some credence.''

Several other players have been caught or have admitted using a corked bat. But none has had the gaudy resume of Sosa.

In a five-year stretch from 1998-02, he hit 292 home runs. He's the only player to hit 60 or more homers in three seasons, hitting 66 in 1998, 63 in 1999 and 64 in 2001.

He's No. 17 on the career list with 505 homers. And at just 34, many believe he'll have a chance at Hank Aaron's record of 755 homers.

Sosa insists he's never done anything illegal.

``I feel very bad for having used that bat, but my conscience is clean,'' Sosa said Thursday. ``I'm not a criminal nor someone who intended to deceive or take advantage of others.''

SilenceGold · 06-09-2003, 11:48 AM

Looks like an honest mistake so far.

06-03-2003, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
sablescort E=mc2 for Obama! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Found my way back home to Knoxville...heh! Posts: 2,690	Sosa tossed for Corked bat ....so much for his secrets of racking up a lot of home runs being spilled for the umpire n fans to see it all! CHEATER! Sosa ejected for cork in bat June 3, 2003 CHICAGO (AP) -- 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. __________________ "Organized money hates me--and I welcome their hatred." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) "I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." <--Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) Obama: FDR for the 21st Century...Bring on the New Deal II!

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06-06-2003, 03:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
sablescort E=mc2 for Obama! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Found my way back home to Knoxville...heh! Posts: 2,690	Just annonuced: MLB is suspending Sosa for total of 8 games but right now he can play against the Yankees while appealing the suspension. CHICAGO (AP) -- Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by major league baseball for using a corked bat, and he immediately appealed the decision. The appeal had to be filed before Friday's game -- the first of a much-hyped, three-game series against the New York Yankees -- to make the Cubs' slugger available to play. ``We support him in his appeal,'' Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. ``We have no reason to believe it was more than a one-time incident as he described it. We will support him and his rights that he exercises to appeal, and hopefully have his suspension reduced.'' ADVERTISEMENT Hendry said he doesn't know when Sosa's appeal will be heard. The commissioner's office will set the date. The Cubs are off Monday before going to Baltimore for a three-game series. A piece of cork was found just above the handle in Sosa's bat Tuesday night when it shattered after he grounded out in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 victory. Sosa didn't deny the corked bat was his, but he said it was a batting practice model that he had grabbed by accident. Hendry noted that Sosa ``has been shattering bats his whole career'' and no other corked bats had been found. ``As he stated all week, he understood he made a mistake,'' Hendry said. ``He knew there was going to be a suspension, and I think he feels it's worth the appeal to try to have it reduced. But he's in a good frame of mind. ``I think he feels badly that he's going to be sitting out some games,'' Hendry added. Other players who have used corked bats have been suspended for up to 10 games. The Cubs had hoped that Sosa's cooperation, as well as the fact that no cork was found in any of his other 81 bats that were checked, would work in his favor. Baseball officials didn't find anything in 76 bats confiscated from Sosa's locker after he was ejected from Tuesday night's game, and the Hall of Fame said X-rays or CT scans of its five Sosa bats showed no cork or anything else that would violate baseball rules. Sosa met Wednesday at Wrigley Field with Sandy Alderson, executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioner's office. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, met with Hendry, manager Dusty Baker and the Cubs' clubhouse manager Thursday, but he did not talk to Sosa. ``Because of the circumstances and his upfrontness and his honesty about it, and the things that were checked out thoroughly, we're hopefull it will be reduced some,'' Hendry said. Hendry said the Cubs won't ask for a specific length of suspension, just that it be reduced. Asked what he thinks a fair punishment would be, Baker said he couldn't say. ``I don't know what a fair verdict is. We were hoping it wouldn't be this long in the first place,'' he said. ``It's out of our hands. It's in the hands of the authorities.'' Sosa wasn't available for comment, and Cubs officials said he will only take game-related questions after Friday afternoon's game against the Yankees. But after having controversy swirl around them the past two days, the Cubs seemed relieved to finally have a resolution. ``I'm hoping the whole thing dies down,'' Baker said. ``It probably won't for a while, but I'm hoping that it does and we can get back to baseball.'' Said Kerry Wood, ``He stood up and faced it, and gave his explanation. To me, it was an honest mistake. He stood up and admitted it, and hopefully we can move on.'' But Yankees manager Joe Torre wonders if Sosa will ever be able to fully put this behind him. ``My feeling is whether he's completely cleared or not, the jokes will continue. Every time he hits one a long way, everybody will scratch their heads,'' Torre said. ``I think that's bad with what he's done in this game.'' Boston Red Sox ace Boston pitching ace Pedro Martinez came to his Dominican countryman's defense, saying it was being blown out of proportion because of racial bias by the media. ``If it was (Mark) McGwire, it would still be a big deal, but not like this,'' Martinez said. ``We might be Latin and minorities, but we're not dumb. We see everything that happens.'' But Hendry said he didn't see it that way -- and neither does Sosa. ``He made a mistake. He broke the rule. Accident or not, the rule was broken. He deserves some punishment,'' Hendry said. ``We're just hopeful his cooperation, and his respect for the game in the past, and the records he set with certainly not corked bats will hold some credence.'' Several other players have been caught or have admitted using a corked bat. But none has had the gaudy resume of Sosa. In a five-year stretch from 1998-02, he hit 292 home runs. He's the only player to hit 60 or more homers in three seasons, hitting 66 in 1998, 63 in 1999 and 64 in 2001. He's No. 17 on the career list with 505 homers. And at just 34, many believe he'll have a chance at Hank Aaron's record of 755 homers. Sosa insists he's never done anything illegal. ``I feel very bad for having used that bat, but my conscience is clean,'' Sosa said Thursday. ``I'm not a criminal nor someone who intended to deceive or take advantage of others.'' __________________ "Organized money hates me--and I welcome their hatred." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) "I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." <--Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) Obama: FDR for the 21st Century...Bring on the New Deal II!

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06-04-2003, 02:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Irish Devil Dog ~Taken by my mystery hun~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,464	.. What a cheater he is!! I'm sure he'll looks real bad from people who loves him

06-04-2003, 03:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
SilenceGold Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,484	Yep, he'll look awful for the rest of his life.

06-04-2003, 06:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
vvti low rolla my bitches Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,026	so it would be mark mcgwire too...heh

06-04-2003, 09:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
GoldenLeaf74 Guest Posts: n/a	Sosa is idoit

06-04-2003, 07:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
vvti low rolla my bitches Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,026	Sosa is "AN" idiot.

06-05-2003, 10:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
prana0777 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 44	he keep his huge scar in his life

06-05-2003, 10:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
Freaky Guest Posts: n/a	"Say it ain't Sosa!!" Remember when Sammy Sosa was accused of taking steroids... he was offered to take a steroids test but he flatly declined it. You'd think he'd take it to clear up his name, being in the MLB, he simply refused. It doesn't make him look good knowing he's an athlete and a role-model to other young peers.

06-06-2003, 02:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
prana0777 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 44	win or lose.

06-06-2003, 03:19 PM	#14 (permalink)
Stevey Boy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,853	A piece of cork was found just above the handle in Sosa's bat Tuesday night when it shattered after he grounded out in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 victory. Sosa didn't deny the corked bat was his, but he said it was a batting practice bat he had grabbed by accident. ''Some punishment is in order. Hopefully, it can be reduced,'' Hendry said. He noted that Sosa ''has been shattering bats his whole career'' and no other corked bats had been found.

06-09-2003, 11:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
SilenceGold Banned Join Date: May 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,484	Looks like an honest mistake so far.