sosa should be in the hall as well as mcgwire, no one has ever proven that either of them used PEDs

the sosa mac era in baseball is embarrassing; like two knuckleheads in high school marching down the hall way knocking everyone out of the way; you think of the grace of ruth, lou gherigh, willie mays and humanitarians like roberto cedeno and hank aaron ... this game is so sad now ... and i grew up playing it, played for 12 years so this was my favorite sport to watch as a kid and the game i always felt akin to ... now i hate watching games when i have to endure the sosas and macs of the world .. the tony la russas, bonds, clemens and now a rod and those of that ilk, egotism and just players who have no respect for the game any more, the rules, the humility that should come with it, gone! only guys like jeter and a handful of others seem to represent the sport well any more .. its a shame ... i can only imagine what it is like in the future this sport and all others since PEDS have so many ways to be concealed now ... there is just nothing in sports any more that reflects the simple greatness that it used to have because it held up the right values--play hard, shake hands at the end, be humble etc--not any more, drugs, too much money, celebrity ad nauseum ... sosa saying that about 'waiting for the induction to the hall' is so laughable and he doesnt even realize it ... the numbers? who cares about hitting home runs that is such an individual feat; did he play good D, have a great average, was he consistent every year, the best player at his position? a team player ... NOS across the board ... i dont remember him getting his team any rings, jeter got his 4 and he is still a bean poll ... they should make him and maybe john smoltz ambassadors of the game ... embarrassing .. btw has bonds retired yet or is he, again, so out of his mind egotistical that he still thinks he is gonna get the call? unreal

"sosa should be in the hall as well as mcgwire, no one has ever proven that either of them used PEDs"
Nobody ever proved OJ killed his ex-wife either.

@michaelm
1) The grace of Ruth? really? If Ruth played today, the media would have a heyday with him.
2) Is Roberto Cedeno Ronny's dad?
Twenty-five years from now, I think most of these guys will be in the HOF. It's just going to be recognized as an era, just like the dead-ball era. If they've been caught, put it on their plaque. Honestly, Sosa's never been caught. It seems like there is less "evidence" against him than any other player who's been an assumed user of PEDs. Common sense says he did it, but is common sense enough to keep him out if you can't even produce a single smoking Canseco?

"jeter got his 4 and he is still a bean poll"
You don't think steroids helped Jeter get his rings? Giambi, Martinez, Posada, Clemens, Petite, all had pretty big roles in winning those rings. Even Jose Canseco got in on some of that NY Yankee pureness.

The circumstantial evidence around McGwire is a lot stronger than that around Sosa. All we have on Sosa is his corked bat and his body type. If that's going to be the case, then MLB should just ban everyone who looks a little too big for his britches. I think there is enough to keep McGwire from being in the Hall, but not enough to keep Sosa out.

Ooops... Giambi was not on a WS winning team. Lost in 2003.

Sorry Sammy, no Hall for you.

Will his announcement be in English or will he conveniently forget again and revert to Spanish?

well ruth is the best player ever, so to argue that is stupid. the media did have a field day with him, they loved him; he hung out and drank with them, they were always in club houses then, having a ball with the players etc., they never had a 'field day' out of him because what were they going to write--he drank too much? oh boy, what a rip that would be--he liked the ladies--what a terrible person. Whereas Larussa, mcguire and Sosa wont talk to the press, they forget english, they're arrogant and dismiss the media, the public the fans who paid their salaries by not doing so, by not being contrite as cheaters......heard from McGuire since the Congress hearings? if he wasnt hiding something i think we would see him ... same with sosa who suddenly cant speak english ... omg that is so pathetic its insane, and now he makes a page long retirement speech in perfect english.... larussa is awful about the whole thing .. sure turn a blind eye tony, its all good, or get defensive and rude every time a journalist asks a roid question ... regarding jeter, i m just saying he got 4 rings without help .. its obvious who is juicing and who isnt, he doesnt have a mellon head and hasnt thrown bats at any one .... some of his teammates, of course they were, that wasnt the point ... just using him as an example of a guy who plays the game right ... and i m a bosox fan, so .... cant say much for a roid tho what an embarrassment to the sport he is

Just some things to think about...the McGwire / Sosa home run race saved baseball after the strike. So many players were hitting balls out of the park at the time people were questioning a change in the baseball, remember? Is it that these men, who put more wear and tear on their bodies in one season than the average person does in a lifetime, had a year to recuperate or was it that the ball was juiced? The race was set up for Griffey and McGwire and no one noticed until a player with a dazzling smile and personality hit 20 home runs in June and WAS HAVING FUN! He loved the fans, the game and the media. (Each of his bats in the Hall of Fame were X-rayed, NO Cork!) Funny, McGwire wasn't nice to the press, who votes for the hall and didn't do interviews until Sammy did. Sosa pulled him into the fun and limelight. MLB was advertising, "Chicks dig the long ball" to sell tickets. Ever Cardinals and Cubs game was sold out in every city they visited. What does steroid use do? Make players mean, Sosa had the so much fun! He played with the fans, the media, attended all team events, traveled with the team and stayed at the same hotel as the rest of the guys. Did McGwire? NO, didn't play well with others? Steroids also cause injuries. Lots of these men who are on the steroid list have a laundry list of injuries, not Sosa. A broken hand hurt his back from sneezing. I would laugh at that one too if it hadn't happened to me, but back injuries are common in the game, even from bending to pick up your kid. The language thing. Yes Sammy speaks English very well now, but not everything translates perfectly. The interview everyone is talking about makes him sound cocky, when he means to sound humble. There is nothing he can do but sit and wait. Anyone who knows him or translates understands this. So why the big deal that he had someone read his statement to congress? He wasn't going to be the next Martha Stewart because he put a verb in the wrong place. He simply wanted to be clearly understood and answered the questions himself. You can think what you like, but he still looks pretty big to me in the photos taken recently and other than looking at his muscles, what proof is there? No positive tests. No finger pointing by other players. Can't defend the corked bat except to say he is human and we all make mistakes. Don't let this overshadow the fun of 1998!

Yeah OJ WAS looking for the "real killer" on a golf course in Miami til he had that unfortunate little bust up in Las Vegas! Trying to get his s_it back! Question......who would want that s_hit anyway?

sosa in mrquire out. sosa never tested positive ever.

@9, why? because he hit 600+ home runs?
Because he has 1600+ Rbi's
or is it because of his 2400+ Hits?

mac was a human pin cusion. his own brother even ratted him out. SoSa in mac is out. no proof ever sammy used..

sosa should be in the hall as well as mcgwire, no one has ever proven that either of them used PEDs"
Nobody ever proved OJ killed his ex-wife either.
Innocent til proven guilty. Don't get me wrong, i think that Sosa and Big Mac did pop roids, but they were never proven so they should have a chance to get in the hall. And on the OJ Comment...Come on now, don't you think he's now suffering for everything now. He's pennyless, in Jail, and now he's considered the blunt of every joke that comes about killing his wife. Leave OJ alone, enough people mess with him. And by the way, a court of law said he was liable in Civil court, criminal court says that he was not guilty. Stay by the facts, not by what ifs and assuming on poeple.

Wow, I so needed to spell check that last post. LOL, tear me apart!

The privileged voters for the hall of fame already said that suspicious power numbers and PED linkage to any players will prevent them from getting voted in. Mark McGuire is a perfect example of Sammy Sosa's chances.

"I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?" Sosa said....................I thought this mutha'f***a' couldn't speak English.

Sosa & McGwire should be inducted in the Hall of Fame....why???? then who gives us a thrill when the two guys slugging in pleasure of our eyes? Then steroids....who proved it? who are really not using it? not because other are not on the suspected roid user, they are clean....people only want to see thosegreat one to come down...even they can't proved he uses it.
Be realistic, it is really hard to play 100++ games in a year and travel every other day....
BTW, who can say that the great player before did not use illegal substance (today). Maybe they are using something to last the whole season. There is no drug testing before.....

Nick r no way he is a cheater and he is a cub,what more do you want, no one wants this loser on their team except the kittens, sorry i mean cubs

All hail slammin sammy!
everyone used steroids....not everyone has hit 60 hr 3 times!

To defend Sammy and say there isn't any evidence of PED's or finger pointing from other players, I say this... PFFFFF!!!!! If you live in Chicago, as I do, you remember Sammy before that fateful season, and the subsequent years. Before that he was hitting for average, stealing bases, small things like that. 1998 comes around and it looks like his jersey was 3 sizes too small! FROM ONE OFFSEASON!!! You don't need to be a rocket scientist to firgure out it's the juice people. He had those back to back to back years of hitting 60+ homeruns and then what happend? Nothing, he turned into the incredible shrinking man before our eyes! I don't need a smoking gun to figure out he too was cheating. And at that time it technically wasn't cheating since it wasn't in the rulebook that you could NOT use PED's, just 'frowned upon'. All the owners stuck their heads in the sand when it came to steroid use and now they're paying for it. There's no evidence That O.J. killed Nicole either, but we all know he did it. Sure it's supposed to be innocent until proven guilty, but we all know that's not the case when it comes to public opinion. Bottom line is Sosa should NOT be in the H.O.F because of 3+ great years he had, with a lil help from some kind of steroid, and if he thinks he is worthy, sorry Sammy, you are mistaken. And now one of my favorite Sammy quotes... "Keep it continue!"

to the dude - that's not selma Hayek and Ms. hayak would probably be insulted on many grounds - a sexixt comment by you, the fact that that woman there is ugly, and she's with the even uglier Sammy sosas -lol
Don't let sammy in the hall - he's a cheat