Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds. All of these players have one thing in common. They have 600 home runs. Yesterday, Sammy Sosa looked to become a member of the 600 club.
Playing just his 2nd game against his former team the Cubs, Sammy had a 1-2 count. He then whacked a ball away to right field. It went out for his 600th homer of his career. "It was something that cannot be explained," Sosa said. "Getting my 600th against the Chicago Cubs, and my first team (was) the Texas Rangers. It's liked everything clicked. My emotions, I don't know what they are."
Sosa hit 545 home runs with the Cubs, and hit his 600th against them. Sosa played 12 years with the Cubs and won the '98 NL MVP. No. 600 came off Jason Marquis, the 364th pitcher the 38-year-old Sosa has homered off in his 18 major league seasons.
Lou Piniella expressed his thoughts about Sosa hitting his 600th homer against his team. "Sammy's had a great career," Piniella said before the series began. "It's maybe apropos that here the Cubbies are in town. . He was an icon in Chicago for a long time, was loved."
Congratulations Sammy Sosa - Number 600!
5 comments:
Too much focus this season on career home run totals for a couple of known cheaters. How many corked bats and spent needles do we need to uncover exactly before we pay them no more mind ?
Agreed Walter, I'm tired of all the hype.
And why does Young Guns not respond to any of our comments ? does he think he's too important to trade ideas ?
I think he's too scared to match wits with great sports minds like ours.
Thanks for your opinions guys. I'll try to keep up with all the comments I'm getting and write back
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