Ha, Cubs fans you're screwed: Sosa caught with corked bad, ejected

[sppunk]

Sosa ejected after cork is found in shattered bat

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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.

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You'd think he'd know better. Oh well, that's what the prick deserves. He's a stuck-up motherfucker.

[ammy]

fraud!

[BeautifulLoser]

I DECLARE SHENANIGINS!

[miss world]

what does the cork do

Originally posted by miss world
what does the cork do

I don't know the physics of it, because I'm a dumb ass, but the ball goes farther when you cork your bat, i.e. Sammy hits more home runs.

[Nimrod's Son]

Originally posted by miss world
what does the cork do

2 purposes: It has more give and natural "spring" to it than wood, and the bat is much lighter, thus the batter is able to generate more bat speed and hit the ball farther.

[El Savior]

if only they could catch him with the steroids now

[Elvis The Fat Years]

it's the cubs, we're always screwed.

[Blank]

Too bad they were playing better when he was injured.

This is an entertaining story. I can't wait to see the press clips from after the game. See how good of a liar he can be.

[Nimrod's Son]

Originally posted by ESPN's Harold Reynolds
After talking to a a representative in the Cubs public relations department -- that Sosa will admit in his postgame presser that the bat he used tonight was corked.

Sosa will say the bat is usually used in home run hitting exhibitions but somehow it got mixed in with his game bats. He says he has never used a corked bat in a major league game before tonight.

[Blank]

Originally posted by Nimrod's Son
After talking to a a representative in the Cubs public relations department -- that Sosa will admit in his postgame presser that the bat he used tonight was corked.

Sosa will say the bat is usually used in home run hitting exhibitions but somehow it got mixed in with his game bats. He says he has never used a corked bat in a major league game before tonight.

Baseball been very very good to me, but I no know this bat????

[Nimrod's Son]

Originally posted by Graveflower
"Sosa will say the bat is usually used in home run hitting exhibitions but somehow it got mixed in with his game bats. He says he has never used a corked bat in a major league game before tonight."

Enjoy Bullshit.

Oh, it's certainly bullshit.

[KingJeremy]

Fuck the Cubs.

Go Cardinals.

[mpp]

Originally posted by KingJeremy
Fuck the Cubs.

Go Cardinals.

fuck em both

go redlegs!


4-3 reds over the bronx bombers - reitsma struck jeter out on a 75 mph changeup and i almost nutted in my pants:erm

[Sammy Sosa]

I want to apologize to the team, fans, and the commissioner of Major League Baseball. I apologize to everyone I embarassed.

http://espn-ak.starwave.com/media/ml.../a_sosa_ft.jpg

[jczeroman]

i believe him. It could very well be an honest mistake. All this "HIS CAREER IS OVER" sheet is just lame.

[guz]

Originally posted by Nimrod's Son
2 purposes: It has more give and natural "spring" to it than wood, and the bat is much lighter, thus the batter is able to generate more bat speed and hit the ball farther.

the bat being lighter isn't really an advantage, nor a reason to cork. each player uses the weight of his choice, and understands that heavier bats are going to add more power to their swings.

anyhow, the MLB has his other 10 bats from the dugout. if those are corked, which he's said they are not, then he's fucked. however, if they are all legal and no other corked bat is found...i think he'll get by this fairly easily. also, it was noted there was a large "C" printed on the tip of the bat (you could see this on espn), let's see what that stands for once the investigation is over. Chicago, Cubs, Corked...who knows, but if it does mean corked you'd have to think he's not stupid enough to try and get away w/ a corked bat that has an obvious marking on it saying so.

at the same time, i guess you could add to this that he's fresh off the D/L and had been struggling in his last couple of games.

it's all too early to speculate much on this, really.

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally posted by Elvis The Fat Years
it's the cubs, we're always screwed.

[wounded]

Originally posted by mpp


fuck em both

go redlegs!


4-3 reds over the bronx bombers - reitsma struck jeter out on a 75 mph changeup and i almost nutted in my pants:erm

what about the diving dunn catch. that was pretty sweet.

[guz]

on the flip side, the cubs were actually playing really well before Sosa came off the D/L. let's see how they play during his impending suspension.

[Why Am I So Ugly?]

the cubs dont really need him anyways. its their pitching that has them in 1st place

[mpp]

Originally posted by wounded


what about the diving dunn catch. that was pretty sweet.

amazing and very important

castro's barehanded play in the top of the 1st was fantastic, too