The person I am writing about is Sammy Sosa. As you may know, Sammy Sosa was one of the contenders in the homerun race against him and Mark McGwire. McGwire won with 70 homeruns while Sammy Sosa lost with 66 homeruns. Even though Sammy Sosa lost he is still a very skilled player. In my report I will describe Sammy's life and career. .
I don't think there is anything anyone needs to know about Sammy Sosa before they read this report except for Sammy's last name at birth isn't Sosa so the readers do not think I am talking about someone totally different. Other than that everyone already probably knows that Sammy Sosa is a baseball player, which is really all the readers need to know. .
Samuel Peralta Montero was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic on Nov. 12 1968. You may be wondering why Sammy's last name was Montero. Well Sammy's father died when Samuel was only 7. So Sammy's mother re-married and Sammy's last name was changed to Sosa. Sosa began playing baseball when he was 14 and only two years later attracted the attention of scouts for the Texas Rangers. The Rangers signed Sosa as a free agent in 1985. In 1989 Sosa made his debut for the Rangers but was soon traded to the Chicago White Sox. He played his first full season with the White Sox in 1990. He was struggling with the team with poor stats and was traded to the Chicago Cubs. .
Sosa's first season for the Cubs was poor as well. He only played in 67 games and was on the disabled list twice for fractures of his right hand and left ankle. His skill was improving and in the 1994 season he batted a .300 average with 25 homeruns and 70 runs batted in. In the 1995 season Sosa had 36 home runs and 34 steals. He also went to the All-Star game in the same year. In 1997 the Cubs decided to sign a 4-year contract with Sosa since he was extremely improving over the years with the team. In 1998 the homerun race was taking shape. Unfortunately Sosa lost to Mark MGgwire.
I am a child of the eighties. I grew up with Iceman, Maverick, and the Teen Age Mutant Ninja Turtles. I had Ninja Turtle bed sheets and pajamas. I was, you could say, completely obsessed with them. Even today, I can still sing most of their theme song by heart. The Turtles, however juvenile thi...
People like Michael Jordan, Sammy Sosa, or Kobe Bryant have done remarkable things on an athletic magnitude, but have had other things people may not consider heroic like Bryant and Jordan having monogamy problems and Sosa being found with a corked bat. ... Or in Sosa's case, he makes kids from the Dominican Republic believe they can come to America and be successful and also donates money to his home country for good causes. ...
From the fan favorite, Sammy Sosa, to the late, Harry Caray, the Chicago Cubs have had several Hall of Famers and potential Hall of Famers spanning many decades. Sammy Sosa and Ernie Banks are the two most popular Cubs of all time. ... Sosa was the first player in Cub's history to post a "30/30" season, finishing the year with thirty-three home runs and thirty-six stolen bases. Sammy Sosa is also the third player in major league history to reach the fifty-homer mark in three straight seasons. Along with Sosa and Banks, another Cub great is the late Harry Caray. ...
And even in the MLB...Sammy Sosa and his corked bat, which is cheating, which is breaking the most important rule in baseball, which is being kicked out of the game and not eligible for Hall of Fame status but no. ... And even in the MLB...Sammy Sosa and his corked bat, which is cheating, which is breaking the most important rule in baseball, which is being kicked out of the game and not eligible for Hall of Fame status but no. ...
That meant the decision to not enshrine such greats as the standing all-time Homerun King in Barry Bonds, a 300-game winner in Roger Clemens, as well as the continual dismissal of two players in Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, who single-handedly revived baseball after the lockout with their epic home-run chase to Roger Maris's 61. ... In the case of players who statistically shattered numerous home-run records such as Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds, the argument can be made that the balance between hitting and pitching was not preserved in the match-ups with these players since m...
In the essay "Send your children to the Libraries" by "Arthur Ashe", he describes how he feels about sports and school. Arthur believes that while it is ok for children to have idols, they must focus on education, and place sports second. In this essay, Arthur states, "Black youth have had the goal ...
Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs battled to beat Maris" record but McGwire came out on top breaking the record with his 62nd homer on September 8, 1998, off Steve Trachsel of the Cubs. McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs and Sosa finished with 66. ...
Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs battled to beat Maris" record but McGwire came out on top breaking the record with his 62nd homer on September 8, 1998, off Steve Trachsel of the Cubs. McGwire finished the season with 70 home runs and Sosa finished with 66. ...
Louis Cardinal First baseman Mark McGwire hit 70 homers in 1998 and Chicago Cubs' Right Fielder Sammy Sosa hit 66 home runs in that year too. Just a year later, McGwire and Sosa challenged each other again with McGwire hitting 65 dingers and Sosa following up with 63 bombs of his own ("Mark McGwire"). In the year 2000, McGwire suffered an injury, limiting him to just 32 home runs, while Sosa continued to hit, posting a total of 50 round-trippers ("Sammy Sosa"). ...