Tag: Sammy Sosa
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How Are You Gonna Forget About Albert Belle?
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in BlogsAlbert Belle wore number 8. So here are eight unforgivable reasons why baseball fans, Hall of Fame voters, and sportswriters should never forget him—even though they’ve sure as hell tried. He wasn’t just dominant. He was scorched earth. He wasn’t just feared. He was untouchable. And yet, somehow, one of the greatest right-handed hitters of…
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Cork-spiracy Theory: Albert Belle’s Corked Bat and the Biggest Caper in Baseball History
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in BlogsIn 1994 Albert Belle used a cored bat in a game against the Chicago White Sox. What happened after the bat was confiscated is the stuff that movies are made of.
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The Cleanest Hitter of the Dirtiest Era
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in BlogsBaseball in the 1990s was a beautiful lie. After the 1994 strike shattered trust between the game and its fans, the league turned a blind eye to what was happening behind closed locker room doors. Steroids. HGH. Designer drugs. Home runs soared. Bodies ballooned. Heroes were born — with capes stitched from marketing dollars and…
Albert Belle: The Original 50/50 Man 