Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa
Samuel Kelvin "Sammy" Peralta Sosais a retired Dominican professional baseball right fielder. Sosa played with four Major League Baseball teams over his career, which spanned from 1989 to 2007. Sosa's Major League career began with the Texas Rangers in 1989. After three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Sosa became a member of the Chicago Cubs in 1992 and became one of the league's best hitters. Sosa hit his 400th home run in his 1,354th game and his 5,273rd at-bat,...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 November 1968
against baseball fight good playing team
It's got to happen, ... We've been scuffling a little bit. When you come here and play against a team that's playing good baseball and fight for it and win, it's a good feeling.
bad breaks kids quicker resolve shocked
It really shocked (me) and breaks my heart. The quicker we can resolve this problem, which is bad for kids (the better).
against believe hit reminded
At first I thought sixty-one was something special. The sixty-one was something that reminded me of Mark. He hit sixty-one and sixty-two against us. Then I got sixty-two. It was something unbelievable. I couldn't believe what I was doing. I couldn't believe what was happening.
both break breaking chances thinking
You never know what can happen. We both have a lot of chances to break it. I'm not thinking about breaking it.
chance win
This is our time. This is our chance to win the division.
thank
I want to thank you all for making the signs,
difficult feet hitter pain played problem talk troubling year
My problem has been my feet and that's difficult for any hitter to overcome. I've played with a lot of pain this year but I haven't told anybody. It's not an excuse. But it has hurt. I have to talk now because it's been troubling me.
good lie thinking
I'm not thinking about that, but I'm not going to lie to you - I'm having a good time.
beautiful fans loved playing
I want to tell the fans I loved playing there and that it's a beautiful city,
changed leagues season
I didn't have the season that I wanted to have because I changed leagues and had a lot of adjustments to make, ... I know that's not an excuse.
beautiful course
If I'm available, of course I'm going to play, ... I know how to play. I know it has not been one of the more beautiful years I've had in my career. You have to keep fighting.
home next year
I'm not going to Japan, ... I don't need to go to Japan. I want to play here and get 600 home runs. Next year I know I will be better.
deal everybody game happening hard league played tough work
I'm not frustrated. I go out there and try to do the things that I have to do every day, work hard at everything. I'm in a different league and everybody who's played this game sometimes has got to go through tough times, and now it's happening to me. So I've got to deal with it.
mark passing season september thinking
I'm not even thinking about passing McGwire. The season will be over September twenty-seventh. Mark will go home, and I will go to the playoffs.