Subtracting Sosa may help
This is not a nice thing to say, but it needs to be said. Sammy Sosa has a selfish swing. There, I said it. No, actually. I didn't say it....
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Tejada needs Sosa’s return
He may not be Slammin' Sammy anymore, but he has served the role of Sammy Set-up pretty darn well. Now with Sammy Sosa due to come off the disabled list,...
Wrong move for the O’s
Sammy Sosa is perfect for the Orioles: a perfect cartoon symbol for a franchise spinning its wheels. Are the Orioles really so desperate that they'd take on someone else's incredibly...
Weight of expectations could sink Phelps’ star
LET THE GAMES begin? They've already begun for Michael Phelps, who is either going to be golden boy of Athens or the boy in the busted bubble. Phelps got a...
'96 was balm in healing process
WILL they chant his name in Cooperstown, the way they used to at Memorial Stadium, when the quiet kid out of Los Angeles took over first base for the Orioles,...
Kind words for Murray, the man of few words
AN OLD FRIEND of Eddie Murray's has already penned the former Oriole's induction speech for this summer's Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony. The ballots were released Sunday, and results of...
ZAGGING AT THE RIGHT TIME
Are there any more questions about Gonzaga? Can there be? Are there any more doubts? Can there be? Are there any more jokers who can't get off this Cinderella nonsense--such...
INTERLEAGUE PLAY JUST MUSH
The siege--or should we say the scourge?--of interleague play is over. For now, anyway. Luckily, for some of us--myself, for instance--a week of root canals stood in the way of...
ATHLETES SHOULD KNOW WHEN TO QUIT
All athletic luminaries are the same: Losing is unthinkable. Giving less than 100 percent is incomprehensible. That's why this all stinks. First it was Michael Jordan. Then Wayne Gretzky, who...
MIRER COMEBACK BEGINS
A victory would have been sweet, but Seattle Seahawks deposed quarterback Rick Mirer was able to hold his head up and smile Sunday. Despite the loss, he felt good. Or...