Sammy Sosa Corked Bat Incident (Full At-Bat & The Aftermath)

June 3, 2003, Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Chicago Cubs
Sammy Sosa uses a corked bat in a game against the Devil Rays and is ejected and suspended for 8 games. He appealed his suspension, and it was reduced to 7 games. The MLB confiscated 77 other Sosa bats and x-rayed them, and no cork was found in any of them.
For context: At the time of the incident, Sammy had just returned from the disabled list after having missed 17 games. This was his fourth game back from injury, and in the first two games back, his timing was way behind his normal timing after all the time off. In his first game back, on May 30, he went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts, and in his second game back, on May 31, he went 1 for 7 with 5 strikeouts.

[@empoweredcrb23]

Sosa so juiced up and raged that he really meant to drink the Gatorade and missed his mouth twice

[@latinlycan821]

L M A O

[@Trigger200284]

LOL

[@sinchman1]

Yeah juiced up like Chipper Jones, Jeff Bagwell, and Craig Biggio who are in the Hall white privilege

[@Trigger200284]

@@sinchman1 chipper jones was never a jacked up ball player

[@Trigger200284]

@@sinchman1 and just so you know, chipper jones lead a team to something like 10-12 straight division titles and a couple world series appearances just off the top of my head. Stop inserting garbage comments being leveraged by racism accusations

[@samevans8922]

Sammy trying to act natural by dumping a cup of Gatorade/water on his face

[@TitoPetrovitch]

Right? You notice the jackets the umps and Dusty are wearing? It's not hot...LOL

[@nonamesinenomine]

@@TitoPetrovitch lol dusty was wearing gloves its so cold

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!

[@jo3y_2.0]

Washing off the guilt

[@ChadTower]

@@jo3y_2.0 the stuff he uses now to make his skin change color... getting in as much as possible before they call him out there.

[@staei7457]

Randy Johnson was a scary umpire early in his career

[@apex_ventures]

LOL

[@adventuregames424]

Lmao. Great comment.

[@ccgb92]

lol

[@1manarmy850]

😂 good one

[@lsudx479]

😂

[@LongBeachCityCAJoe]

Watched this live as a kid. Always thought corked bats were a tall tale. Then Sammy pulled back the curtain.

[@TOOMUCHSAUCE91]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ben7002]

I watched this live as a kid as well. It's weird how you see something happen and don't realize the significance until later. Turns out though Sammy maybe was doing more than just corking bats.

[@sooners2037]

Same

[@randomstuff508]

Babe Ruth corked his bat, you know. Also a player named Albert Bell corked his bat...as well as Pete Rose.

[@shawnavelli9537]

The second that bat broke u know exactly what was going through sosas head...OH SHIT....

[@douglassepic9030]

He should have run out to grab the bat rather than run to first.

[@noprisonerscomedy9956]

@@douglassepic9030 lol

[@raymondproseus6923]

He stared down the bat the whole way to first.

[@C____K]

@@douglassepic9030 pick it up on the way back to the dugout lol 🤔

[@Frank_Cohen]

Stoney so quick at picking up on it immediately with "This isn't good."

[@elmeromero1794]

That Gatorade he poured on his face years ago made him turn white 😂😂😂

[@stevehorn646]

True

[@geoffreysmith6691]

LMAO...Best comment award🏆

[@geoffreysmith6691]

@Jim Eagle.....hahaha what a humble guy..most celebrities are assholes but not u👏

[@tmazz85]

@Jim Eagle I’m so glad our former Vice President brought you to our attention. It isn’t right that Jim Crow gets all the recognition while you go ignored.

[@PapaShongo25]

@@tmazz85 jIm CrOwWwWw lol

[@tuggspeadman761]

The good old days when Stoney was in the booth and Sammy was black 😆

[@J14ernandez]

@Interdimensional Bigfoot Sam-heehee Sosa

[@multipletanksyndrome]

I loved Steve Stone, how he'd talk through the pitch count and what to throw when.

[@multipletanksyndrome]

I had to Google it. I haven't seen him in a minute. Wtf happened?;

[@NeverSarcasticMan]

That’s racist against commentators

[@DAZO-lv4lx]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@d-real-moop7824]

Sosa's excuse was classic, it was my batting practice bats for the fans, to show off, and the bat-boy made a mistake and gave me it for regular play.

[@BobbyHo2022]

They all say that.

[@endangeredspecies7232]

Haha i recall that now that yall say so

[@poocrayon4588]

He did have good excuses between that and pretending he couldn't speak english lmao

[@matthoffman6962]

Lmao

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

@@poocrayon4588 What's his excuse for being white now?

[@ajbianchi85]

Fungal ruling lol. Big fall from grace for Sosa: Juiced, Corked and Bleached

[@BoOgEdYmAn]

Hahahahahah

[@stevenglansberg4448]

That could be the name of a documentary.

[@adamdorgant9454]

And in 2005, Forgets how to Speak English, and he had to have his Lawyer read his opening statement for him, and to this day, he has never been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and also to this day, he has never been invited back to Wrigley Field!!!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@stevenglansberg4448 You’re right about that!!!!

[@stevenglansberg4448]

@@adamdorgant9454 Juiced, Corked, and Bleached The Sammy Sosa Story

[@juicefargo4538]

Lol when Sosa poured the water on his face cuz he knew this shit was gettin HOT🤣

[@adamdorgant9454]

I know Right!!!!

[@empoweredcrb23]

Gatorade

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CatsClaw44]

😂😂🤣😄

[@CatsClaw44]

@@empoweredcrb23 You're the life of the party

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

That announcer trying to cover for Sosa saying it look like rotten wood. 😂😂😂

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

That was pathetic. It was so obvious that it was intentionally

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@duncancannon1998]

That ump looks like Randy Johnson lol

[@logalogalog]

6'6" so 4 inches shorter than the Big Unit.

[@chriswebster24]

@@logalogalog Yeah, the ump is just a little guy.

[@5O4evr]

And Larry Bird

[@elinsonberroa4436]

Dead *ss that was my first though.

[@williamberry4615]

Wow. Ya he fing does

[@seenit09]

I love how Stone started naming defense lawyers who represent truly guilty parties lol

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@jm.Beats.]

I was barely a teenager watching Sosa and the cubs, and man baseball was fun to watch. The man breaks his bat, it's full cork and a simple ejection until tommorows game where he most likely returned with a another one. 😂 Not to mention they're all on the juice. Such an entertaining era.

[@stonetangerine5164]

Nah the corked bat isn't cool at all. Juice is one thing. But using a different bat than everyone else is crossing the line entirely.

[@jm.Beats.]

@@stonetangerine5164 He just happened to get caught. Who's to say half the league didn't have a "secret bat" they used in a pinch. Not saying it's right, but if the bat didn't break it would've just been another at bat.

[@nikkipacheco6835]

Wasn't sosa also juiced up?

[@jm.Beats.]

@@nikkipacheco6835 Of course. Along with Mcguire. When I said everybody was juiced, I meant everybody lol. If you're a UFC fan this era of baseball is basically the pre-USADA era of the UFC. If you weren't using it you were just putting yourself at a disadvantage.

[@lane5477]

@@jm.Beats.unless your name was Ken Griffey Jr 😏

[@americankulak2294]

"They will take the bat for further statistical analysis" --Chip Carey reminding us all about nepotism

[@maximilienrobes1822]

That’s not what that word means

[@benjaminkoziol4936]

Thank you

[@mgrsdgfsdafsdgrsdgfsdg6980]

"If it's full of cork, you must abort" - J.Cochran

[@adamdorgant9454]

Mgrsdgfsd Afsdgrsdgfsdg And a few years Later, he forgot how to Speak English!!!!!

[@SoulFireCandlesNYC]

@@adamdorgant9454 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeballard8404]

If the cork don't split you must.....

[@mgrsdgfsdafsdgrsdgfsdg6980]

@@mikeballard8404 HAHA Even better!

[@magicizaproblem]

😂😂😂 well done guys!

[@agentsmith7866]

I loved 90s and early 2000's baseball. I think i was spoiled because i can bearly even watch highlights anymore of modern baseball.

[@TexanInItaly]

In the 90's if you weren't cheating, you weren't trying. And Sammy was REALLY trying.

[@sdsmt99]

It wasn't the 90's.

[@TexanInItaly]

Sammy's debut was 89.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

Nah, the true legends like, Ken Griffey jr., Edgar Martinez, George Brett, Paul Molitor, didn't cheat. Losers always try to justify the cheaters.

[@jasonmiller4046]

🤣

[@Teemoney612]

Damn that’s crazy..never noticed this till now but you can see the concern on his teammates face as he scores..he knew wassup..makes you wonder who else was doing it

[@mynamejeff2006]

i saw that too. they were like.. "fuck his bat broke"

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

I've never seen someone look so nervous after scoring!

[@Teemoney612]

@@demetriusmiddleton1246 exactly,definitely not normal lol

[@MaximusMerideus]

no no u piece of DOO-DOO. just cus u don't see the umps grabbing the bat and looking at it, doesn't mean Mark Grudzielanek didn't. U have to understand that the image you see on your television is from video cameras. Now a video camera only shows you what it's lens sees, so if you stop for one second and use the overcooked noodle which you call a brain, maybe to can realize that Mark Grudzielanek saw more that what the camera lens picked up? U need to start using your head for more than a hatrack, son. Godbless people like you, for if there wasn't wonderful folks like you than folks like me would be in big trouble.

[@CatsClaw44]

I think that you're right. Also that another reason was because of the way the bat broke. Because it broke almost in half instead of shattering it was a tell take sign of it being corked.

[@MrDuds1984]

Amazing how Steve Stone pointed out home plate umpire Tim McCelland here was the same umpire who called out George Brett for pine tar

[@RS-tz2zn]

Yes, I noticed this time he didn’t walk over to sosa and call him out.

[@mikeballard8404]

Steve Stone was the sharpest announcer I ever saw. I dont know how many times he predicted a home run due to the pitcher and hitters habits.

[@CatsClaw44]

@@mikeballard8404 No doubt, I really like him.

[@boon7966]

Been hearing Steve commentate White Sox games since 2013 and he’s really great till this day

[@ihavesoul4real]

They have research producers for the specific reason to feed this type of info. Amazing this is not

[@Gcool243]

I love how dusty was just like “oh look at that. Sure you have to throw him out? Yeah...no yeah I get it” lol

[@dthorne4602]

Dusty has seen it all

[@press_x_tojason]

And now he’s in Houston

[@jasont7814]

When your manager doesn’t even argue at all, you’re screwed.

[@wapartist]

Always thought it was hilarious how he immediately could forget how to speak English when needed

[@adamdorgant9454]

Not to mention Sosa walked out on his own teammates on the last day of the 2004 Regular Season!!!!!

[@cz2165]

“That’s a very interesting development “. Talk about understatement.

[@ButterSlug40]

He had to cheat against the rays back when they were the laughing stock of baseball? That’s really sad.

[@Matt92Machine]

He used a batting practice bat on accident. Those bats are corked.

[@ButterSlug40]

@@Matt92Machine you’re telling me a known steroid user / hr chaser at the highest level of baseball accidentally cheated by using the wrong bat? Yeah, that sounds reasonable…

[@eriksand9262]

@@Matt92Machine why would you even used a corked bat for batting practice?? I hope you didn't actually believe Sosa's lame ass excuse. 🤣

[@OSRSnChill]

@@Matt92Machine you have a bears picture, you’re clearly bias towards Chicago sports

[@adamdorgant9454]

And in 2005, Forgets how to Speak English, and he has to have his Lawyer read his opening statement for him!!!

[@AngryJT]

The steroid era was so much fun.

[@invertedname3099]

Also just think about the pitchers we got to watch back then. Smoltz…maddax……Johnson….Rogers…..Pettit, ect

[@tankeater]

Much MUCH better then today's snooze fest of pitchers cheating

[@Redpillpat]

HGH era

[@Cum007]

Everyone and they momma was wearing tight pants for 9 innings 💉

[@MrRednosemak]

😂😂😂😂

[@NeoValeTudo]

“Tim McClellan was the guy that ruled that George bretts bat had pine tar on it” character assassination

[@fifiwoof1969]

And needed towel to wipe pine tar off - oh I sure as hell connected those dots! Who collected the barrel? When was this?

[@adamdorgant9454]

Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!

[@michaelleskauskas3645]

I love Stoney. "Well, this isn't good."

[@rulygastelum5555]

I remember seeing this back in 2000 something and a little kid apologizing for mixing baseball bats. That was weird.

[@alexgreco748]

Took one for the team.

[@Ryfinius]

You know if you're swinging a corked bat.

[@mikes7446]

Wonder how many signed balls the little boy got to say that.

[@whocares11222]

Professionals know their equipment. He knew he was swinging a corked bat

[@brandonclifton2027]

Sosa must have been sweating when he saw that bat break. “Oh boy…I’m in trouble now…”

[@adamdorgant9454]

Probably so!!!!

[@MrDuneedon]

Gotta love the OJ lawyer references.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@asmrcritique6565]

Never watched a two inning game before. Thanks!

[@wali0022]

The Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire doc brought me here.

[@dlife7427]

Lol same

[@anthonycarchidi3rd123]

drew becker Funny Just got done watching it also

[@dlife7427]

Forgot how jacked those two were ar that time... they were juiced to the gills!!!

[@monstaman7893]

Yeappp

[@brettwiseman6010]

Same

[@Seeker0fTruth]

Time stamp: 2:51 Sosa makes contact, breaking the bat, exposing the suspected cork

[@TheGuitarplaya13]

Not all hero’s wear capes

[@ZarkowsWorld]

What happened to the top part of the baseball bat?

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@ZarkowsWorldI was wondering the same thing!!!!

[@anthonypalacios2274]

Ump caused this😂. Sosa was out with the first three pitches, all strikes!

[@piattotr]

Anthony, I am assuming you meant this in jest!? Although I agree he should have been out on strikes, I'd have to disagree with the ump caused it part- if you're serious, which I don't think you are.

[@brianwhitt5331]

First 3 pitches were all strikes lol.

[@millardontime9937]

Glad somebody else noticed that too hahahah. The ump was being generous lol.

[@1sepriani]

i was saying the same thing in my head wtf lol

[@salvadorfonseca7]

Keyboard umpires get it wrong again

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@Charge0Complete]

I guess the steroids wasn't enough...Sosa had to go the extra mile to cheat.

[@adamdorgant9454]

And a few years later, he forgot how to speak English!!!!

[@quattro4468]

Wew lad. If you only knew even synchronized swimmers cheat and cycle clenbuterol in near swim season.

[@sugelmontilla1025]

The best ever!!!

[@scottjohnson676]

All that just to be a little over average.

[@jamessackett9239]

@@scottjohnson676 Little over average? For a five year stretch he was a Perennial MVP candidate. I'd say he got better than a little over average xD

[@RajonFrodo]

Sammy never looked at the direction of his bat after it broke. Usually your guilty conscience would come out just to take a peek, but the oddest part was how many times mark grudzielanek looked back at the direction of his bat. It's like Mark knew and was like, well this isn't good.

[@adamdorgant9454]

That’s true, you’re right about that!!!

[@joekamka8571]

Wrong

[@RajonFrodo]

@@joekamka8571 glad your opinion is so strong... This was posted 2 months ago. Sorry 27 others agreed with me and you were the only one who didn't. Seems like you are the outlier my friend...

[@joekamka8571]

@@RajonFrodo with 27 likes you can't handle one opposing opinion? That's sad.

[@RajonFrodo]

@@joekamka8571 opposing? You said Wrong... Please back it up somehow with something tangible... Mine is an opinion as well, how can it be wrong?? Sammy never looked after his bat broke FACT. Mark looked several times FACT. Pretty simple...

[@jpxx6674]

This was the one and only Cubs game I've seen live. I live in Texas and my family and I were visiting my brother who had moved to Chicago to go to school. Had no idea that we were going to see this infamous moment of Sammy's career.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Or in 2005, when Sosa Pretended not to know English, and he had to have his Lawyer read his opening statement for him, I looked him up, he’s as white as a ghost!!!!

[@ericwilson9811]

@@adamdorgant9454 LMAO Yeah I don`t know what that`s about but what does that have to do with him speaking English

[@adamdorgant9454]

Forgot to mention when in 2004 when he walks out on his teammates during the last regular season game!!!

[@dimitries]

@@adamdorgant9454 wait so Sammy was on the juice and using a corked bat the whole time???

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@dimitries Probably so!!!!

[@davidthieroff9452]

The hard swallow from the ump at 3:40 tells the story. He sees immediately it's an illegal bat but not sure how to react.

[@alllivesmatter3561]

Nobody hard swallowed kid

[@superood1]

On steroids AND using a corked bat?? Sammy was quite the dishonest ball player.

[@bereal1640]

But he had the power and the eye 👁️

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

He also cheated on his skin color

[@taterpuddin2592]

@@bereal1640 as far as the eye is concerned, he was roughly at league average

[@scooter_b123]

@@bereal1640 power? The eye? Yeah ok man. Let's be real here. The guy was a nobody who hit what....25, 30 hrs at most with a .250 average before corks and steroids? Average power hitter at best buddy.

[@newhire4915]

some people play the game to get a check and feed there family, save the Sacred, mystical honor crap, its a business at the end of the day..

[@zachariahswartz5970]

dang, he pitched him perfectly inside.. this is a pitching masterpiece with a well deserved outcome!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!

[@Nasdupree9090]

Lmao Sammy’s really the ultimate cheater 😂😂😂

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that, and in 2005, pretends not to know English, and he had to have his Lawyer read his opening statement for him, And now he’s a White man, and last but not least, the Cubs don’t want anything to do with him anymore!!!!

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

Fake muscles, fake bat, fake skin... everything about him is fake

[@adamdorgant9454]

Yes, and now he’s a white man!!!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Not to mention Sosa walked out on his teammates on the last day of the 2004 Regular Season!!!!

[@tmillz120]

I’m happy this popped up on my feed it’s one of those videos you don’t think to look up

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@nickswedlund517]

Imagine this strike zone being called in todays game

[@artgarrelli6752]

learn the game son before speaking/////letsss gooooooooooo

[@NavaDownSouth]

@@artgarrelli6752 "strike zone" seems like pretty standard terminology kid - im gonnna say ///woooo booyyyyy

[@artgarrelli6752]

@@NavaDownSouth yes correct i will throw the heat by you allll day son

[@NavaDownSouth]

@@artgarrelli6752does saying son help your non existing argument? Definitely a casual fan. I think kim kardashian knows more about baseball than you.

[@artgarrelli6752]

@@NavaDownSouth lmao ....i doubt it .....born and raised in las vegas.....so ive been betting sports since i was 14.....lets see if you know this without using google....since you know where im from a good friend of mine was 1995 american league rookie of the year....who did he split the award with and who is he

[@theuniversejr]

my left speaker disapproves of this video

[@easfgman4687]

Lmao brilliant comment!!

[@sopamarucha2388]

Plug it in and it will think otherwise

[@theuniversejr]

@@sopamarucha2388 lol it is plugged in .. the audio in the video is only playing the right side

[@sopamarucha2388]

@@theuniversejr I was being sarcastic lol ...

[@theuniversejr]

@@sopamarucha2388 lol i figured but wasnt sure.. hard to read sarcasm thru text

[@riding4beers889]

Sosa's decline started right after this incident.

[@danabourgeois5439]

Or maybe just before.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@danabourgeois5439 Not to mention During the Congressional Hearings on Steroids Use In Baseball in 2005, when Sosa Forgot how to speak English, and he had to have his Lawyer read his opening statement for him!!!!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

@Interdimensional Bigfoot And to this day, he has never been invited back to Wrigley Field!!!!

[@drbenway612]

I remember Sosa when he played for the White Sox and he was a string bean. The he was traded to the Cubs and he suddenly turned into a musclehead hitting 50 home runs. I could tell he was doing the roids back then.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@drbenway612 You’re right about that, his transformation was more dramatic than when he was with the White Sox, he gained a lot of weight, boom, just like that!!!!

[@MRALLiN]

AAAHHHH THE GOOD OL’ DAYS OF ROiDS AND CORKS!!.. WHATTA TiME iN THE SPORT iT WAS!!..

[@jodavey]

I think it's great that pitchers are getting caught with substances now. The years and years hitters were allowed to humiliate them. Turnabout's fair play

[@veganwaffle]

That’s the baseball I wanna see. Drug filled!!

[@davidkruse4030]

@King Yellowman sarms arent new bro. And they can still get for them

[@itsyourenotyour9101]

Good OL'Days? Still goes on today.

[@brianwhitt5331]

How bout that strike zone back then...lol

[@victormorales3604]

Nothing shows more guilt than when your being pulled and you start splashing water/Gatorade on your face😆

[@OpinionatedPeach]

Not if u do it all the time

[@alonsogalindo1428]

@@OpinionatedPeach😂

[@renocool1558]

ahaha. I miss the days when I cared about baseball. So much fun oddball stuff. ...It's just hard to venerate people 20+ years younger than you are

[@note2owns]

It makes you wonder how many times he used a corked bat and got away with it.

[@PhillyDomSideDude]

That was the only time

[@mraxlrose2959]

I know this is the second time he was caught.

[@neverafrown6308]

According to myth busters corking actually gives you a slight disadvantage because the act of corking the bat actually reduces the structural integrity of the bat

[@dennystylezz3181]

@@neverafrown6308 but its lighter so the speed you swing the bat would be much faster resulting in more power

[@chriscard9826]

@@dennystylezz3181 momentum is mass times acceleration. So even if Sammy normally swung a 30oz bat at 70 mph which equals 2100 oz•mph of force vs a corked bat weighing in at 25oz swung at 80 mph which equals 2000 oz•mph of force, the non corked bat would produce more power. Corked bats are more for HR competitions or batting practice because the lighter weight allows you to swing more frequently without fatiguing.

[@adamdorgant9454]

This was Back when Sammy Sosa was Black!!!

[@str8uplegit77]

✌️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheMatthiasRiots]

He was never black ya jackass 🤦‍♂️

[@cmartichick]

@@TheMatthiasRiots what do you mean he was never black? Of course he is. He's Dominican and part Haitian. Latino doesn't mean white.

[@TheMatthiasRiots]

cmartichick thats not black bro, African American is black.

[@cmartichick]

@@TheMatthiasRiots are you insane? Do you have any idea what black is??? It's a race. Latino is an ethnicity. It is not a race. There's a difference between the two. African-American is a term for black Americans. It's not used outside the US.

[@tbl4r126]

Good pick algorithm 👍

[@easfgman4687]

Cork in the middle and a doorknob on the bottom.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!!

[@MrMatt713]

Sammy tried saying it was his 'warm up' bat if i remember correctly.

[@jrein59]

Funny thing is the physics of it say yea it was a warm up bat corked bats produce less power so why would a power hitter use one 🤷‍♂️

[@mellowphantpi9168]

It has less inertia, yes, but an athlete of that size/strength/experience values the extra speed of the bat that less mass gives (he can use body mass to provide plenty of power) over extra mass. He was after higher bat speed and some extra bounce. It’s the same with many young pool players. When the player is young, the player is much less fundamentally sound (and in many cases physically smaller), so a heavy breaking cue will often provide more power transfer during the break. But, when that pool player refines his or her breaking technique a little (incorporating some body mass), it has been shown that the lighter the cue, the faster the breaking speed (with ideal fundamentals). This is due to achieving a higher cue speed via a lower cue mass (made up for with body mass).

[@mellowphantpi9168]

I should’ve said “with good fundamentals“ instead of “with ideal fundamentals“. This is because one doesn’t have to improve their technique vastly to achieve a better break with a lighter break cue.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

Cheat, lie, steal.

[@walterlv01]

Correct - and MLB actually did confiscate all of Sosa's bats that were at the ballpark (50 or so of them) and none of them came back as corked, so as ridiculous as the excuse sounded it might have been true. Would have been one of the few times Sammy ever told the truth.

[@202Redwings]

The Johnnie chochran line was great 😂

[@yarchism]

These guys were repping 265 on the bench press and squatting 5 hours before the game and juicing . Loved this era

[@vincenthawes8918]

💪🏾 💪🏾 💪🏾

[@AdamJWM]

Repping 265 on the bench? Is that a typo? 265 for a juiced up pro athlete is nothing.

[@jayhomes4868]

@@AdamJWM yea repping like 340+ probs lol

[@jonnyboy2152]

@@AdamJWM athletes not pro lifters, the NFL combine rep weight is 225. Man said rep meaning multiple reps not maxing out heavy

[@AdamJWM]

@@jonnyboy2152 I am aware of what a rep is. I guess you didn’t notice I said professional athletes and that they were on juice. Juice is steroids. They are not pro lifters but they get paid to workout and some of those baseball players are big boys. Like I said repping 265 isn’t impressive to me. When I was in Afghanistan I could rep 225, 15 times and I was one of the weaker guys in the gym.

[@gemcutter187]

The funniest thing I remember is AWAY fans throwing corks on the field when Sammy came to town after that 🤣🤣🤣 Baltimore comes to mind but I'm not sure.

[@tedmulthauf7434]

Might have been Philly. They love to throw stuff. They threw batteries at Santa.

[@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast]

@@tedmulthauf7434 snowballs

[@joekamka8571]

@@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast snowballs with batteries packed in the middle.

[@FatGirlsSmellLikeBreakfast]

@@joekamka8571 You’re right

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

Oh wow. Geremi Gonzalez. I forgot he played for the Devil Rays well as the Cubs. IIRC, he passed away a while back from a lightning strike of all things. RIP.

[@daniellinehan63]

He was kinda goofy his rookie year on the bench.A shame.

[@shozam]

Never let 'em see you sweat. 4:34 proceeds to pour water on his face

[@adamdorgant9454]

Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!!

[@erock5010]

He must've been shitting bricks lol

[@tonyh2181]

For some reason I remember this being during the home run record race with Mcgwire and Griffey JR. and I was watching the game and I want to say I remember seeing a bunch of stuff fly out of the bat after it broke.

[@ThornyRamathorn]

No this was 2003.

[@elmulato7038]

Home run race was at 2001

[@dardarthedinosaur]

@@elmulato7038 1998 my friend

[@devontayandrews6132]

@@dardarthedinosaurnahh 1952 my brother

[@damstr1105]

@@elmulato7038 "Juuuuuuuust a bit outside!"

[@nufcedkidyup8627]

Head ump today would have turned from the ump's meeting, pointed to Sosa, and dramatically tossed him. It would have been glorious!

[@mjphoto45]

I saw him hit in Milwaukee All Star game. The trajectory of the ball was so much higher

[@t.j.gregson]

I enjoyed the announcers banter live on this.

[@BeeHatGuy]

I saw this live, couldn't believe it lol

[@adamdorgant9454]

And a few years later, he Forgot how to Speak English!!!

[@patrickmcdaniel2048]

I was watching the game that day too. Couldn't believe Sosa would do something so stupid. You get caught with a corked bat there's nothing you can do or say to get out if it. No one believed his "I use that bat for batting practice." Either admit to it outright or don't say anything at all, but don't play the fans for fools and say "I didn't know." You do that and you're not only a cheater, but you're a liar too.

[@SeanJohn127]

No lie, but the craziest thing i was watching live, was malice in the palace, when artest charged the stands. I was like, wtf is going on 😂 is this real life?!

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@patrickmcdaniel2048 And to this day, he has never been invited back to Wrigley Field!!!!

[@patrickmcdaniel2048]

@@adamdorgant9454 there was a brief moment some years back where the Cubs had sent word that if Sammy wanted to try and get back on the team's good graces that the door was open. The only caveat being that Sammy had to make the first move and openly apologize to the club and fans. Of course Sammy is too proud to do anything like that. He still believes that the club and fans owe him for his accomplishments and he still thinks he should be in the HOF.

[@brandoncastro6731]

My god I totally forgot about Mark Grudzielanek! 😂😂

[@nocluebbq9949]

You can tell the ump knew right away a scandal was afoot.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

I heard the MLB sent officials to Cubs to instruct on how to deal with the media after this incident. Maybe it was widely known but he had never been caught.

[@Axe_Slinger]

"The Bat Boy gave me my Batting Practice bat by mistake....." Couldn't feel the difference? You obviously use corked bats to hit dingers in batting practice, for the fans who were there watching, for a reason! It has to feel different, at least by the time you take your first practice swing! Nice try!

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

The Bat Boy also ejected him with steroids

[@Andy-bh8hw]

@@EssexAggiegrad2011 injected*

[@joesno6081]

Dusty Baker: let me take a closer look 🤣🤣

[@adamdorgant9454]

I know Right!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@gottgaame]

It’s crazy how every one including the announcer knew the bat was corked

[@Njfishingmaniac]

That first pitch was a perfect strike and possible the third one.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@DDog52]

That first pitch by Prior tho 👀

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

The ump is bad, Sosa was struck out on the first three pitches.

[@363.2McMasters]

Good thing he didn't call it.... Gotta remember Sosa was a big name... All big names get the advantage when batting for the sake of helping baseball from being so damn boring.

[@anthonyhutchins2300]

No... he wasn't lol

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

@@anthonyhutchins2300 looks like 19 people disagree....maybe you should get your eyes checked or learn a little more about the game of baseball. It’s obvious one of those two is your issue.

[@363.2McMasters]

@@vtwinbuilder3129 alot of "fans" don't know baseball very well... Seems like 90%+ don't understand that a rosin bag is dehydrated pine tar and mixed with moisture makes pine tar.

[@vtwinbuilder3129]

@@363.2McMasters you’re correct, probably why they had to start drawing the square over home plate for the TV viewers so they’d understand the concept of a strike zone....

[@elhijodelchupacabra]

5:00 Dusty is probably thinking: "damn, he did it again"

[@adamdorgant9454]

Probably so, or maybe something like Sammy, what were you thinking!!!

[@Kevinb1821]

How does a corked bat help? Does the hollow area help make the bat compress and expand or something to make the ball go further ?

[@hmhm856]

Ive read that the corked bat actually allows you with batspeed, so yeah, it makes your swing faster, gives you bat speed

[@ST-xg3gy]

What do you have to do to get a strike called?

[@renniecohen5021]

I was at this game , I was so pissed 😤

[@mmcneil777]

That Sammy got caught?

[@renniecohen5021]

Yeah I was like 4 years old. I just remember Sammy being gone.

[@GabeMacDonnell]

Baldelli was so good, but his career too short. So happy he's managing at such a high level.

[@mkay6093]

Rocco grew up in my hometown always comes back to visit. He’s a good dude, shame his bones are glass and skin is paper because he was such a joy to watch

[@hendog5396]

As a younger twins fan, I’ve never seen him play, but have loved him as our manager! Such a chill guy

[@GabeMacDonnell]

Hendog so he was an amazing rookie. He looked on track for an elite career, when he started having issues with muscles. It was a while before they diagnosed a mitochondrial disease. He hung in, even w/ limited playing time, & helped the terrible Devil Rays transform into the great Rays of today. Sometimes you'd see him trembling due to loss of muscle control, especially in later innings. But he was a vital part of a Rays team that went from being literally the worst in '07 to the World Series in '08. He didn't play much those seasons due to health, but he came in late summer & took calm control of the team. He made a couple huge, clutch hits that won the ALCS. In the World Series, (against my Phillies!,) the Rays were outmatched. They were a season too early. But they played well. Baldelli made an incredible double play in game two, and an incredible gutsy home run in game five to tie the game. I was rooting for the Phillies but came away with even more respect for Baldelli, as did many Phillies fans. I actually cheered when he hit that home run! Despite his tenure with the Rays being cut short, he is still a franchise legend, and by all accounts, a really good guy.

[@hendog5396]

@@GabeMacDonnell wow I had no idea about his mitochondrial disease, I’ve got even more respect for him now, for grinding through that. He’s clearly dedicated to the love of the game. Thanks for the breakdown!

[@GabeMacDonnell]

Hendog Yeah, he's a really impressive guy. He always stood out as a player; he seemed destined for perennial All Star status, but fate intervened. But he's been a great young manager, & I know he'll lead you guys to some post-season success.

[@creepinupalleys3859]

It’s the Gatorade on the face for me @4:35 😂😭💀

[@adamdorgant9454]

I know Right!!!!

[@jamesesslinger1976]

Sosa accidentally used his batting practice bat during a game.

[@mraxlrose2959]

Not the first time he used one and got caught. Happened against Cincinnati.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Is that Right?

[@mraxlrose2959]

@@adamdorgant9454 Yeah, it was before he became famous but I don't remember what year.

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@mraxlrose2959 Iam not sure!!!

[@yourmom-qq4tq]

I love the OJ references at 7:05

[@carmineredd1198]

oj did it

[@mauricedavis1740]

@@carmineredd1198 not guilty...

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@carmineredd1198You’re right about that!!!

[@kingkendrick44]

Sammy pouring water on his face is HILARIOUS!!!💀😂😂😂

[@cami-loo108]

I had no idea when this was until he mentioned OJ's lawyers

[@cashrules520]

The ump was in on the SOSA Pump. 1st 3 pitches were definitely Strikes!

[@westcoasthype619]

I wonder what other methods Sosa cheated when he played

[@andrewjacks2716]

@Dd Dd Boston in this era had two coffee pots in the clubhouse. One was labled "Leaded" and the other "Unleaded". Neither was decaf.

[@adamdorgant9454]

I was thinking the same thing!!!!

[@chadcurtiss5965]

What does the cork do to the bat to make it illegal? I’m just curious

[@thunderbolt2145]

The bat is modified in the interior to hold cork, making the bat lighter, enabling the player to have a quicker swing or improve timing during a swing.

[@StuMarston]

LOL I bet when he made contact and saw the bat break, he's thinking OH SHIIIIIT.

[@secretagentviper8382]

As a season ticket holder for braves all through the 90s and a teenager, our Arch nemesis was Sosa. I was at the world series in Atlanta before Turner stadium was built, and watched in Turner stadium around the same period Sosa dominated the braves pitchers, but fortunately we had more than just one power hitter (imagine if they had bonds) we had several stars, and that's what it took to stifle Sammy. I'm so glad I got a chance to see him play with my own two eyes in person and before the McGuire Sosa run

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Sosa, McGuire and Bonds were cheaters

[@danieldenny4548]

My father has pancreatic cancer so one of his friends gave us tickets for our first time at wrigley field. I saw Sosa smash a grand slam, won’t ever forget that day

[@noneyabusiness8716]

Cool story bro! Changed my life!

[@jackjohnson2101]

It was the lowest time of baseball. I'm glad that it's over.

[@LastResortRecordingSessions]

Sosa has done more for baseball than you ever will.@@jackjohnson2101

[@juliangamer1852]

Sammy doss was sweating lol he waa so.confused splattered the Gatorade to.his face thinking it was water lol

[@kylein9869]

Not confused. More like nervous as hell

[@outsiderdf]

he always did that

[@empoweredcrb23]

😂 😂 😂

[@jonahmosher3024]

It was part of his skin bleach treatment.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

@@jonahmosher3024 Gatorade: Is it on you?

[@mjphoto45]

I saw his home runs live in Milwaukee All Star game. His baseballs were on a different trajectory

[@rumblevision2558]

Yeah hitting 500ft bombs lol. That bat was definitely coorked

[@Inhereflackin]

Nobody talking about how massive that umpire is, guy was looking down at everybody

[@anthonyburlison2044]

Not only did that cheater take roids he also had to cork his bat. What a POS, but I guess if you are going to cheat you might as well go all the way with it.

[@jmentone]

Can’t be a Cubs fans. Southside till I die✊🏼

[@adamdorgant9454]

And now the Cubs don’t want anything to do with him anymore!!!

[@handyvan3422]

should be erased from the record books imho

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@handyvan3422 True!!!

[@Skank_and_Gutterboy]

He drew an 8-game suspension for this.

[@billymilford3498]

1:03 Gonzalez died in 2008 after getting struck by lightning.

[@etchosts8162]

What???

[@logalogalog]

@@etchosts8162 look up his Wiki.

[@cosmonawt_]

Whats crazier he was around lake maracaibo which is the place where lightning strikes the most in the entire world. For half the year its basically continuous lightning

[@beakt]

9:49 That knot in the wire is killing me! lol

[@flyingdutch9818]

Why would you put a one inch section half way up the handle and not in the barrel of the bat?

[@raymondgonzales6439]

Just FYI to anyone who reads this, Mythbusters did a test on corked bats, and found that corked bats actually perform worse than regular bats.

[@BrotherJoe96]

I thought the point was that they make the bat lighter to increase bat speed

[@Trev794]

Yh myth busters are the greatest most ethical scientists not trying to make a cool show. Half the experiments on that show are floored at best and that is the good half...

[@TitoPetrovitch]

Did they have a pro ballplayer swinging it or some machine?

[@pnayeri]

Steroids and corked bats, the golden age of baseball!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!

[@JuNlethalpoet]

It even seems like the strike zones were better back then lol 😆

[@MELTVLIVE]

What year was this!?

[@the_real_Icemike]

"Sammy Sosa was not a cheater" - Alex Rodriguez

[@cicadasmasher8082]

Who is a clear expert on the subject. 😆

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@cicadasmasher8082 Agreed!!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

But in 2009, the New York Times reported that Alex Rodriguez as well as Sammy Sosa tested positive for PEDs in 2003!!!