Sammy Sosa Went From Good to a BEAST!

[@RBT]

Thanks for having me ❤️

[@tigercap100]

Great video except Bill Clinton is far from "cool"

[@FicoCS2]

@@tigercap100 I didn't call Bill Clinton cool I just said Sammy was cool enough lol

[@tigercap100]

@@FicoCS2 fair enough. He just is a sickening individual.

[@FicoCS2]

@@tigercap100 yeah very true

[@willmoe2190]

@@tigercap100?

[@carlosalbertosantiago6404]

Thank you so much for this video! Sammy Sosa is the reason I became obsessed with baseball in 1998 when I was just 4 years old. The charisma he had on the field was unmatched. Every single time the camera was on him, he looked like he was enjoying the moment as it came to him. It sucks that he will likely never be immortalized at Cooperstown. However, I think the impact he made, like detailed in the video, was substantial. This video helps people see what I, and many others, saw back then, which is an achievement in itself. Thanks again!

[@StarkRavingSports]

glad you enjoyed!

[@Katsos44]

@down bad dav Because many think of steroids as a “tax” like Bonds is the greatest baseball player of all time, and then he used steroids to be the greatest baseball player ever imagined until caught. Hence he would still being in Cooperstown

[@CenterLion]

Fun fact: Sosa hit 60 home runs in a season 3 times and did not lead the NL in home runs in any of them. He led the league in homers twice, when he hit 50 and 49

[@CharmCityGamer]

He was a beast, plain and simple. Loved the Slammer. Thanks SRS!

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

That batting stance is really the secret to his success now.

[@roddybrito756]

You the shit son!! I was a Sammy fan also, back in 1998 I was back home in DR when the tropical storm George beat the island up for a for a few months the HR chase was the only thing that kept everyone happy.

[@chicagodude8888]

Stop villifying every star from the steroid era who used ped's. If 80 percent of your peers have a chemically induced advantage, you either level the playing field or struggle to even make a major league roster, oftentimes leaving the U S. to live in some poverty stricken central American country. Sosa deserves recognition from the Cubs front office, fans too. Majority of players used. You still need to bust your ass off in the gym and have superior hand eye coordination coupled with genetics. Was Bonds some scrub who one day sauced up and blasted 73 homers? He had a hall of Fame resume before he was on gear. Players aren't going to forfeit 9 digit figures in the name of "integrity".

[@teen_laqueefa]

Let them in and Pete Rose as well before he dies

[@chicagodude8888]

@@teen_laqueefa Amen.

[@Balibaliadashi]

Cheating is a challenge. Rules are only rules if you get caught. Welcome to the good, the bad and the ugly all on display. That’s what’s amazing about sports.

[@silkyjohnson7599]

@@Balibaliadashi just hilarious how if you’re a media darling everyone acts like you’re innocent lol. Sosa and Ortiz failed the exact same test (only test failed for both of their careers) yet one gets a pass and is a first ballot HoFer while the other has been vilified for years

[@kregan7001]

@@silkyjohnson7599 clank on

[@BaseballisEverything]

Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and many others made Baseball fun like it is today. Even though they are cheaters, you just dig the Long Ball!

[@wolfehd6600]

Nah, they all just ate a well-balanced breakfast

[@Shevytruck6]

Except then we had the long ball and hitting for average plus small ball. There’s too much home runs in strikeouts at the moment, baseball needs more action besides long balls.

[@qutb7633]

True

[@teswigknight4107]

I’d say the chase for home runs (and the inevitable uptick in walks and strikeouts plus the decrease of overall action) was bad for baseball in the long run. Sure shit popped off when the big boppers were juicing up, but it’s made shit unwatchable now

[@mikeydoesit905]

Everyone was “cheating”

[@williamkoscielniak7871]

I started watching the Cubs in '95 and Sammy quickly became my favorite player along with Mark Grace. There was a three year period were I was in love with this player who the rest of the world didn't know anything about! When he started off '98 slow and I saw the crazy stats other players were putting up, it depressed me because I wanted Sammy to be up there among the home run leaders. I remember telling my dad how disappointing it was and then sometime in June he did exactly what I so hoped for, and the rest is history. I never had more fun watching a Cub than watching Slammin' Sammy Sosa.

[@shujaamwenyemaarifa6821]

Thanks for the love. Sammy Sosa, Deion Sanders and Ken Griffey Jr. were the reason I wanted to pick up a bat. Especially Sammy. My favorite baseball player of all time.

[@teen_laqueefa]

JR. had the sweetest swing

[@shujaamwenyemaarifa6821]

@@teen_laqueefa Beautiful!

[@timelessbaseball6126]

This channel is getting increasingly weird, and I'm here for it

[@StarkRavingSports]

Now this is a compliment that speaks to us

[@BaseballHistorian]

Petition to officially rename the Steroid Era as the "Make Me Big Big Boy Drugs Super Fun Time"

[@StarkRavingSports]

_signs_

[@FicoCS2]

@@StarkRavingSports we're doin it it's too late

[@i.theworstguys298]

Favorite Sammy Sosa stat? He once hit 60 or more homeruns in three separate seasons and never led the league in homeruns in any of those seasons. However, he did hit 49 and that managed to secure him a home run title.

[@vincentrussell6442]

50 in 2000 49 in 2002 He lead in home runs both those season but not 66 in 1998 63 in 1999 Or 64 in 2001 Because of Mcguire twice and then bonds lol

[@rockaway0beach]

Maybe it's just me, but could it be possible that every time someone thinks about an alleged and/or proved steroid player, it turns out they were already very very very good at baseball?

[@jamesesterline]

Players I'd like to see you talk about: Zach Duke Jason Kendall Carlos Pena Francisco Rodriguez Jim Eisenreich Roy Oswalt Mark Prior Darin Erstad

[@SenorTortas]

And then he became Michael Jackson 🤣

[@iamhungey12345]

HEE HEE!

[@austinhamby3088]

He should be in the hall of fame if you ask me.

[@mikehawk7220]

Agreed 💯! Even if he did use steroids, he was still what's good about the game. He was a great teammate who played the game like a kid who loves the game.

[@escobarj4460]

Black sammy or white ish sammy

[@JudahTribe-lt3ur]

@@escobarj4460 Hahaha the black one

[@Catdaddyacab]

Loved Sammy growing up with baseball in the 90s.

[@vexxfulomega9]

Sammy Sosa's wikipedia picture though 💀

[@logalogalog]

He went from "Off the Wall" to "This Is It" over the course of his public life.

[@Taco-man_]

Now explain how he went from black to white.

[@FicoCS2]

I said in the beginning haha

[@samsonbabayan6894]

There was a throw he made at Yankee stadium from the warning tracks to home plate ALMOST on a fly with out a hop in 1991.He had a cannon before being muscle bound

[@mg659er]

@5:47 BROOOOOO I NEED MORE MENTIONS OF HOMEROOOOOOONIES!!!! Like how about every other time you’re about to mention the word homerun boom! you run to the drawer and pluck out some and insert a homerunaroonie instead orrrrrrrr If homerun is ever attached to an amount greater than 40 Homerunerooooonies!! Also noticie the metamorphoses of homeroonie to homerunarooooonie! It’s more full!

[@outtatime9836]

2:24 back goes Guerrero… blew my mind…

[@lucmcdowell1167]

Frank Thomas once said “I knew something was up when Sammy doubled me up”

[@SRSMike]

Fico and RBT are my parents

[@FicoCS2]

My child

[@sammysosa7342]

It’s so weird hearing my name 😂 I had to see who I was named after great video 💯😎

[@adrianhoward5144]

Sammy Sosa vs Mark Maguire 1998 was great.

[@libertas_americana]

Mcgwire, Sosa and Bonds deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.

[@l.rongardner2150]

The Steroid Hall of Fame, that is.

[@libertas_americana]

@@l.rongardner2150 Arnold Schwarzenegger can take all the steroids he wants. Doesnt grant him magical powers to hit a 90 mph fastball out of the park.

[@iamhungey12345]

Not sure about McGwire since without the juice he may never have gotten to 500 home runs and his other numbers weren't good. Plus he had a pretty serious injury issue in the early 1990s.

[@poocrafter2]

No one denies that Sosa and Bonds were really good players before the steroid use. But the fact that they used steroids so aggressively to chase after records and massively pad their stats can't be overlooked. Why should you be rewarded with the HoF when there's guys who might just miss it but if they had used Roids would have gotten in.

[@crazyli]

How do we know they "used steroids aggressively"? From what I can tell, Bonds used them like 1 season to recover from an injury faster and that was basically it. Not that that's an excuse, mind you. It's still cheating regardless of how much, but calling it aggressive use is a bit much. Also, we know that the McGwire/Sosa homerun race had more to do with juiced balls than juiced players. The MLB fed them altered baseballs that would be more likely to be hit out of the park in order to drive interest in the sport at that time. It now seems that this had more to do with the numbers put up than whatever steroid use may have been done. To be clear, I'm not arguing that they should all be in the HoF though. I mean, if you're banning people for things that didn't even relate to their on-the-field accomplishments (Rose), it would be silly to allow people who did things that alter those accomplishments regardless of whether or not they needed it.

[@whoishec7615]

Because piazza, bagwell, pudge Rodriguez and about 2 or 3 others like David ortiz are in the HOF…..why can’t bonds Sosa and arod can’t get in??

[@teen_laqueefa]

What you mean "if they used steroids, they get in" 🤔? I thought thats what you were keeping guys out for. So if they were famous and productive in an Era where guys juiced I say let them in. Cause you are going to be leaving a whole generation of kids heroes out, they will let them in eventually and I say give them a special wing.

[@crazyli]

@@teen_laqueefa Well, the voters have already decided and a lot of these guys have failed to get enough votes and have fallen off the ballot already. Or at least all the ones that were the big fall guys for the whole scandal. The ones that went under the radar but also juiced still got in xP

[@mg659er]

Because other frukkinn cheaters were revered!! That’s why!!! America frrrrukkkkin loved it!!!!!!

[@CalebsCards]

I had one of those beanie babies. I didn't know who he was though, but I was like 5.

[@jacoblebold8462]

Karl Jobst is a KZbinr who talks a lot about speedrunning. He mentioned how it is that speedrunners who are good at the game tend to be more successful at cheating than others so they can make themselves as good as they think they are, something to that effect. I think we could apply similar logic to baseball players and steroids.

[@qfmarsh64]

Lance Armstrong denied cheating for years, but when every other successful cycler was either thrown out of the sport for doping or admitted they used PEDs, it became increasingly hard to fathom that he was beating them all while staying clean. By the time he confessed, nobody really believed him anyway. McGwire was balls-deep in androstenedione and whatever else in 1998 and Sosa matched him nearly stride for stride. He was dirty. He couldn't even lie about it with a straight face to Jeremy Schaap, only say that he "never tested positive." Which is like seeing somebody trying to walk out of Walmart with a TV stuffed down their pants, asking them if they stuffed a TV down their pants, and hearing them say "nobody saw me stuff a TV down my pants." 🤔

[@mg659er]

Also!!!! Let’s go Mets babyyyyyy!! LFGM!!

[@kobe_bean1017]

Man he is almost completely unrecognizable now days

[@chrisbg99]

If you just showed me a picture of him out of context I would never have guessed. I was still in disbelief.

[@mg659er]

Dominican!! Dominican!! Dominican!! Eh eh eh eh eh eh eh! Ahora es! ahora es! Baja to’!! Baja yo’!!

[@rasheenwashington5222]

Great video!!!

[@brandonbouchez7195]

This man was my hero when I was a kid lol, him and maddux

[@tommyluvstraci]

That’s the guy from “Lost Highway”!

[@ramsaybushnaq516]

I think an awesome video would be about how crazy the NL was during 1995-2004 ....sosa hit 63 hrs in 1999 and finished 9th in mvp voting that season like come on 😂😂😂

[@arvetis1973]

I’m a lifelong Cub fan and grew up watching Sammy. A very exciting player who relished the big moment. Steroids definitely tarnished his rep. But why no mention of the corked bat? Those two together really sealed his fate. Not just the juicing.

[@jay5286]

Bro are you on the run 😂😂😂

[@FicoCS2]

I robbed the Nintendo eShop

[@lamardays883]

I still am a Sosa fan and I would vote him into the HoF

[@gato3656]

Krazy

[@Justadudeman22]

This is lit.

[@chriscreaturo8809]

I can’t I just simply can’t

[@SMSBJM1981]

Bringing these guys before congress was stupid. Does the government not have more pressing things to worry about.

[@DankBirdGang52]

Ever wonder why the government is so useless?

[@clifton4566]

1:13 I don't see that as denying he took them. It seems like the exact opposite, he's refusing to deny he took them and only saying he didn't test positive. He's probably under the impression that only admitting it in a roundabout way like that will keep him from getting sued.

[@madxD144]

Then you have Bond, a beast to a god

[@jeremywj]

I have zero doubt that Sosa used steriods. However, I do not consider him a cheater. This was truly the "steriod era" of baseball. As this video was trying to point out, Sosa was good even before the steriods. This is why he became a superstar with them while most others did not (and most others were using as well).

[@dave0z96]

Guys like Bonds, Sosa, and McGwire don’t need the hall fame they are infamous by them selves regardless.

[@Nyg5618]

I’m more concerned with how crazy his skin looks. Michael Jackson style.

[@lukeschiltz9688]

I wonder what his secret was

[@louisfriend6369]

Such a forgotten power house wow.

[@brandonoliver7624]

How was his war so low in the early part of his career with those numbers

[@qfmarsh64]

The replacement players were juicing, too.

[@i.theworstguys298]

Juiced era = juiced numbers = skewed career stats in which run and defense environments are totally fucked.

[@zach7193]

Liked him before the steroids. Scary with the bleached skin.

[@tryhardfinessedyou]

Steroid users should be in the Hall. Unless everyone is gonna give all the money they made back. The owners, players, writers, and misc staff.

[@sdot124]

Deserves to be in the HOF

[@silkyjohnson7599]

They should see it with Ortiz too lol

[@snowxboarderxljs]

Too lazy to see if someone mentioned it already but despite being the only guy to have 3 60 HR seasons he didn't lead the league any of those times.

[@lambdalambdalambda257]

What's the point of putting yourself talking on screen when you're wearing a mask and are just sitting in a mask talking? We don't need to see you.

[@bigpasty1582]

1993 Sosa replaced andre Dawson as my fave player💙❤

[@pawpawjoe5144]

JUICE!!!

[@scizorbullet8185]

Sosa ate a well balanced breakfast everydsy to get that great

[@pirolodaniel]

Hacks gonna hack.

[@NoUploadJustComment]

I mean, he still cheated and is a total creep so what are we really celebrating here?

[@TheLastPrime38]

Late to the party, but I have come around on all the roids guys. I believe that most of the huge names should be inducted, but I also believe that the Asterix should be a thing as well. The hall should be a museum about the story of baseball, and most of these guys are integral to its story, as well as having hall of fame numbers prior to steroids, which I believe matters.

[@qutb7633]

Go to dg 29 pro tryout shout shout to mrbeast

[@EpilepticSnail]

Baseball was so much more fun to watch when everyone was juicing, not sorry.

[@maconwills4009]

Is he saying "same-e Sosa?"...also you either love the game, or you dont....you might be interested for a season if something noteworthy is happening.

[@anthonypastore8378]

To be fair I think Baseball would be dead if Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa didn’t do what they did hot take probably lol

[@tinypoolmodelshipyard]

Not dead but not one of the 4 major sports. Still yes without the roid era baseball would have been so different in the 21st century. It would be the wnba of mens sports (happens but most wouldnt pay attention) that would be my guess of where it would be at today.

[@zachleary108]

I don't understand why these guys continue to lie, still to this day. No one cares anymore and everyone knows that they did it. And PS - that skin cream makes him look super creepy. Michael Jackson-esque. Was a beast on the field and is apparently off the field too.

[@vincentrussell6442]

I don't care what anyone says Sammy brought so many fans to baseball an made kids love the game him Mcguire bonds a-rod Manny clements should be in the HOF imo most people might not agree which is fine but baseball turned a blind eye to the steroid use in the 90s they didn't care when they were bringing all those fans to the stadiums An baseball acting like they are perfect when they refused to let Africans Americans into the majors for over 70 years so people make mistakes They were great for baseball If I had a vote they would get in but thats just my opinion

[@ot63]

cork

[@G17-k6f]

He looks ridiculous with the bleached skin but damn I loved him in the 90s

[@chrislewis5069]

You can buy steroids over the counter in Dominican Republic so what does that tell you?

[@chromasis10]

Bro switched sides?

[@teewertz]

I think the reason for sammy being more tarnished than others is the corked bat issue. Who knows how many times he used it

[@DaemonPix]

I won't celebrate someone who spent most of his career cheating to become successful. He is a fraud. I can understand players taking HGH to recover from an injury but he clearly cheated the entire way. Glad he hustled and played with Joy but thats about it.

[@hurdlesharon8187]

He looked better dark skin

[@thebigcnel]

Anyone who genuinely believes he didn't use steroids, Joe also got 81 million votes.

[@jamesweldon8118]

💉💉💉💉💉

[@Justadudeman22]

I don't care he's the goat lol

[@Il_Exile_lI]

Some advice, do away with the webcam if you don't want to show your face. Having the webcam show up so much with you looking like bank robber is just distracting and detracts from the video. Even without the ski mask, the webcam really isn't necessary.

[@kevinzhang9077]

Even if he didn't use PED, he's still a cheater with the corked bat

[@justvibing2497]

Sammy is a super liar lol

[@jimjoneston1893]

Had to stop watching Bc this clown

[@toxiccity3135]

Look if you don't have the confidence to show your face on a video don't, that's completely ok its really no big deal. If you do feel confident to show your face than do ahead... it's no big deal. But don't do this like really... there ain't no in between 😂🙄

[@FicoCS2]

Yes there is

[@brandoncoradi9557]

@@FicoCS2 no he’s right it takes away from the video

[@FicoCS2]

@@brandoncoradi9557 na