Sammy back

[chibears55]

 

[Andy]

Sammy Sosa released a statement today apologizing for using steroids (without actually saying the word 'steroids').

Literal moments later the Cubs released a statement inviting Sammy to the next Cubs Convention.

Look forward to seeing him at a game.

https://www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/a-major-update-on-sammy-sosa-and-the-cubs-tom-ricketts/

[cl smooth]

BRING HIM BACK

[Irrelevant Dude]

It's all kind of silly, but I'm glad we can move past this.

[imb]

pisses me off that they black balled him for years simply because everyone (rightfully but still) assumed he did steroids, as opposed to the countless others who used banned substances and were never good enough for anyone to care whether they used or not, then let him back in as a PR move after forcing him to apologize for using steroids while never saying steroids. So pointless. 

[Derwood]

While other teams still embraced their steroid using players. 

[Irrelevant Dude]

I agree that the "you have to admit using steroids" requirement to get back into the organization was dumb.  On the other hand, Sammy was kind of an ass and there were other reasons for the team to distance themselves from him.  But that time has long since passed and it's good that we're moving forward.

Edited December 19, 2024 by Irrelevant Dude

[Post Count Padder]

Finally. This was all stupid to begin with.

[Brian707]

If I were Sammy,  go to the convention and tell the Ricketts 

[Stratos]

That was a really weak apology where he tried to use injuries and wanting to play 162 as justification for cheating. And then says the stats from his era deserve more respect lol.  Dude didn't regret anything.

I get that he can't come out and admit PEDs for legal issues and formerly being under oath, but c'mon Sammy why you being such a b*tch still?

I'm fine with him coming back, he was a fun player and was good to fans generally, but he's also an arse on this issue.

[Thusly Boned]

I don't give a crap about the steroids, honestly, and I think the handwringing over the steroid era is so much manufactured outrage and melodrama. I mean it was essentially the soup of the day in a litany of competitive advantages players have sought over the years (especially as it wasn't explicitly against the rules for most of that era). It was just more flashy and obvious than most.

Many will disagree, but I just can't conjure an f- to give about the roids; much of the league was on that train and most of them sucked anyway. And I feel like the league was complicit in the whole affair until it became inconvenient. It barely diminishes my enjoyment of that period of time.

Now Sammy was absolutely an ass in many ways, being a diva and arguably (well, maybe inarguably) disrespectful of his teammates, and I think that's what he should apologize for. Not to the fans or media, but to his teammates.

And as much as I detest Tom Ricketts, the real villain in the Sosa fiasco (other than Sammy himself) was MacPhail.

But I'll be glad to have him back, as for better or worse he was/is a big part of Cubs history.

[Adipost]

I loved Sammy, so glad he’s finally being embraced by the Cubs after all he’s done for the organization.  He’s what made me a Cubs fan in the first place.

[BigbadB]

3 hours ago, Adipost said:

I loved Sammy, so glad he’s finally being embraced by the Cubs after all he’s done for the organization.  He’s what made me a Cubs fan in the first place.

Welcome aboard.

[Stratos]

9 hours ago, Stratos said:

That was a really weak apology where he tried to use injuries and wanting to play 162 as justification for cheating. And then says the stats from his era deserve more respect lol.  Dude didn't regret anything.

I get that he can't come out and admit PEDs for legal issues and formerly being under oath, but c'mon Sammy why you being such a b*tch still?

I'm fine with him coming back, he was a fun player and was good to fans generally, but he's also an arse on this issue.

I forgot that he says he didn't break the law but PED use is illegal.  Lol

[mul21]

39 minutes ago, Stratos said:

I forgot that he says he didn't break the law but PED use is illegal.  Lol

Not if prescribed by a doctor.

[Brian707]

1 hour ago, Stratos said:

I forgot that he says he didn't break the law but PED use is illegal.  Lol

Do you work for the Cubs?

[Stratos]

34 minutes ago, mul21 said:

Not if prescribed by a doctor.

I'm sure it was lol

[Stratos]

14 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

Do you work for the Cubs?

No why?

[Sammy Sofa]

18 minutes ago, Stratos said:

I'm sure it was lol

[Javy Is Still A Cub]

Was any steroid-era player so vilified by his own team? 

 

[SpongeWorthy]

why did sulley turn into a bootlicking management shill

not very marxist

[Thurman Merman]

24 minutes ago, SpongeWorthy said:

why did sulley turn into a bootlicking management shill

not very marxist

Stratos is not Sulley, magnetic curses or bearded beef is (can't remember which one he is using)

[Stratos]

The integrity of the game matters a lot more than Sosa or Ricketts.  Sosa is sorry not sorry and Ricketts just wants to sell Cubs Con tickets and Sosa merch.  They can both suck my  balls and so can the jockstrap lickers.

[Sammy Sofa]

39 minutes ago, Stratos said:

The integrity of the game

[Stratos]

20 hours ago, Stratos said:

That was a really weak apology where he tried to use injuries and wanting to play 162 as justification for cheating. And then says the stats from his era deserve more respect lol.  Dude didn't regret anything.

I get that he can't come out and admit PEDs for legal issues and formerly being under oath, but c'mon Sammy why you being such a b*tch still?

I'm fine with him coming back, he was a fun player and was good to fans generally, but he's also an arse on this issue.

Why are people down voting this?