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Let me preface the following article with this:
I love Sammy Sosa.
Not only do I love Sosa but I also love what he did for Cubs fans during his time with the team from 1992-2004. He arguably saw the worst of times (65-97 in 2000) and the best of times (88-74 in 2003) during his 12 years with the team. I’ll always remember the home run chase with Mark McGwire in ’98, the MVP, the moon shots he hit onto Waveland, and of course the good ol’ pop and hop.
I’d venture to guess that I’d be in the minority of Cubs fans (and probably baseball fans) who who still like Sosa. He left the team on very bad terms in 2004 and seemingly hasn’t looked back since. You never see him around the stadium, he’s never sung the “7th Inning Stretch,” and more importantly, he played no part in helping the team celebrate their first World Series championship in over a century.
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A championship that he helped lay the foundation for.
Former Cubs media relations employee Chuck Wasserstrom spoke with Sosa over Skype and documented the conversation in his own personal blog. After reading the conversation, I feel like I understand why neither Sosa or the Cubs have been able to mend what was once a very tight relationship.
