My How The Sammy Hath Fallen

The Washington Nationals have offered Sammy Sosa a non-guaranteed, incentive-laden contract worth $500,000. Sammy is mulling it over, but sources close to Sammy say he feels disrespected by the offer, and thinks he's worth a cool million because of all he's done for the game of baseball. Is he kidding? Does he honestly think that the Washington Nationals care if he was "berry berry" good for the game of baseball? That's a matter of opinion anyway and it's one I don't share.
I'm not now, nor even have i been, a fan of Sammy Sosa. The guy is a cheater. He was busted using a corked bat, which of course he said was his batting practice bat. On he used to hit home runs for the fans who show up for BP? Does he honestly think anyone bought that? What does one of the so-called "greatest home-run hitters" need a corked bat for? He can't muscle the ball out on his own? Even if it was his practice bat, how do you let that get anywhere near your game bats? He couldn't tell by its feel? Come on. If you bought his excuse, send me an e-mail. I have something magic beans you might be interested in.
Now even if Sammy was a little bit good for the game, how does that warrant more money than what your worth? Look at his stats since 2001. Every major statistical category has declined from one year to the next. AVG, OBP,SLG, HRs, hits, games played, at-bats, and runs scored...all down. Last year, he hit a ******** .221. If it weren't for 1998-2002, Sammy would be an average major leaguer at best. Take out those years and his OBP cracks the .340 mark twice. 1994 was the only year his AVG was higher than .280. Now for a guy with a 17 year career, that's nothing special. The fact of the matter is, Sammy Sosa isn't that good. I can't help but wonder how many of his HRs can be attributed to a corked bat, or "the juice." Come on, you know he was using.
Sammy Sosa is lucky to have gotten an offer from anybody. If the Washington Nationals throw him any more money, their whole front office needs to be fired. Sammy Sosa isn't even worth the $500,000 he was offered. I'd say $250k at best.
For years, he duped fans into thinking he was a good baseball player, when in fact, he's just another chump. It's like he tricked you into buying a really hot taco and he told you it wasn't hot. Sammy needs to do everyone a favor and retire. It would be "berry berry" good for everyone. Maybe he and Palmeiro can go around the world putting on HR hitting shows with their corked bats and chemically enhanced muscles?
Have a good hair day-
J