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Sosa caught with cork in his bat

Discussion in 'MLB - Baseball Forum' started by K-Town-Yankee, Jun 3, 2003.

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  1. Jun 5, 2003 at 1:41 PM #71
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    I just think he simply used it to try and get out of his slump. He was probably curious to see if the corkedbat made any difference in a game situation than in BP. He used it, got caught, should get 8-10 games and everyone move on.
     
  2. Jun 5, 2003 at 8:47 PM #72
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    The thing I saw on Sports Center said the bat would only be about 1-2 ozs lighter after you corked it. I don't think that would be enough to notice just by picking it up.
     
  3. Jun 5, 2003 at 8:53 PM #73
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    i agree with what someone said earlier (dave?). a hitter knows his bat. in the case with wood bats, i'm sure they sort through several picking out the ones that feel the same.

    also, for me its possible to tell a difference between 2 aluminum bats without looking at the #'s. but they are also shorter or longer depending on the weight.

    so in conclusion, yes, its possible that he didn't know, but i'm leaning towards he did know
     
  4. Jun 5, 2003 at 8:57 PM #74
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    But didn't he have 77 bats that he picked from? And the corked one would look the same from the outside.
     
  5. Jun 5, 2003 at 9:22 PM #75
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    they have several bats in a bin or something. but usually they only pick out a handful to take to the dugout to use in the game. i still don't see how he could accidentally do that. altho, with all those bats, it could easily get mixed in as far as looks go. i really do want to believe the guy, but the more i think about it, i think he would be able to tell the difference in the feel.
     
  6. Jun 5, 2003 at 9:29 PM #76
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    Yeah, I want to believe him too. I am assuming by your name you have had a lot more experience with baseball bats than I have, I just thought a bat that looked no different on the outside and only weighed a 1 or 2 ozs different might be easily picked up.
     
  7. Jun 5, 2003 at 9:39 PM #77
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    yes, if done properly it should look identical. i'm not saying its not possible to accidentally pick it up. what with adrenaline and all i'm sure it could very easily not be noticed that it was lighter.

    can anyone else tell that i REALLY want to believe the guy but am having a hard time in doing so?
     
  8. Jun 5, 2003 at 9:44 PM #78
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    Yeah but he was able to pick that bat out specifically for batting practice. He's a fucking liar.
     
  9. Jun 5, 2003 at 10:24 PM #79
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    I agree. They've tested his other bats. None others were corked. I DO think he knew exactly what he had in his hands when he was at the plate couple days ago.
     
  10. Jun 6, 2003 at 1:24 AM #80
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    I think he is a liar who was looking for a little mental help when he is going through a slump. He has been out for 19 games with injury and now he is looking at a suspension when his team needs him the most. The Cubs are battling and Sosa took the cheap way out. He wouldn't have had to make a "mistake" if he never had a corked bat in the first place. That "doing it for the fans" is a load of shit. He is plenty big enough to hit homeruns and doesn't need to cheat anymore (andro or whatever) to use a corked bat. Moron Cub fans cheer him when he played the next day. Wait until he goes away from Wrigley like the Vet for instance, see if he gets such a warm treatment then. You can't take back all the homers he hit before but he has definately lost his luster
     
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