MLB legends Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are back in the spotlight thanks to the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Long Gone SummerThe film details the 1998 baseball season which unfortunately has been. Why We Cheered - YouTube.
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Two truths to look for about the HR chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
Mark mcgwire vs sammy sosa. Mark McGwire should have won the 1998 NL MVP over Sammy Sosa. They embraced the crowd roaring and lights flashing in the background. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa captured the worlds attention with the 1998 home run chase but what have they been up to since they left the limelight.
According to two experts McGwire and Sosa werent just trying to crush the ball every at bat they had impressive swings displaying proper. Louis Cardinals 19972001 Sammy Sosa. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
A romanticized whitewashed version of a tainted competition that. He also pushed him because beating Roger Maris had become secondary to beating Sammy Sosa. Baseballs 1998 home run chase between the Cubs Sammy Sosa and Cardinals Mark McGwire seemed too good to be true.
Entering that season Major League Baseball was still reeling from the 1994 strike which forced the cancellation of the 94 World Series. In 1998 the world watched as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa smashed innocent baseballs out of the park in an epic home run race chronicled in an ESPN 30 For 30 episode titled Long Gone Summer premiering on Sunday. If playback doesnt begin shortly.
Through the 1998 season Sammy Sosa was credited with bringing out Mark McGwires lighter side. Sammy Sosa talks summer of 1998 Mark McGwire potential return to Chicago SC with SVP - YouTube. Tonight ESPN is set to air the highly anticipated 30 for 30 documentary on the 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
In honor of the film aptly titled Long Gone Summer we have compiled three things you may not have known about the whole affair. Sammy Sosa hits his second homer of the day his 62nd of the year joining Mark McGwire in passing Roger Maris 61 home run recordCheck out httpM. Mark McGwire standing almost a head taller than Sammy Sosa wrapped his arms around the Cubs right fielders shoulders.
Sammy Sosa vs. The two baseball legends headed in different directions after they retired. In 1998 Mark McGwire beat Sammy Sosa in the race to eclipse Roger Maris single-season home run record.
Oakland Athletics 19861997 St. Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire are back in the spotlight as ESPN released the new 30 for 30 documentary Long Gone Summer. However the race was very much in.
A game-by-game and home run by home run timeline of their race in 1998. Obviously MLB and the owners have intentionally botched any chances of having live-baseball thus far in 2020 so this is what weve got. By Kori Rumore and Chad Yoder.
The documentary on the summer of 1998s home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa that aired Sunday night was a dud. In 1998 the world watched as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa smashed innocent baseballs out of the park in an epic home run race chronicled in an ESPN 30 For 30. Episode titled Long Gone Summer.
Texas Rangers 1989 Chicago White Sox 1989-1991 Chicago Cubs 1992-2004 Baltimore Orioles 2005 Texas Rangers 2007 Position. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. After ESPNs Long Gone Summer documentary on the 1998 home run race the home run heavy steroid-era is all baseball fans can talk about.