The spectacular was a trademark of former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa’s career.
Over 1600 RBIs, 609 dingers (ninth all-time), that season he hit 66 home runs (third all-time), the home run trot and celebration, and everything in between.
But Sosa was not only known for the spectacular but also the spectacularly unusual. From the corked bat incident to refusing to play in what would have been his last game as a Cub, drama often followed the Chicago Cubs star right fielder.
A pretty cool Bleacher Report list reminded me of another one of the peculiarities of Sosa’s career.