I still remember the day that the Chicago Cubs traded Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles back in early 2005. My grandparents came into my work and told me. As soon as they did so, I took my left arm, with my Sosa watch on my wrist, and put it behind my back, embarrassed that I was once a big fan. I took it off when I got home and never wore it again.
I wasn’t surprised that it happened; after all, the last two years had been filled with controversy, including steroid rumors, the corked bat, and the once-beloved slugger leaving the team early at the end of the 2004 season.