Jim Edmonds, California Angels
While Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Ken Griffey Jr. were lighting up the home run leaderboard during the “Long Gone Summer” of 1998, the Angels were watching from a distance.
ESPN rolled out its heavily anticipated “30-for-30” documentary on the 1998 home run chase Sunday night. While “Long Gone Summer” hearkened back to one of baseball’s highest points (even if it was shrouded in controversy in later years), the episode felt like it was missing something.
It certainly had plenty of Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire mashing home runs and smiling. It had Ken Griffey Jr.