Sosa ejected for using a corked bat.

[Lager]

Sammy Sosa = Albert Belle

 

[wyvrn]

They should take away his last 100 home runs as a penalty. Scammin Sammy Sosa!

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I don't understand the corking thing... you make the bat lighter to reduce the speed? But don't the momentum of the bat and the momentum transferred to the ball remain the same?

 

[Tab]

lol Sammy Scammy! Anyone have a video of this?

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I don't understand the corking thing... you make the bat lighter to reduce the speed? But don't the momentum of the bat and the momentum transferred to the ball remain the same?

you cork the bat to lighten it and SPEED up the bat. faster bat speed means he can get to fast balls he normally wouldn't be able to pull.

 

[wyvrn]

Lighter bat = faster swing = ability to catch up to fastballs

I don't know if power is increased, but your ability to get the bat around faster sure is.

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I don't understand the corking thing... you make the bat lighter to reduce the speed? But don't the momentum of the bat and the momentum transferred to the ball remain the same?

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: wyvrn
Lighter bat = faster swing = ability to catch up to fastballs

I don't know if power is increased, but your ability to get the bat around faster sure is.

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I don't understand the corking thing... you make the bat lighter to reduce the speed? But don't the momentum of the bat and the momentum transferred to the ball remain the same?

faster doesn't mean more power, but pulling means more power vs pushing to the other side.

 

[VTrider]

Heh! I'm not even a big baseball fan, but this is good stuff!

Sammy......what a disgrace, being disgraced all over the Internet right now by millions like me typing on their keyboard.
Who would of thought? All those records...nice American sports idol....not, throw him in the cheaters category w/the rest of them loosers.

-VTrider

 

[LeeTJ]

personally, i never liked him. i never had more than grudging respect for him.

now, that respect is gone. no matter what he says after the game, there will always be a question about his integrity.

 

[Aquaman]

are all bats for all players the same weight? If not ......... why not get a lighter bat that is within regulation? :Q

Cheers,
Aquaman <<<<<< not a real babeball fan but still interested from time to time.

 

[nitsuj3580]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: wyvrn
Lighter bat = faster swing = ability to catch up to fastballs

I don't know if power is increased, but your ability to get the bat around faster sure is.

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
I don't understand the corking thing... you make the bat lighter to reduce the speed? But don't the momentum of the bat and the momentum transferred to the ball remain the same?

faster doesn't mean more power, but pulling means more power vs pushing to the other side.

not only is the bat lighter but it is said to provide a little bit more power as a corked bat will give more spring to the ball when contact is made. although I always thought it was a myth in actuality.

EDIT: here's a

link I found on the topic of corking

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
are all bats for all players the same weight? If not ......... why not get a lighter bat that is within regulation? :Q

Cheers,
Aquaman <<<<<< not a real babeball fan but still interested from time to time.

They dont weight the same, but they must be made of wood. Its just in the rules. The bigger/longer your bat is, naturally it will weigh more.

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: Argo
I think the best thing for sosa to do right now is to admit that he corked it and then claim that this was the first time he did it because of the offensive struggles and the injury. If he starts denying it or coming with excuses people will start questioning all his previous at bats.

werd. the more he lies, the worse i'll be for him. but who'll believe now...lol.

 

[Corporate Thug]

i though sosa was one of those nice guys with heart, guess not

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: shady06
i though sosa was one of those nice guys with heart, guess not

You can watch him for like 15 seconds and realize that hes full of himself. Every gesture he makes is egotistical.

 

[BDawg]

Sosa will say the bat is usually used in home run hitting exhibitions but somehow it got mixed in with his game bats. He says he has never used a corked bat in a major league game before tonight.

Riiiiight....

 

[BmXStuD]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ
Just saw shots of it, i don't know if it was corked but there was something suspicious looking about the bat.

where i wanna see.

 

[brunswickite]

I put a clip of VId

Sosa Vid

 

[ElFenix]

ElFenix's Baseball Axim #1: If you're not cheating, you're not trying.

 

[BmXStuD]

Originally posted by: brunswickite
I put a clip of VId

Sosa Vid

dont work 4 me............. k]\

k nm i dled it to my pc and it worked.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: shady06
i though sosa was one of those nice guys with heart, guess not

You can watch him for like 15 seconds and realize that hes full of himself. Every gesture he makes is egotistical.

EXACTLY, He's the most self serving, egotistical, self promoting ball player i've ever seen.

I much prefer the sullen Bonds types over the Ingratiating smiling love me type ball players like Sosa.

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: BmXStuD

Originally posted by: brunswickite
I put a clip of VId

Sosa Vid

dont work 4 me............. k]\

k nm i dled it to my pc and it worked.

click on the wmv

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Sosa will say the bat is usually used in home run hitting exhibitions but somehow it got mixed in with his game bats. He says he has never used a corked bat in a major league game before tonight.

Riiiiight....

wow, what a crappy excuse

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: BDawg

Sosa will say the bat is usually used in home run hitting exhibitions but somehow it got mixed in with his game bats. He says he has never used a corked bat in a major league game before tonight.

Riiiiight....

wow, what a crappy excuse

Pathetic Scammy Sammy.

Will he allow them to cut up all his bats?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Pathetic Scammy Sammy.

Will he allow them to cut up all his bats?

the same day that hes "first in line" for drug testing