Sosa passes on Nats; likely to end career

[underpants]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2332063

But barring something shocking, Wednesday marked the final chapter in the historic, controversial, always-riveting career of Sammy Sosa.

But even Sosa's agent, Adam Katz, didn't attempt to pretend there's some stunning comeback on Sosa's horizon. Not with the Nationals. Not with the Yomiuri Giants. Not even for a few weeks, with that WBC dream team from the Dominican Republic.

Nope. This, Katz said, was clearly it.

"We're not going to put him on the retirement list," Katz told ESPN.com. "We decided that was the best thing to do. But I can say, with reasonable certainty, that we've seen Sammy in a baseball uniform for the last time."


Assuming that's true, Sosa will head for the golf course just 12 home runs away from the 600 Homer Club -- a club with only four ridiculously famous members (Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and Willie Mays).

Those 12 home runs were dangling out there, as incentive for Sosa to play. But apparently, they weren't enough incentive for him to risk embarrassing himself on his way down the exit ramp.

[kick-ass-bob]

1. karma.

:thumbsup:

[MaineDem]

2. I'll believe it when I see it.

But nothing will surprise me.