So much nostalgia with sammy. The summer of 98 as a 9 year old was amazing. As a younger person this makes you understand the nostalgia of the game

@MohawkFlippinMike

17 күн бұрын

Truly the time to watch baseball at Wrigley field every summer!

@GoShwkk

5 күн бұрын

So u r like me ⚽️ is number 1 and baseball is the 2nd favorite? 🤣 every single year around this time when PSG loses the champions league I go back to baseball again lol

He helped to bring baseball back. He must give credit to this man!!!

@jude999

Ай бұрын

He was a cheater. Runied the game.

@adamNDkipker

Ай бұрын

Ur an idiot with no knowledge ​@@jude999

@matthew01234

Ай бұрын

He also bleached his skin white like Michael Jackson. I guess it's a maintenance thing because I know for a fact he looked like that this year... and it's only March. Wait until he gets back to the DR. Probably bleach his skin again. Traitor on so many levels.

@mikes7446

Ай бұрын

lol

@Tonyconstanza

Ай бұрын

Not during the 90s he saved baseball ​@@jude999

Did he cork his bat? YES Did he take PED's? Maybe Did he play his boombox too loud in the Clubhouse? For Sure. I have been a Cub fan my entire life and Sammy Sosa's tenure with the Cubs was the most exciting, entertaining period in modern Cubs history with the exception of the 2016 Championship season. Personally, I have witnessed his love for all children and how he treats people. He is a good man. To Tom Ricketts, Please settle the stalemate, end the conflict, and embrace this guy back into the fold. He deserves to be in the Cubs Hall of Fame for sure as well as Cooperstown.

@DSRO29

Ай бұрын

Why don't I see that same case against Mark M? Sammy Sosa was a great players. raised a fan base that had been dormant for many years. I bring joy to the stadium and its surroundings. He was the most important figure after Michael Jordan. It will take more than 100 years to see a player like that again.

@sangreesraro3996

Ай бұрын

Cooperstown asterisk section

@paulkeilman3510

Ай бұрын

He also crushed a rum bottle over his wife's head when with the Sox. I'll pass

@sangreesraro3996

Ай бұрын

@@paulkeilman3510 that's unsubstantiated gossip

@KenHartman152

Ай бұрын

Did he take steroids... "Maybe"... LOL, Good Lord please stop! You also forgot, Did he leave the stadium early his last game as a Cub while the game was still going!... YES

Three seasons of 60+ home runs. That ability does not come out of a bottle.

@mohammedkhaleel7542

Ай бұрын

Yeah it comes with a needle lol

@theechoesawakeningsportssh7595

Ай бұрын

@@mohammedkhaleel7542You still gotta hit the ball.

@KenHartman152

Ай бұрын

LOL.... Oh Please stop!!! That is exactly were that ability came from!

@mrsmith3869

Ай бұрын

@@mohammedkhaleel7542give rey ordonez that same needle😂😂😂😂 lets see how many homers he hits!!!! Sammy is great!!

@Blasterbreakguy

Ай бұрын

Sammy had to go up against pitchers that used steroids as well. I think Sosa, Bonds, McGwire should be in the Hall of Fame because they faced some juiced up pitchers

Sox fan here but Sosa caught my eye as a kid on that 98 team What a fun year !

@CrewChiefa0227

Ай бұрын

Respect

@AbeValdo312

Ай бұрын

Sammy at one point was a Sox player.

Sammy Sosa: 4 consecutive seasons with over 50 hrs, over 200 hrs just in 4 years; never got injured! always played hard, loved the fans; brought a lot of Joy to the game; before the KZread and Social media era; the Media, the MLB and the Cubs made tons of cash with him a ton. Michel Jordan and Sammy Sosa same city same Era!!

Sammy literally helped save baseball.

@AvaRose00

Ай бұрын

Bahahaha

This man deserves a statue and his number retired. He made some mistakes but can argue his greatness

@Solomongrundy68

Ай бұрын

Some mistake ? Huge mistake

Nice interview. My Airpods were fighting with each other for the right to speak. Left, right, left, right.

@irecruitfish7410

Ай бұрын

Yeah my z-fold was having issues playing this too😂

I thank God for the memories he gave me over the years. ⚾️ ❤⚾️❤️

Sammy needs to come back. He saved the game

Most Exciting Baseball Player I have seen. 98, no one can Top that Year.

Outstanding job by Jarrett Payton. Asked some tough questions, but asked them in a soft way. Good for Sammy. He looks great. He looks happy. He looks content. Hopefully things work out between him and the Cubs.

The Cubs should bring him back. Jarrett was right.. Sammy is a Cub icon.

@walterbison

Ай бұрын

Steroids and corked bats. Total legend.

@zxchicomalozx

Ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@walterbison I bet you can't hit anything even with a cork bat.

@mikes7446

Ай бұрын

damn they like a cheater..

@C.G91

Ай бұрын

@@mikes7446if you only knew how many players cheated just in different ways in the 70’s 60’s 1950’s and beyond

1:30 thought he was gonna ask “ Why you bleach your skin and straighten your hair “ 😂

@luisgomez74

Ай бұрын

You should change your name to the chosen clown!

@fellosantana9535

Ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂 los idiotas como voz están por todas partes...

@joen8529

Ай бұрын

He looks kinda normal again! He was bright pink there for a while!!!

@ElvisGarciaDeJesus-bl4cf

Ай бұрын

jajajajajajajajja

@Tonyconstanza

Ай бұрын

Still not black enough like his true color ​@@joen8529

Sammy helped bring baseball back.

@mikes7446

Ай бұрын

lol

As a 68 year old lifelong Cub fan and the third of 4 generations of Cub fans, I'd welcome Sammy back into the fold. Despite his transgressions, he made the game exciting. I, for one, can forgive him for those mistakes. Let the game survive and move on.

So for those who constantly criticize sammy, mcgwire and bonds for PED use, they absolutely saved baseball, period and like shannon sharpe said, how come other players who have used PEDs couldn't put up numbers like those 3 did

GOD BLESS YOU SAMMY

True baseball fans know that he and Mcguire saved baseball as and it was an outstanding summer watching him and Mcguire trade homers

@torcik

Ай бұрын

except for the PED

@johnpatterson4809

Ай бұрын

@@torcik people were still watching when no one was due to the strike. Pitchers were using too

@Kiernanglynn20

Ай бұрын

@@torcik no one’s cares about PED use

@user-ut8ls7qp1j

Ай бұрын

please !! bonds ,mcquire,sosa destroyed the game ,they couldnt carry hank aarons jock

@Kiernanglynn20

Ай бұрын

@@user-ut8ls7qp1j they were all better then Aaron.

WOW!!! My two favorite legends side by side. I have to get a picture of that.

Sammy brought baseball back , great memories.

@user-ut8ls7qp1j

Ай бұрын

soas brought shame to the game

Good to see you black again Sammy we missed you as a player and as an individual !!

Wow I love this new Sammy Sosa. ❤

Love Sammy, Thanks for the memories!

The world Live you The Big Sammy Sossa

Great interview ❤

We love you Sammy!!!! Patria 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

Sammy was a joy to watch play baseball. ML&R from Los Angeles

why the audio so low common guys

Wow so many memories 66,64,63 😮😮😮😮😮😮 Even a 30/30 season A amazing Arm in RF!!! Peds don hit the ball!!!!! But talent Yes!!!!!

let the guy cone back he has served his banishment

@theechoesawakeningsportssh7595

Ай бұрын

He didn’t even do anything wrong. It wasn’t illegal at the time.

Sammy made baseball exciting I remember watching games on WGN on Sunday mornings with my Mom and Brothers. Baseball became life: Sosa was, is a legend in every true cubs fans eyes!

Thx for the memories Sammy

How do you mess up the sound for such an important interview!

Bring Sosa back home.

Come home. Walter Payton’s son forgave him so should we. 🙏🏽

The player who brought back the love for the game. The best player ever, the big Sammy Sosa! 🫡👏🙏❤️👍

Wow! So many good memories with this guy Sammy needs to be back around baseball

Love Sammy. Glad to see him at peace in life.

This was a good interview. Good to see Sammy back in Chicago. I think the Cubs will bring Sammy back soon. By the way, where is Club 400?

activo desde allentown pennsylvania Sosa 21 the legendary

WE LOVE YOU SAMMY!!!

It wasn't illegal and he wasn't the only one doing it. Why is he the most important figure? Just ridiculous... Luv U Sammy! Thanks for the memories!😊

Sammy Sosa is the reason I and so many others are baseball fans. Cubs org should be welcoming him back with open arms for all he did for Chicago with bringing young fans into the game. Where would this franchise be without him? How much money did his name generate for the team in the late 90s and early 00s? Listening to him speak about how much he loves the fans just makes it that much more necessary that Cubs welcome him back. How many Sosa jerseys would they sell if they welcomed him back to the team in some capacity? He could join Marquee as a personality or just have him roam the home games mingling with the fans, which i think would provide a great experience as well. With all of the revenue generating actions this team has taken in recent years, i would think they would want to take this easy win to generate even more money.

The Cubs should bring Sammy back 1998 was the year he and McGwire saved Baseball which they both hit over 60 homers which they gave three years of 60 plus homer years. \they'll never be like it again and Sammy deserves a place in Cubs history.

It a fucking Shame for MLB that this guy is not on Hall Alf Fame him McGuire literally save Baseball when it was Dying 💪🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

@Solomongrundy68

Ай бұрын

Cheaters don't belong to HOF. Needles and cork = cheater

@dj5943

Ай бұрын

@@Solomongrundy68Remember two things, he never tested positive for steroids, so what ever happened to innocent until proven guilty? The other thing is, without him and what he did back in the late 90’s, there would be no baseball today. He has been punished based on assumptions.

@Solomongrundy68

Ай бұрын

@@dj5943Lol you can tell that to MLB ... I will say this again: Cheaters and fraudsters love to defend themselves

@dj5943

Ай бұрын

@@Solomongrundy68 Well, you said it, not the MLB. Again, you’re a cheater only when you get caught. He never did and the only proof they have is that he hit lots of HR’s.

@Solomongrundy68

Ай бұрын

@@dj5943Again, cheater and Liar defending the class. I would feel very embarrassed if I was one of them. What about you ? ( I don't think so) lol Also, I believe there is only 2 people who believe Sammy is innocent / clear: Sammy and yourself ... Oh boy

Sammy is Legend!!

I’m glad he’s not pink anymore! He was so weird looking for a bit there!

He looks like he’s getting his skin color back!!! Good for him!!! One of the greatest slugger’s ever!!!👍🏼

Since I was young, very young and now I M 51 I have heard about "LA puya" in baseball atmósphere, meaning that it was and is well known for everybody in the baseball system because I wasn't baseball player just a fanatic who was watching trainings on the baseball fields st the universities where some franchise has rented campus and plays in neighborhoods, I'm pretty sure a lot of HOF big names had used, the hormones to make bulls strong

Most opinion of Sammy ,is positibe,saw him at the parade ,what an energy that was in NYC.Those who know about Baseball,what he and Mcguire did,was amazing for Baseball!

God Bless you Sammy loved you as a player love you more today for the Man you have become. A good man who wants to make amends. Peds is between him and God I have always felt you need talent to hit the ball a special talent not many have done or could have done what he did at the plate and in the field.

I do not judge or accuse anyone, especially those players who brought the fans to the baseball stadium, but Mr. Tom Ricketts calling those players dishonest is very irresponsible of him, since ALL the team owners filled their pockets very well. wallets for eight years, thanks to those players and ALL the owners and even the commissioner of the MLB knew everything that was happening in the game

@miklom41

Ай бұрын

Truth!

@brandyperezgonzalez6970

Ай бұрын

Demasiado verdades en tu comentario excelente exposición

Chicago has a Love/Hate relationship with Sammy💯

I don't understand. Back for what? To be part of the team as an Ambassador or hitting coach? I could see that. The interviewer didn't make it clear what he was asking for.

Baseball Icon!

Sammy and Macguire are living legends, they helped save baseball when it was dying, we can say that baseball is divided into two stages, before Sammy and Macguire and after Sammy and Macguire. What they achieved will never be forgotten, no matter the criticism, they rescued baseball, they gave a new twist to baseball and to the new generations that have since emerged as baseball stars, they deserve to be in the hall of fame, but ironically, they were used to save baseball, and then those hypocrites who used them and run baseball made them infamous.

Black Sammy thats the right one

Okay, this has nothing to do with the story, but has anyone else notice that Payton is on one speaker and Sosa in the other. Weird stereo.

Nuestro sami sosa

As a younger baseball player and as a Dominican adult living here in the US I idolized this person for years and I see here today is a person talking about himself and only satisfying his ego. Sammy doesn’t care about his fans or his team he only cares about himself, he should have been in the 100 years of Wrigley Field celebration and as well the World Series celebration back home in Chicago. From him being a shoeshiner in San Pedro de Macorís to being a legend in the Windy City. Be more responsible and more punctual with your position, say sorry and come back and be graceful, with conviction because frankly Sammy people see through the bullshit. I don’t see sincerity in this interview. I wish the best I really do!

Love Sosa!

Love you Sammy!

He looks good

He hit more HRs for the Cubs than Ernie Banks.

Slamming Sammy great memories yes he cheated but he was phenomenal and loved watching him

What happened to his Michael Jackson face?

Don’t care what Sammy did, a new wave of Cubs fans came when he exploded. McGwire’s even in the Cardinals Hall of Fame. He’s gotten baseball coaching gigs. Sammy helped make the Cubs must see post Harry Caray’s death. People forget how much fun they had watching him. Baseball benefited from him as well as the Cubs and they want to sweep him under the rug. Give Sammy his due. Was he wrong? Yes. So what? I rocked with the Northside because of Sammy and stayed with the Northside. Thanks Sammy. Hope to see you in Wrigley. ✌🏽♥️ Fly The W.

Bro went from Michael Jackson and then pulled a reverse Michael Jackson

Shame on the Cubs for how they treated Sosa

He really learned English since he didn’t know any in front of Congress! Fav part of this interview was “im a humble guy but no one can tell me what to do” 😂 🤦‍♂️

Somehow he wasn't able to speak English during those senate hearings on steroids in baseball years ago. He speaks excellent English here.

God bless Sammy Sosa. Ricketts Family what is your faith? We are told to forgive 7 x 70, yes, that was a dark time in baseball, but it was allowed by MLB and owners. Enough is enough! Bring Sammy back to the Cubs Family! 🐻💙🧢

Most fun as an MLB fan ever was the late 90s and He was a major reason. Everyone talks about the single season record which McGwire had and Bonds now has…but he set a record that no one’s matched with hitting 60 or more 3 straight years! And although Big Mac beat Him by 4 home runs, Sosa won the MVP that year. Man is an absolute Baseball and Cubs legend! I def miss watching him play. I realize He has His share of detractors who cry about steroids, but those are comprised mostly of soy-boy liberals who played zero college ball and got no women Lol. I’m mot even a Cubs fan. I’m a Yankee fan and to you I say, THANK YOU SAMMY!

Sammy look crazy 😂😂

El más grande

Damn it's been 70 years since Sosa played in Chicago. Time flies

@frankk.7761

Ай бұрын

20 years. Not 70.

What we need is for someone like Sammy, Barry, Arod, McGwire, we need one of them to completely come clean and admit to everything what went on. The lies have gotten them nowhere, maybe it's time to tell the truth.

Bring back Sammy!

Idk why ricketts thought to have a right into sammys business. Kinda creepy. Wasn't even in front office during that time. And steroids every player was using in those days

Hey Sammy, it is your house.

Love him or hate him, he played his butt off, produced and earned every dollar the Cubs paid him, which is a rarity.

Is a leyend alive from Dominican Republic

It was called the steroid era for a reason. There were A LOT of players doing the same thing with worse results. MLB owners made a lot of money on the backs of these players and let them take the blame.

All the guy has to do is admit he used PED's and I believe most fans would look past his transgressions. He may be there in his heart but he can't say it yet. One day, I hope he makes the right decision.

The goat of the cubs, next to Ernie banks

Why do we allow cheating and a guy who walks out of his team and fans? Ryne said it and called him out during HOF speech

There are hardly any fans that would say they hate Sammy Sosa in Chicago! Some big wigs don't want him back and of course they get their way.

Good Sunday morning/afternoon to you and an outstanding video post. First, an excellent interview by Mr. Jarred Payton. Second, a great interview get. I appreciate that Sammy Sosa at least faced up to the questions asked here. Now here's to where I am 75% in favor of the interview and 25% opposed. With the latter, he still did this wrong in baseball and unfortunately he's still getting punished for it. To which I say he has himself to blame for that. Having said that, I'm glad that he doesn't bathe himself in guilt. Which goes back to the 75% reason I am on his side (the former). If he benefited from alleged use of steroids in baseball and had a part in the 1998 Home Run chase. So too did Major League Baseball who are not clean from this either. Sammy Sosa's saving grace with me is the complicity of Major League Baseball and I'm going to dare say "White media" who were all benefactors of he (Sosa) and Mark McGwire's successes in baseball. Baseball that had to recover from going on strike in the mid 1990s and suffered from a public relations nightmare having done so. So in short, Major League Baseball has a profound history of black marks. From the Gentleman's Agreement, to the crack cocaine epidemic which came before the steroid era. Something that I am also glad about and this is what hurts Sosa is at least baseball is cracking down on cheating and illegal substances across the board. Those who cheated the game through gambling or drug use are getting only what they can expect. True, the numbers are the numbers. The question after that is how did one get to those achievements. I was a fan of Sammy Sosa when he was with the Chicago White Sox. Playing with starts like Ozzie Guillen, Steve Lyons, Harold Baines, Carlton Fisk, Bobby Thigpen and Robin Ventura. Keeping it Chicago, so I am well aware of Sosa's career in baseball. I hope that he continues to appear and see the fans not just in Chicago, IL USA. Just as well across America. ⚾

Sammy the great!!! Every car in nyc was tracking the amount of homers he was hitting in 1998… we’ll never see that again !!! Ever!!!!

Sammy Sosa cometió errores, pero fue el pelotero que levantó el béisbol cuando muy poca gente iba a los estadios. Marc y Sammy deberían ser condecorado e ir sin votación al Salón de la Fama. Soñó quien vivió esa esos años de Marc y Sammy sabe el aporte que ambos le hicieron al béisbol. Grandes ligas hay mucha mezquindad y cinismo.

YOUS WERE MY FAVORITE CHICAGO CUB, # 21, (3 SEVENS), MR. SAMMY SOSA. LOVED THE INTERVIEW, MAY GOD BRING YR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WIT HIM 2 LEVEL'S YOU'VE NEVER IMAGINED, & YR FAMILY AS WELL. AMEN. PS, CHICAGO CUBS 4 ALL ETERNITY. ( 3 ).

Por situaciones como la de esta persona , Mcguire, Alex Rod , Manny Ramirez, deje de seguir la pelota, no tenían necesidad de engañarnos a todos, para mi , deberían de borrarle los récords a todos

"So I wanna know...when was the last time you took Steriods?".....

@josesime4842

Ай бұрын

You so stupid

I don't care that Sammy used PEDs. But c'mon man, everybody knows--at least admit it like some others have. Nothing to lose at this point.

I love it's

Samy whao he comes back to his normal skin color

That was an embarrassment not only on Sammy's part but Peyton's as well. Jared listen to Howard Stern next time you can talk to an interview especially with someone that many would love to have one-on-one one on one for 20 minutes. My daughter throws softballs gentler than that. Corked bats steroids leaving the games early pissing off his teammates in the small clubhouse in the small clubhouse. Worst of all all that was an endorsement to get him into the Hall of Fame. You said you speak for all Cub fans with all due respect and I do respect you but you don't speak for me

Why does he look so different?

@RoyceBenning

Ай бұрын

Hella skin bleaching