Sosa may have tarnished image

Obviously, Sammy Sosa needs to be punished for using a corked bat. Whatever the nature of the punishment, however, it should be doubled for using it against the Devil Rays. Come on, Corky! That's like bringing a Hemi Charger to a bicycle race. Here are some reactions to the discovery of cork inside Sosa's bat in Tuesday night's game:

Phil Rogers writes: "Sammy Sosa needs a corked bat like Jennifer Lopez needs a little publicity. Or a new boyfriend." He forgot to add, "or a bigger backside" but that's probably because he has more class than I do. He feels Sosa is talented enough to not need this sort of advantage and says so in today's Chicago Tribune.

Mark Hale of the New York Post questions the legitimacy of Sosa's 505 career home runs. He also isn't falling for Sammy's excuse that it was a practice bat he picked up by accident. Hale recounts the famous Albert Belle corked bat incident from 1994 for which he received a seven-game suspension.

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Jim Baker is an author at Baseball Prospectus and a frequent contributor to Page 2. You can e-mail Jim at bottlebat@gmail.com.