Neither Dusty Baker or Sammy Sosa would comment on their closed-door meeting, prompted by Baker's earlier statement that Sosa was sensitive ... you just can't lose him psychologically and spiritually.
Quotes about sosa (16 Quotes)
I've seen friends go through it. Sammy Sosa hit 60 home runs three years in a row and he went into a little slump. They have a right to voice their opinion. It's not going to make me play any better, it's not going to make me play any worse.
I think it will be great for baseball. I think he's the greatest hitter ever.... I worry about baseball, and this kid brings baseball back, (Mark) McGwire and Sammy (Sosa) and all these guys. People hated baseball then, after the strike. A lot of people will be mad when he breaks the record, but I hope he does.
We're not complaining. We're not going to say anything. But Sosa has got to understand too that he's got to be ready to open the season.
That inning Sosa got the ball up a couple of times. When you fall behind hitters, it's tough to come back.
I was particularly pleased to hear how the president talked about Harold Baines. Because in a moment of jest, he once said his biggest mistake was trading Sammy Sosa for Harold Baines. So he went a long way toward making amends for that.
When these players lose it, they can't control it. It's a physical thing, not a mental thing. He's got the eye of the tiger. When I met with (Sosa), that's the one thing I was convinced of. His brain would do everything it could to succeed because he'd like to prove to people that he can still play.
It's very unlikely that Sosa will be in uniform. We are all trying to process this right now. It's big news.
There's still a lot of baseball left in Sosa, he's only had one bad year and has a lot to offer the Dominican team.
Quite a game. But our pitcher Jorge Sosa made a huge mistake to a guy that hits him hard.
We'd love to have Sosa. He's one of the greatest players in baseball. But that's not up to me.
Sammy Sosa gave a lot to this organization, and this organization gave a lot to him. He did a lot for this city.
Following the strike, I think the thing that brought people back to baseball was the big home run contest between Sosa and McGwire.
He and I were fine. I'm never going to have a problem with Sosa. As a Dominican, he's a symbol of our baseball.
I don't know why people are writing the Cubs aren't in it because they have to trade Sammy Sosa first.
Sosa was great because he appealed not only to the Hispanic audience, but he appealed to the African-American audience as well as Caucasian audience. So he was the perfect fit because he had such broad appeal.