October 3, 200421 yr Author Beckett should be on the list of players with the biggest egos. Well, in my mind, all the players on my list have earned their bragging rights. The issue of having a big ego lies in whether they choose to exercise those rights or not. For example, players like Maris, Clemente and Ripken Jr. earned their bragging rights, but chose not to exercise them. On the other hand, if you're full of yourself, but don't put up the numbers to back it up (like Josh), then you're just a punk.
October 4, 200421 yr Author Sammy comes out slinging October 4, 2004 BY MIKE KILEY Staff Reporter? Sammy Sosa lashed out at Cubs manager Dusty Baker after Sunday's 10-8 victory over Atlanta, upset at Baker's pregame remarks that the right fielder needed to intensify his offseason preparation both physically and mentally to be ready for 2005. ''I'm tired of being blamed by Dusty Baker for all the failures of this club,'' Sosa said. ''I resent the inference that I'm not prepared. I live my life every minute every day to prepare for combat.'' Baker chastised Sosa for not staying for the final game of the regular season, although he and general manager Jim Hendry said they personally weren't aware of when he left. A reporter informed them that a parking-lot attendant had told him Sosa arrived at Wrigley Field shortly after noon and departed just before 1 p.m. ''That's not true,'' Sosa said. ''I was in the clubhouse until the seventh inning, when I left. I was in there with the other guys, like I always do when he gives me a day off. I always stay inside.'' Hendry was upset when he learned from clubhouse attendants that Sosa didn't change into his uniform, but remained dressed in street clothes while he was in the clubhouse. ''I felt that even if he wasn't playing that he obviously should have been here,'' Hendry said. ''He also should have dressed in the uniform, the same as all the other players.'' Baker gave Sosa permission to sit out Sunday's game when Sosa told him Saturday he was hurt and wanted to be out of the lineup. ''I didn't know he was going to leave,'' Baker said. ''I didn't give him permission. I saw him about 12:50 [p.m.] when I was going to the field and he was packing his stuff up like a lot of guys were. Jim's got to take some action.'' Asked why he didn't remain at Wrigley Field until the game ended, Sosa said that he has wearied of being singled out for criticism and wanted to duck the postgame questions. Sosa had turned down reporters before the game when he was asked to talk after his late arrival at the park for a 1:20 p.m. game. ''I'm always the guy they are going to blame,'' he said. ''They blame me for not going to the World Series last year. They blame me for not going to the playoffs this year. I'm tired of it.'' Baker was asked whether it was good for Sosa to be leaving before the end of the game. ''No, not really,'' he said. ''I don't know why. It is what it is, you know what I mean.'' Asked if there was tension between them, Baker said, ''No, that ain't got nothing to do with it. Nothing.'' Before the game, Baker was asked about media speculation that Sosa could be traded going into the final year of his Cubs contract in 2005. If another club trades for Sosa, that team must pay Sosa $18 million for 2006, in addition to his $17 million in 2005. The Cubs have a club option for 2006 on Sosa that probably won't be picked up. ''That's something that's not here -- at least not yet,'' Baker said about Sosa trade rumors. Baker then made the comments that irked Sosa when asked if he wanted him back. ''I'd want him back if ... he's got to go to work this winter,'' Baker said. ''Get in tip-top shape mentally and physically. It's a big year for him next year.'' Sosa always has prided himself on being prepared to play daily and has chafed at physical setbacks the last couple years when toe and back problems sidelined him. ''No one has ever questioned my mental or physical preparation at any level,'' Sosa said Sunday. ''They always find something to blame me for.'' This is Sosa's first acknowledgment that he and Baker were at odds. There has been talk that the two were not always seeing eye-to-eye. When Baker wanted to drop Sosa to sixth in the batting order much earlier this season than he did, Sosa reacted strongly and fought for what he considered his right to remain as the No. 3 or No. 4 hitter. ''That stuff that happened earlier in the year, I didn't think that would happen again,'' Baker said. Chicago Sun-Times Tsk, tsk... Sammy, Sammy, Sammy... I don't like Baker either, but he's your Manager. You have to do as he says, not the other way around. If you let that be, then HE gets the blame and not you.
October 4, 200421 yr If Bonds isn't on 'roids, he must feel like the greatest ever (because he is :lol ), but Sammy has a huge ego as well.
October 4, 200421 yr I think you are missing a guy, and its not my choice, but needs to be considered. Nomar Garciaparra. Alienated an entire team over himself and still feels he believes A-Rod, Jeter, and Tejada money. What a joker.
October 5, 200421 yr Derek Jeter. Someone needs to tell him you are ALLOWED to stop, plant, and throw. Every single time he backhands a ball, he jumps and does his little spin throw, even if he gets the guy by 10 steps...just stop, plant, and throw. Also, the play he made in which he jumped into the stands: NOT the greatest play ever, not even close. He should have done what all other SS would have done: slide and catch the ball.
October 5, 200421 yr Derek Jeter. Someone needs to tell him you are ALLOWED to stop, plant, and throw. Every single time he backhands a ball, he jumps and does his little spin throw, even if he gets the guy by 10 steps...just stop, plant, and throw. Also, the play he made in which he jumped into the stands: NOT the greatest play ever, not even close. He should have done what all other SS would have done: slide and catch the ball. 582947[/snapback] And this is a big ego... how?
October 5, 200421 yr Derek Jeter. Someone needs to tell him you are ALLOWED to stop, plant, and throw. Every single time he backhands a ball, he jumps and does his little spin throw, even if he gets the guy by 10 steps...just stop, plant, and throw. Also, the play he made in which he jumped into the stands: NOT the greatest play ever, not even close. He should have done what all other SS would have done: slide and catch the ball. And this is a big ego... how? I dont think he has a big ego...... just the most overated person in baseball but not a big ego.....
October 6, 200421 yr because all of the things he does cause him to be seen as a better player than he really is (read: overrated). and he believes all of his own hype, which means he has a big ego.
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