March 25, 200620 yr http://www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-sosa24.html Grace says Sosa's bulk had to be artificial March 24, 2006 BY CHRIS DE LUCA Staff Reporter Advertisement They were Cubs teammates from 1992 to 2000, sharing clubhouses and dugouts, but Mark Grace and Sammy Sosa never would be confused for friends. Grace made his feelings about Sosa crystal clear Thursday during an interview on Sporting News Radio. Grace discussed the steroid era he played in, focusing much of his discussion on Sosa. ''I think you'll know I'm telling the truth here: I was not a user,'' Grace said. "I was not a steroid guy. If you see me, I'm body by booze. "It's not just Barry [bonds]. There were a lot of guys doing it. I saw it with my own eyes. It was pitchers, it was catchers, it was outfielders, it was infielders. There was a lot of it going around. Shoot, looking back on it, I had it offered to me many times.'' On speculation that players such as Mark McGwire and Sosa used steroids: ''Those are the red-flag guys, the guys that just made the sudden big, big jumps. Guys that showed up at the beginning of their career at 170 pounds and left at the end of their career at 235 pounds. A body can't get that way naturally; it has to be enhanced with something. Sammy's just one of the guys of many that are red-flag guys. Do we have proof? Nope. But you certainly have suspicions.'' On Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro suddenly being out of the game: ''There's a lot of guys that are not playing anymore, that are not even good players anymore, ever since they started testing for steroids. There's a lot of guys, just all of a sudden their recovery time is a little more than it used to be. And all of a sudden they're hitting those same balls they used to hit -- and it's not just Sammy; there's a lot of guys -- those balls that used to go in the second deck are being caught at the track.'' On staying quiet during his playing days: ''I'm also a big believer in 'to each his own.' I don't worry about what the guy eats for dinner. I don't really worry about what his off-the-field relationships are. That's none of my business. If a guy wants to do it and if a guy is willing to pay the price later on in his life, then do it.'' On whether he'd vote for Sosa for the Hall of Fame: ''In a word, 'no.'''
March 25, 200620 yr This sh*t is way out of hand. No reason to sell out a former teammate. totally agree. never liked mark grace and i like him even less now. if he really believes in "to each his own," he should shut the f*** up.
March 25, 200620 yr Grace really is a piece of trash. I loved him throwing his team under the bus last year with those f-bombs he dropped on the air...somebody needs a muzzle.
March 25, 200620 yr Grace really is a piece of trash. I loved him throwing his team under the bus last year with those f-bombs he dropped on the air...somebody needs a muzzle. Totally agree guys.. guys once was a liked player is now a BIG TIME MORON!
March 26, 200620 yr A- It was a cheapshot, yes. B- He never says anything about seeing Sammy take roids, so it's basically more of the same that's been going on with Sosa along with Bonds and McGwire, except now Mark Grace threw his opinion into the mix
March 26, 200620 yr I thought it was foul Sosa taking the 'roids but I guess Grace is the douchebag :|
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