Sosa, of course, has 58 and before September is over, Sosa might roll past 62. It would not be unexpected. You break the record of 61 Roger Maris hit in 1961 and people take notice especially if they're in St. Louis where home run records are not really foreseen. St. Louis is the town whose teams used to win World Series titles with pitching and speed. It is rumored the Cardinals even figured a way to sharpen turf shoes to cut shortstops and second basemen.
Cardinals slide with one leg high looking for a throat.
They can't help it. Its in the genes. And now St. Louis worships Mark McGwire, who does not need to slide because the baseball leaves the premises. Mark McGwire of the St Louis Cardinals Tuesday night took the front pages away from Slick Willie Clinton's latest sex scandal, Slick Willie Clinton's latest campaign financing scandal. Starr might send his special report on Clinton and his shenanigans over to the House Judiciary Committee this week.