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Mark Grace: the former Cubs and Diamondbacks first baseman tells Sporting News Radio's Bob Stelton about steroids use in the major leagues during his playing career, which lasted from 1988 to 2003.(Q&A)(Interview)
SNR: How much does the steroids talk bother you? Do you think these guys are being treated unfairly?
GRACE: I was not a user. (But) 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. I had it offered to me many times.
SNR: I would think the guy that sticks out to most people is Sammy Sosa.
GRACE: Those are the red-flag guys, the guys that just made the sudden big, big jumps. Sammy's just one of the guys of many that are red-flag guys. Do we have proof? Nope. But you certainly have suspicions.
SNR: Sosa was hitting 60 home runs year after year, and now he can't even get into the major leagues. Are you surprised by that?
GRACE: There's a lot of guys that are not playing anymore, that are not even good ...
- Sammy Sosa returns, this time with first-place Cubs in mind.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Guidi, Gene July 5, 2001 700+ words
...Detroit, fans will see a different Sammy Sosa than the free swinger who played here in `98. The last time Sammy Sosa played in Detroit was during the...ultimatum. Or perhaps it's because Mark Grace is gone, leaving no question that...
- SLAMMIN' SAMMY SOSA // Despite His Hot Hitting, Sosa Still Has Critics
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN September 8, 1995 700+ words
Numbers, numbers, numbers. Sammy Sosa's got 'em coming out of his ears...One thing we have to remember about Sammy Sosa is he's 26 years old," Lynch said...I've ever seen him on," teammate Mark Grace said. "He hit the 30-30 mark, now...
- With Sammy Sosa out, it's... // Wait till next year // But Cubs insist they...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN August 22, 1996 700+ words
...gotten in my professional career" - Sammy Sosa's right hand is broken, knocking out...to replace Sammy? Absolutely not," Mark Grace said. "The rest of us just have to...Lynch said. "We have people like Mark Grace, Brian McRae and Luis Gonzalez, veterans...
- Truth be told, Sammy Sosa may reign.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 24, 2005 700+ words
...with," Selig said. That brings us to a question: Will Sammy Sosa eventually be regarded as the single-season record-holder...Steroids for us were more under the radar." Longtime teammate Mark Grace and Ed Lynch, then the Cubs' general manager, declined...
- Real loser is the fans in this Sammy Sosa soap opera.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hagen, Paul June 16, 2000 700+ words
...the Mariners and Ken Griffey Jr. Now it's happening with Sammy Sosa and the Cubs. And just because we've seen this act played...wish I could complain. But I can't." Cubs first baseman Mark Grace, on Wednesday's 10-8 loss to the Mets that included three...
- Sammy Sosa Commemorative Online Auction Set for Sept 30, Bidhit.com Auction...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 29, 1999 700+ words
...announce the items to be featured in the Sammy Sosa Commemorative Online Auction. Bidding...this is a "one-day only" event. Sammy Sosa star outfielder for the Chicago Cubs...items to be auctioned are as follows: - Sammy Sosa 1995-96 Game Used black Rawlings PRO...
- Chicagoland Starbucks Go to Bat for Sammy Sosa Foundation.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 18, 1998 700+ words
...This weekend, saying "thanks" to Sammy Sosa and helping underprivileged kids is as...Starbucks location in Chicagoland. The Sammy Sosa Foundation is teaming up with Starbucks...Venti" sized blended beverage to the Sammy Sosa Foundation. All 106 Starbucks Chicagoland...
- 'Slammin' Sammy,' an Animated Children's Video on the Life of Baseball Legend...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 20, 2002 700+ words
LOS ANGELES -- Sammy Sosa, the legendary Chicago Cubs baseball...and rousing "Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story" will debut on DVD and VHS...entire family, "Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story" tells the incredible true...