Ryne Sandberg was known as a player who let his bat and glove do his talking for him during his Hall of Fame career as a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs, but he’s apparently making up for lost time. Sandberg recently said on a Chicago radio show that he doesn’t want former teammate Sammy Sosa to join him in the Hall of Fame after it was revealed Sosa was one of over 100 major league players who tested positive for using performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.
Asked whether Sosa belongs in Cooperstown, Sandberg replied, “I don’t think so. They use the word ‘integrity’ in describing a Hall of Famer in the logo of the Hall of fame, and I think there are gonna be quite a few players that are not going to get in…It’s something that’s against the law and against society.” Ty Cobb’s name was never mentioned when Sandberg spoke of integrity.
Sosa hit 609 homers with 1,667 RBIs over 18 seasons, including four consecutive 60+ home run years. Sandberg was inducted into Cooperstown in 2005.
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