Cleared to Launch

Sammy hit a live ball today (insert Cindy Sandberg or corn cob joke here). And launched it. And several others. Sosa took live BP Tuesday for the first time since going on the DL. He hit seven home runs, including a Waveland Avenue Bouncer and a camera shot to center.

Looks like he'll be back, possibly as soon as next week. Nice. He'll be striking out from the 3 hole for the last two games of the Houston series. I mean, we all know he won't sully himself with a short stay in the Des Moines Embassy Suites (for which I can personally vouch as a very nice hotel).

I mean, it's good enough for Grudz. And it was good enough for another shlub who spent a few days there. Here's what that classless moop left behind:


Just in case you all missed it, the preceding sentence is called, "ironic."