Whadaya Want? A Monument?

I heard this story last year from a credible source. It’s, at best, third party, so take it with a grain of salt. But it holds a ring of truth to this ear. Given the events of this week, now seems to be the time to write it up.

It seems Sammy Sosa’s representatives requested a meeting with Andy McPhail. They wanted to discuss Sammy’s legacy and how he would be canonized in Wrigley Field after Sammy was gone. What the representatives suggested was this: The ivy from a portion of the right field wall would be removed. In its place would be a bronze bas-relief statue of Sammy in a pose of him running and blowing kisses to the crowd.

The story ends with Sammy’s representatives being laughed out of the Cubs’ executive offices.

I dunno if Sammy will have his #21 retired or not. I know for sure that statue in the above anecdote will never happen. That said, I do feel confident that Sammy’s ego is large enough to ask for that.