Sosa takes one off the helmet

Sammy Sosa, 12 homeruns shy of 600, has put the word out that he wants to play in 2007. He sat out all of 2006, after rejecting a $500,000 offer from the Washington Nationals. He felt he deserved more money, even though his 2005 season with the Baltimore Orioles was total crap: .221 with 14 homers. If he really wants to play again, he better be prepared to check his ego at the door and settle for a low base salary. He's got two things working against him: 1) he's 37 and a long way from his glory days of '98, 2) MLB has a steroid policy now.

Still, if he really wants to play, he'll find some club that'll take a chance on him. It's not unreasonable to think he can pop 20-25 homers as a DH/part-time OFer in a cozy ball park like Fenway.

McGwire, where are you? You only need 17 HRs to reach 600. Maybe you and Sammy can get a two-fer special on that HGH and re-live 1998.