McGwire vs. Sosa — Showdown at Wrigley Corral | 4
Sports Wars
Wondery
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🗓️ 11 September 2019
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Wrigley Field — August 19th, 1998. The Cubs are facing the Cardinals, which means Sammy Sosa is about to duke it out, at bat after at bat, with Mark McGwire. It's a metaphor for the whole season, really, each man a moonshot away from besting the other.
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| 0:47.8 | It's August 18th, 1998 at Rigglyfield. |
| 0:57.6 | The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are warming up for their night game in the glow |
| 1:01.8 | of the Chicago Sunset's Magic Hour. |
| 1:05.1 | It's a perfect late summer evening for the fans in the stands and the countless TV |
| 1:10.6 | viewers tuning in to watch Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa square off in their race to break |
| 1:16.7 | the home run record. |
| 1:18.4 | A perfect evening for everyone except McGuire. |
| 1:22.6 | The Cardinals star sluggers cycles through his routine pre-game stretches reaching toward |
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