Sammy sosa is gay
How Bryan Ruby went from baseball to honky tonks and found his voice with 'Growing Season'
Four years after announcing that he was an actively same-sex attracted professional baseball player, Bryan Ruby released 'Growing Season.'
Two years into refining his early 2000s-inspired country sound and gaining in renown as a standout tenor, Bryan Ruby released his latest EP, "Growing Season," on July 11.
Once established primarily for his career in professional baseball, Ruby made headlines as only the fifth pro player in 50 years to come out as gay.
The EP showcases who he is as a singer-songwriter and his Proud To Be In Baseball, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for LGBTQ baseball players.
These days, he spends four nights a week performing back-to-back shows at local festivals and bars within a 12-hour drive of Music City.
That means 40% of his time is spent singing on small stages or even on his 2017 Tradesman model Dodge Ram 1500 truck along tour routes.
His calendar is filled with visits to tiny towns often "surrounded by corn fields." He also plays events like Identity festivals in Franklin and Nashville.
He joked that he makes so much in tips — deposited in crum
Happy return for Sosa, but Cubs waited too long to make it happen
FILE — Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa (21) and San Diego Padres catcher Phil Nevin watch Sosa's game-winning three-run homer with one out in the ninth on June 2, 1999 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Carrera, File) AP
When was the right time for Sammy Sosa to restore to Wrigley Field? Why did it take so long? What was the holdup?
No one seems interested in answering those questions. Sosa made a long-awaited happy return to the Friendly Confines during Friday's 6-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
This was Sosa's first visit to Clark and Addison since the final game he played for the Cubs, roughly Oct. 2, 2004. Maybe he went back the next day to sterile out his locker. Doesn't really matter.
Here's a judgment on the whole thing: The Cubs waited too long.
He should have been basking in the adulation of fans during the 2016 World Series. People should have made Sosa comparisons with Javy Baez, not Pete Crow-Armstrong.
By this point, 21 years later, Sosa's highlights were eclipsed by the World Series team. His three 60-home run seasons aren't forgotten, but now they're more of a footnote in
(CNN) — Former Cubs superb Sammy Sosa, who once was the face of Chicago’s Friendly Confines, made his long-anticipated return to the place he used to hit towering residence runs and flash his big smile.
Slammin’ Sammy, as he was affectionately called, is remembered when he and Mark McGwire captivated the nation in 1998 as the pair battled to break Roger Maris’ longstanding single-season home dash record. Sosa, who won National League MVP honors that year, finished with 66 home runs, and McGwire, who hit 70 homers to break the mark at the day, both later became embroiled in allegations of steroid use.
Sosa, a fan favorite whose sprints to his usual right field position ahead of first pitch brought joy and cheers to those sitting in the bleachers, had remained away from Wrigley Field since 2004, when after 13 seasons the slugger’s diminishing performances led to a falling out with the organization and his previously adoring fans.
Those difficult feelings have all but disappeared judging by the scenes that played out on Friday.
During the Cubs’ home game against the Seattle Mariners, a tribute video highlighting the accomplishments of the renowned No. 21 was played on Wrigley’s video bo
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