I agree with some of Sosa's comments. I think he should have kept his spot higher in the batting order, because he is a power hitter. His average was down, not the first time a good player has a bad year at the plate, but he still put up impressive power numbers for the amount of games he played.
Despite his corked bat incident, Sosa is a fan favorite. In addition, he had a string of injuries including a terrible pitch to the head. I doubt Alou, who led them to the playoffs, would have demoted him as Dusty did.
All these have to be factors, its not a cut and dry issue.
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