Before the 1998 season McGwire's manager ... colossal eater and making his greatest mark in the 50th year after Ruth's death, as if to memorialize him," Sports Illustrated' s Rick Reilly wrote.

Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire during a 1998 press conference. Xxx C03g1focus09 38p4 5 X 30 Lines S Mo / MICHAEL MADRID via Imagn Content Services, LLC In 1998, after the game was still reeling from ...

It will be impossible to talk about Mark McGwire or Rafael Palmeiro without ... So, there is very little opportunity for a before and after. Still, these results when taken at face value would ...