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 ...