It ain't cheating until you get caught, McMahon
I am trying to figure out which is worse: Sammy Sosa getting caught with a corked bat or ESPN's Say It Ain't Sosa mid-afternoon program, which is in the middle of hour two. It's turning into The Naked Gun, where the only "expert" not to have chimed in yet is Dr. Joyce Brothers. The funniest part of the special was the sports memorabilia marketing firm cutting open one of his bats live to show there was no cork. It had the feel of the Al Capone vault opening, except with the added bonus that one of those guys could've sawed a hand or finger off.

I find it hard to believe that he'd get a batting practice bat confused with a regular bat. As Tom Verducci notes, many players put tape or some type of mark on their bats. And besides, why do you need a corked bat to put on a show during batting practice? And why do you need it in a game against the Devil Rays?

However, I doubt Sosa's legacy will be really tarnished because of this. Besides, we're still waiting on those steroids test, right, Dr. Rick Reilly? I'm not sure it will affect his Hall of Fame status, either, unless he bet on when he would get caught.