But Sammy could avoid being Sammy for only so long. So here he is once again as Sammy, the larger-than-life figure with the beaming smile, in the Texas Rangers' clubhouse, only one home run shy of 600. He is blowing kisses and hopping after homers once again for Texas, the only team that offered Sosa an opportunity to play in 2007. Entering Saturday's game against the Reds, Sosa is hitting .252 with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs.
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Sosa's future will be monitored on a month-to month basis, so it's obvious he's doing his best to avoid controversy. Among the topics Sosa refuses to comment on: the request for his medical records by George Mitchell's investigation on steroids in baseball; the possibility he will be passed over for the Hall of Fame like Mark McGwire, Sosa's friend to whom he will be inexorably linked for the remainder of his public life; his quest for 600 home runs; his season with the Baltimore Orioles; and his time with the Chicago Cubs.

Sosa is not here to talk about the past.