1998 was the year that baseball players became heros again. Despite the facts that Sammy Sosa has never lived in New York and does not play for a New York team, thousands of New Yorkers came out to get a glimpse of "El Rey Del Jonròn."
The pride of the Dominican Republic was honored with a ticker tape parade and the Key to the City.
Luckily, New York's usually mean spirited mayor happed to be a baseball fan. (New York 1998)