A tale of 2 Sammy Sosas: The best and worst of the Chicago Cubs slugger

CHICAGO - Sammy Sosa's legacy is complicated, and you have to wonder if things would be different had he not walked out on the Cubs at the end of the 2004 season and admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs.

But those two choices were his and his alone, and Sosa's refusal to deal with those issues over the years leaves us with few options.

We can give forgive Sosa for his mistakes even if he refuses to apologize - as many of his former teammates have done - or we can ignore his contributions to Cubs history and keep waiting for a mea culpa that likely never will come.

It's that simple.

I'm not going to tell anyone how to think - there is no right or wrong. But as someone who knew Sosa well during his evolution from relatively obscure outfielder to nationally known sports figure, I don't believe he was