Sammy Sosa's 20 HR month with Oz Rodriguez

First Ballot: The Hall of Fame Podcast

In June of 1998, Sammy Sosa hit 20 home runs, setting the record for the most home runs in a month. Emmy award winning director Oz Rodriguez joins the pod to talk about Sammy Sosa's historic month, the most intimidating actors to work with, and working on SNL.

Showtime Codes:

(2:15) The Best Bread

(6:07) Growing up in the Dominican Republic

(8:25) The Hype of Felipe López

(15:25) Pedro Martinez vs David Ortiz

(16:40) Working with Joe Pesci

(19:05) The most intimidating people to work with

(22:20) Oz and Wrestling

(30:06) Favorite Names for a Home Run

(33:14) Cable in the DR

(40:02) Sammy Sosa Fun Facts

(42:23) Sammy's Iconic Trot

(44:05) The 20th HR and fans on the field

(46:33) Oz's favorite internet sketch

(48:25) Working on SNL

(52:07) Pitching Lorne Michaels a sketch

(1:02:13) The Babe Ruth Bat Controversy

(1:05:52) The Steroids Question

(1:07:37) Oz's Proudest Project

(1:09:31) A top 25 Sports Name

(1:13:56) The funniest athlete of all time

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