Sammy Sosa Could Not Have Been Less Ready For A Question About Steroids

You'd think that Sammy Sosa would always be on his toes when it comes to fielding questions about certain topics. Playing for the Chicago Cubs, his home run race with Mark McGwire, and that weird picture of him and his chick wearing cowboy hats.

I'd add alleged steroid use to that list too, but apparently, the former Cubs slugger was not ready for this one.

Sosa spent the most productive years of his MLB career with the Cubs. However, an ongoing beef with owner Tom Ricketts has led him to kind of stay at arm's length from the club he headlined in the late '90s.

However, according to Fox News Digital, Sosa was back in Chicago on Friday to sign some autographs at the Rosemont Convention Center. As you might expect, the media was on hand to ask him some questions.

One of those in attendance was Fox 32 reporter Lou Canellis and he asked a question about whether Sosa and Ricketts could bury the hatchet.

"Well, like I said, I'm a mature man. I think there's a possibility that we can do that," Sosa said. "I'm open, I don't have a problem with that. I've had, like I said, a lot of misunderstandings in the past. I'm a real man; I feel great, so I recognize my mistake, so hey, why not?"

Canellis had a follow-up ready and raring to go. One that keyed in on Sosa's vagueness about what the mistake was.

"Are you telling me that you recognize the fact that maybe you did do steroids?"

After some stammering and awkward silence, Sosa offered his response.

"This is not a question that I expected from you," he said.

Look, I'm not upset about whether or not Sosa did steroids. I'm disappointed that he wasn't ready with any answer if confronted with this question.

How had Sammy not prepared for this? I knew this question was coming, and I didn't allegedly use steroids.

Even a boilerplate answer would have sufficed. Anything other than verbally treading water while everyone stands there checking their watches waiting for an answer.

It's just totally wild to me that he had nothing. Absolutely Nothing.

Oh well, I can't imagine that lack of preparedness will go too far in helping re-ingratiate himself with the Cubs organization.