This annotated week in baseball history: Oct. 18-Oct. 24, 1988
hardballtimes.com 10/22/2009 — On Oct. 18, 1988, a walk-off home run was hit in the World Series off of an All-Star reliever. But this isn't Kirk Gibson off Dennis Eckersley, it is Mark McGwire and Jay Howell. Richard looks back at this and other memorable postseason series featuring multiple walk-offs. Click the title to ...
Report: Mark McGwire the New Hitting Coach for the Cardinals
bizofbaseball.com 10/25/2009 — Twitter can be a fantastic tool for breaking news, and this may be one of those cases.
Brian McRae posted the following on Twitter, and then pulled it shortly after, but not before several re-tweeted the news:
My dad is out as Cards hitting coach (Hal McRae).....McGwire is in! (as in ...
Mark McGwire Returns
baseballmusings.com 10/25/2009 — According to MLB FanHouse, Mark McGwire is the St. Louis Cardinals new hitting coach :
This news seems to make it pretty clear that Tony La Russa, who’s been close with McGwire after managing him both in Oakland and St. Louis, should be back in 2010 as the Cardinals’ manager. ...
Bunyan-esque Fraud Considers Teaching Gig
cantstopthebleeding.com 10/25/2009 —
And he’ll have much to offer his students other than advice on how to avoid questions . With Tony La Genius opting to stay in St. Louis, it’s rumored today that former Cards 1B / andro enthusiast Mark McGwire is debating whether or not to join his old manager as the club’s ...
Destined to Fail: Coach McGwire
thundermatt.com 10/25/2009 — Word on the street (aka. the sexy, swinging offices of ESPN) is that Tony LaRussa will indeed return as the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010. The catch? Hal McRae, Cardinals hitting coach, has been fired. Replacing him? None other than Mr. Andro himself, Mark McGwire. I mean, when a ...
Mark McGwire! rumored to be the Cardinals' next hitting coach
vivaelbirdos.com 10/25/2009 — Well, this is weird and awesome ; it's all over the internet, most recently on Derrick Goold's twitter, but still no confirmation at press time. I hope he's not sent to negotiate Albert Pujols's next contract , but Enigmatically ...
Tony LaRussa Back to Cards, Mark McGwire to Juice Up the Bats
bleachernation.com 10/26/2009 — After reading the tea leaves, we predicted yesterday that Tony LaRussa would return to the St. Louis Cardinals on a one-year deal, and despite rumors swirling at the time that he was set to sign a multi-year extension, LaRussa instead re-upped for just one year, according to ESPN. We’ll ...
Mark McGwire Exits Cave - Joins Cardinals as Hitting Coach
njfrogman.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — 6-OXO. Creatine. Androsterone. Will supplements comprise the bulk of Mark McGwire's recommendations to the St. Louis Cardinals hitters? He's just been named their new hitting coach.
Should do...
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Mark McGwire To Coach St. Louis
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — Mark McGwire, the former Cardinals slugger, will replace Hal McRae, who has been fired as hitting coach, a source told ESPN. McGwire has decided to come back from an 8 year hiatus to help the Cardinals out. What is going to agrivate me the most about this whole thing is that when McGwire comes ...
Coach Mark McGwire, 2010
hardballtimes.com 10/26/2009 — I handled the McGwire story seriously here , so now let's have some fun with it:
[ scene: Cardinals-Cubs game, summer 2010. Yadier Molina just struck out on four pitches and goes to talk to the hitting coach ]
Molina : Hey Mac, Zambrano got me with the changeup last time. So I was ...
Mark McGwire gets a shot at redemption
bases.nbcsports.com 10/26/2009 — Big Mac is back. Since hitting coaches don't do that much, there won't be much to say about his impact on the 2010 Cardinals. This story, ironically enough given the figure involved, is all about the past. Let's delve into...
He’s Baaaaaaaacne!
hirejimessian.com 10/26/2009 — Just when I thought the St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t stick anything else in their asses, they surprised me by bringing back amnesiac Mark McGwire as Albert Pujols’ “vitamins” supplier the Cardinals’ hitting coach. It would by hypocritical of me to say too much ...
Mark McGwire Cards' New Hitting Coach
mlb.fanhouse.com 10/26/2009 — by Pat Lackey Mark McGwire will end his baseball exile and accept a position with the St. Louis Cardinals as their hitting coach, a Cardinals source confirmed to FanHouse's Ed Price Sunday afternoon. He'll replace Hal McRae, who's held the position ...
McGwire to Not Talk About the Past On Cards' Bench
424tales.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — I'm a little late to the party in posting about Mark McGwire joining Tony LaRussa's coaching staff in St. Louis as the hitting instructor, so most of the jokes about juicing the offense and injecting life into the lineup have already been used. So, I thought I would take a look around the ...
The St. Louis Cardinals are clearly out of their minds
stupidsportsblog.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — So the Cards have hired Mark McGwire to be their hitting coach . Let's get all the obvious jokes out of the way. "Khalil, listen, you're doing it all wrong. What you want to do is keep your elbow flat and still, then inject the steroids into your body." "No, no. Trust me on this, Colby. Pock ...
Mark McGwire Returns to the Crosshairs
perfectknight.blogspot.com 10/26/2009 — Man, what a strange off-season this has been so far. Nothing, absolutely nothing, on the Cardinal front for two weeks, straining the available subject matter for bloggers. Then everything happens at the same time. My Blogger Round Table Post . My NL MVP award Post at the BBA site . Interview ...
McGwire Hire Feels Like Bad Joke —
FanHouse
by Terence Moore This can't end well. In fact, unless the city of St. Louis is just into the bizarre -- you know, such as plans to replace that large arch downtown with a Starbucks or something, this will end sooner than later. Mark McGwire as Cardinals hitting coach? I'm still waiting for the ...
MLB Quick Note: McGwire Named Cardinals Batting Coach?! —
Sports On My Mind
Tony LaRussa will return next season as the St. Louis Cardinals manager. His new hitting coach will be ---------- Mark McGwire.
For this utterly pompous, 'in your face MLB' move, LaRussa should be summarily fired. Mark "And-roid" McGwire? The zit-bombed faced monster? The Syringe Brother? They ...
The Return Of Mark McGwire —
So Yoked - Athletes Served Sunny Side Up
Get ready to see some home runs, Cardinals fans! Fanhouse.com is reporting that Mark McGwire will end his baseball exile and accept a job as the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. He’ll replace Hal McRae, who’s held the position for five years. The story initially ...
The Mark McGwire Rehabilitation Project Begins Now [Mlb] —
Deadspin
Mark McGwire wants to be loved again. Unfortunately, everyone hates him. So how to remedy that? Simple. Hitch your wagon to Tony La Russa 's star. Everyone loves that dude! You might have thought that once Mark McGwire had faded off into the sunset, he would stay there. A non-Hall of Famer ...
MARK MCGWIRE COMING OUT OF HIDING? —
With Leather
The St. Louis Cardinals coaching staff got a little boost when Tony LaRussa reportedly hired Mark McGwire to serve as the Cards’ hitting coach in 2010. A press conference has been schedule by the Cards for noon today, but did not say why they scheduled it. THEY’RE NOT HERE TO TALK ...
McGwire’s Return: Too Little, Too Late —
Wax Heaven
The sports world is buzzing about the St. Louis Cardinals hiring former Home Run King, Mark McGwire as their hitting coach. While I personally have nothing against “Big Mac”, I am surprised that he was given a shot by baseball considering that he was directly involved with the ...
McGwire back in baseball —
Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed
Update: ESPN's Kelly Naqi is reporting that Tony LaRussa will be back with the Cardinals for the 2010 season, but will have changes to his coaching staff. The Cardinals will reported fire hitting coach Hal McRae, and Mark McGwire, the former Cardinals slugger, will replace him.
Fantasy ...
The Return of Mark McGwire —
Lookout Landing
This should be good.
McGwire: See, what you want to be doing is hitting dingers. McGwire: When you go up there, first pitch, you're looking dead red so you can hit a dinger. McGwire: Sometimes you're gonna miss. That's okay. Stick to your guns. There's no more efficient way of scoring than ...
La Russa back, McGwire next? —
Circling The Bases
Updating a previous item, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com, Tony La Russa has agreed to a new multi-year contract to manage the Cardinals. This isn't a tremendous surprise, but the possible newest addition to his staff may raise a...
McGwire joins Cards as La Russa's hitting coach —
Examiner Sports
Mark McGwire is back in baseball, reunited with Tony La Russa as the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach. La Russa agreed to return for a 15th year as manager Monday with a one-year contract, the first time he hasn't had a multiyear deal with the team. ...
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