sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/30/2009
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When most people think of Mark McGwire, one of three things enters their minds:
joesportsfan.com - 10/29/2009
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joesportsfan.com —
DOWNLOAD EPISODE 36 | DOWNLOAD PAST EPISODES During
this episode, we review the polarizing news of Mark...
McGwire becoming the St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach the only way we know how; by scrolling through asinine message board comments. Because ...
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PODCAST: Mark McGwire Reactions Based on “Thoughts from ...
clubseatsports.com - 10/27/2009
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clubseatsports.com —
If I had to guess, I think this
is what McGwire’s Five-Step Approach To Hitting would probably...
look like: Rule #1: It’s all about the beard In order to become a great hitter, you need to have a perfectly manscaped, red goatee. If you don’t have red hair, die it. Can’t grow it? Glue on a fake one.
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Mark McGwire’s Five-Step Approach To Hitting
babeslovebaseball.com - 10/28/2009
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babeslovebaseball.com —
For those of you who assumed Mark McGwire
was gone from baseball for good, think again. Though...
he hasn't been even the smallest percentage as irritating as former Bash Brother Jose Canseco, McGwire has been accused of being a big, fat, dirty cheater and also, a liar liar pants on fire...
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Mark McGwire: Back in the Game
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Pearlman on McGwire
The Hardball Times —
Jeff Pearlman brings the Mark McGwire sanctimony:
Worst of all, however, McGwire was a baseball thief. At the very moment his 341-foot home run landed behind the outfield fence, he robbed Roger Maris of the most important record in professional sports. He robbed the Maris family of future income from 61-related merchandising and events. He robbed the Hall of Fame -- which swooped up McGwire memorabilia as if it were free Twinkies -- of its credibility, he robbed those fans who spent hundreds of dollars for a ticket ...
Jeff Pearlman Hates Baseball
crashburnalley.com —
... Is your Friday evening feeling empty without World Series baseball? Turn that frown upside down — have I got the cure for you! No, but seriously, this article by SI.com’s Jeff Pearlman really needs a good FJM’ing. Since those guys are off being all successful and stuff, someone else has to do it. Loyal readers of the blog, at this point, are slapping their forehead and groaning. Back in 1961, when a relatively obscure New York Yankee outfielder named Roger Maris was chasing Babe Ruth’s single-season home run mark, the pressure was unbearable. Commissioner Ford Frick ...
Jeff Pearlman Vs. Mark McGwire
Amazin' Avenue —
... are daily must-reads, no matter how much I disagree and am annoyed with what he is writing. His article posted yesterday at SI.com about Mark McGwire being hired as the ...
Why I despise most fans and journalists
Another Cubs Blog —
From here
The St. Louis Cardinals’ new hire of former home run king/admitted steroid abuser Mark McGwire as hitting coach sends a message to all baseball and young people of “CHEAT, DO DRUGS, COVER UP WHEN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES,” former White House drug policy spokesman Bob Weiner said today.
Weiner continued, “What will he tell batters? Grab the drugs?
And from here
Worst of all, however, McGwire was a baseball thief. At the very moment his ...
My Anonymous Sources...
Amazin' Avenue —
... first name, but not his last.
...claim that the Mets and Cubs have discussed the framework of a possibility that they might sit down to discuss swapping Luis Castillo and Milton Bradley, but only if certain parameters for preliminary negotiations can first be agreed upon.
...tell us that Scott Boras is so good at his job because he only negotiates in hot, small rooms after eating Chipotle for lunch (with extra beans).
...are outraged (OUTRAGED!) that the biggest fraud in baseball history, Mark McGwire, was hired ...
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The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that Mark McGwire will be their hitting coach next season, replacing Hal McRae.
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Pearlman on McGwire
hardballtimes.com 10/30/2009 — Jeff Pearlman brings the Mark McGwire sanctimony :
Worst of all, however, McGwire was a baseball thief. At the very moment his 341-foot home run landed behind the outfield fence, he robbed Roger Maris of the most important record in professional sports. He robbed the Maris family of future ...
Mark McGwire
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McGwire's resume speaks for itself
danstake.com 10/28/2009 — You know who has zero sympathy for Larry Johnson, the Kansas City Chiefs running back who questioned his head coach’s credentials on Twitter earlier this week? Baseball players. That’s because their hitting coaches have weaker job resumes than your average high school sophomore. I’m not ...
St. Louis Cardinals should press McGwire to open up
stltoday.com 10/27/2009 — The Mark McGwire Hall of Fame Rehabilitation and Legacy Makeover Tour began Monday morning at Busch Stadium, with Tony La Russa serving as scrub master for the former home run king's tarnished legacy. If 2010 is going to be the future Hall of Fame ...
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pr-au.com 10/30/2009 — The St. Louis Cardinals' new hire of former home run king/admitted steroid abuser Mark McGwire as hitting coach sends a message to all baseball and young people of "CHEAT, DO DRUGS, COVER UP WHEN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES," former White House drug policy ...
Jose Canseco: “I am very glad that Mark McGwire got a coaching job.”
sportsradiointerviews.com 10/28/2009 — If I hear the word “steroids” again, I think I will go crazy. I used to be a huge baseball fan back in the day but with the ‘94 lockout and the steroids talk that has gone on for the last ten years I have simply walked away from the game. I have come ...
Selig welcomes McGwire's return to MLB (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 10/30/2009
Bud Selig is happy Big Mac is back in baseball. Mark McGwire was hired this week as hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals, ending an exile for the former slugger who became notorious for his refusal to answer congressional questions about steroids ...
