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The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network: Report: Mark McGwire the New Hitting Coach for the Cardinals
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McGwire as hitting coach? http://tinyurl.com/yk2l53g You do realize the hitting lesson that put him over the top was 'take steroids' right? 10/26/2009 |
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RT: @stl_cardinals [ESPN] La Russa to return, McGwire to be hitting coach http://bit.ly/2Me3xD #stlcards 10/26/2009 |
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Mark McGuire back as Cards hitting coach! Pujols should be bench pressing cars by June! http://bit.ly/KRo7l 10/26/2009 |
Report: Mark McGwire the New Hitting Coach for the Cardinals
The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network —
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)-fire it up boys/girls
ESPNewsService is backing the rumor on Twitter. The only tweet left standing by Brian McRae simply reads, "Good 5yr. run with the Redbirds," yet ...
Managerial Odds and Ends
Walkoff Walk —
Lest you think I'm all about statistically-minded opinion pieces, there were a few bits of news regarding managerial situations around MLB today. To the wires!
First, Tony La Russa is apparently staying with the Cardinals in 2010, says ESPN:
Tony La Russa is returning to the St. Louis Cardinals as manager on a multiyear contract, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney, but there will be at least one change to his coaching staff.
Sources said Hal McRae, the team's hitting coach, has been fired -- and the leading candidate to ...
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 few eyebrows around the sport. According to Olney, the Cardinals have fired hitting coach Hal McRae and the leading candidate to replace him is former Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire. McGwire has maintained a close relationship with La Russa over the years, but has been in baseball exile since ...
La Russa re-ups with Cardinals, might bring in McGwire
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... La Russa is obviously one of the top managers in the game, so Cardinals fans should be more than pleased. Still, does the team really need to give Mark McGwire a job? The Cards have fired hitting coach Hal McRae and are considering McGwire as his replacement. ...
Mark McGwire to be Cardinals hitting coach?
Clubhouse Cancer —
... How is McGwire going to help Albert Pujols battle a mid-season slump? “Here’s what you have to do, Al…just swing a little harder. The harder you swing, the farther the ball goes. See how easy it is? Chicks really dig the long ball, Al.” (ESPN) ...
Phillies Breakfast Links, October 26, 2009: The Bell vs. The Statue, SEPTA vs. The City, and Razors in Trenton
The Good Phight —
... hurt. And wait, there's a Carlos Ruiz chest protector backpack? Gotta get me one of them there.
Scoscia wants schedule tightened. Too bad this critique will probably go nowhere and be criticized as sour grapes. He's right, you know that?
And I got the Hot Stove!
Manny Acta to the Indians. I always kind of dug his implacid but long-suffering expression in the dugout. I guess Cleveland did, too.
Mark McGwire to be Cardinals' hitting coach. Do as I say, not as I did? Commence ...
Keep the head down and inject 2 cc of nandrolone: Mark McGwire to be hitting coach at St. Louis
Steroid Nation —
... implicit approval of PED use? To the Biz of Baseball: 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)-fire it up boys/girls ESPNewsService is backing the rumor on Twitter. The only tweet left standing by Brian McRae simply ...
