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vivaelbirdos.com - 10/25/2009
Mark McGwire! rumored to be the Cardinals' next hitting coach
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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 Sized Mac—prepare for a ridiculous ...
Mark McGwire Cardinals' New Hitting Coach
mlb.fanhouse.com - 10/25/2009
Mark McGwire Cardinals' New Hitting Coach
— mlb.fanhouse.com — by Pat Lackey Mark McGwire will end his baseball exile this afternoon and accept a position with... the St. Louis Cardinals as their hitting coach, a Cardinal source confirmed this afternoon to FanHouse's Ed Price. He'll replace Hal McRae, who's held ... (more) Mark McGwire Cardinals' New Hitting Coach

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lookoutlanding.com - 10/26/2009
The Return of Mark McGwire
— lookoutlanding.com — 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. ... (more) The Return of Mark McGwire

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Report: Mark McGwire the New Hitting Coach for the Cardinals
bizofbaseball.com - 10/25/2009
Report: Mark McGwire the New Hitting Coach for the Cardinals
— bizofbaseball.com — 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 ... (more) Report: Mark McGwire the New Hitting Coach for the Cardinals

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Bunyan-esque Fraud Considers Teaching Gig
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... .  For DanUpBaby of Viva El Birdos, (”ss much as the congressional hearings made me cringe, I would be really excited to see him back on the bench, taking up his role as Slugger Emeritus”) the official announcement cannot come soon enough. ...

Monday Rockpile: Projecting pitchers, Bill James-style
Purple Row — ... Not much news on the Rockies out there. If you're an Indians fan, you can discuss hiring Manny Acta as manager. Or if you're a Cardinals fan, there's a rumor going around that Mark McGwire will be the new hitting coach for the team. Seems it isn't a rumor anymore. That's ripe for discussion. But still no news on the Rockies. Instead, I give you the Bill James' 2010 projections for Colorado Rockies pitchers from 2009:   ...

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