Category — Mark McGwire
Another Spin Move
- He’s a first-year hitting coach, but no hitting coach is as famous or infamous as Mark McGwire. He’s also a tainted steroid user who refused to come out of the closet about his use until he wanted back in baseball. Tony LaRussa and the St. Louis Cardinals were more than happy to oblige. First, he had to confess his sins, cry before a national TV audience to generate sympathy and forgiveness and then all would be right with the world again. Easy.
Just to enhance his new image, McGwire hired former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer as his PR guru. Fleischer, who had plenty of practice misleading the public with the Bush Administration, is already earning his money talking out of the side of his mouth for Big Mac. ”You have to understand, Mark didn’t have to do any of this,” Fleischer said. ”He wasn’t hounded. He could have happily stayed a retired man. Instead, he took all of this upon himself because he wanted to be a coach. He went forward and told everybody what people suspected. But it was still a giant step forward for a player to voluntarily come forward and say, ‘I took steroids.’ I think he deserves a lot of credit for coming forward and saying it.”
Pretty disgusting, huh?
Chicago Sun-Times
February 16, 2010 No Comments
They Fired Hal McRae For This?
- Sometimes, the loyalty of Tony LaRussa is as blind as a bat. Proof is comparing the resumes of McRae and Mark McGwire.
From the time McGwire had his “All My Children” moment, I wondered what had the Cards and LaRussa hatched here? Just to be the hitting coach? Or are they running him up the food chain to one day replace the Genius? Cardinal fans would have you think so.
Gene Wojciechowski makes some great points about baseball’s hypocricy when it comes to McGwire and Pete Rose. Just stinks.
ESPN.com
January 27, 2010 No Comments
No, We Don’t Give A Shit Either
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Somewhere Jose Canseco is laughing, having a shooter (or a Bud Light) and saying ‘what did I tell you?’ Again. We believed him years ago. Baseball? No sir. Bud Selig and his boys probably blame Jose, saying it wasn’t our fault, blah, blah, blah. Water under the bridge. Pity party for Mark. He got caught a long time ago and now he delivers the crocodile tears like some of the best actors. I’m sorry? Whatever.
Still, in the defense of hitters (Mac too), they can take whatever pills and shots they want, but you can’t convince me it enhances their ability to hit a baseball. Hit it farther? Oh hell yeah. Which brings us to another topic: What about the pitchers who threw the ball so hard? None of them were juiced? Whatever happened to those pitchers hitting a 100 and beyond? For all the hitters, I’d bet you’d at least twice the pitchers had some help. Even game according to players, right?
Bugs And Cranks
January 11, 2010 No Comments
He Comes Clean
- With his highly-anticipated return to the game as a hitting coach for the Cardinals, Mark McGwire took some of the pressure off, admitting today he took steroids throughout his career. It’s only big news because he finally admitted what practically everyone knew. And it’s a slow news day. He be bombarded with questions initially when spring training opens, but his admission now will lighten the load somewhat. Plus, this gives Tony LaRussa two months to recover.
Hall of Fame? Pete Rose will get in before McGwire does.
St. Louis Today
January 11, 2010 No Comments
