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McGwire to Join St. Louis Cardinals as hitting Coach



I saw Tony La Russa's press conference on MLB Network this morning and he is coming back as the manager of the Cardinals next season.  But the bigger news is that he is going to have Mark McGwire be the hitting coach.

 

MLB.com article

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McGwire did not attend the press conference but the media had a lot of questions about him.  I wonder if this will be a distraction for the Cardinals?  Maybe only in the begining of Spring Training.  I also wonder if Holliday had anything to do with this or if this makes St. Louis a more interesting choice for Holliday to sign a multi-year deal with?  LaRussa has always been a big supporter and fan of McGwire so it's unlikley Holliday had anything to do with it.

 

The A's will be in St. Louis June 18th - 20th in 2010 but they will not host the Cardinals in Oakland.

 

Rob Neyer Blogged about McGwire

ESPN article with video

Buster Olney has a suggestion for Mark but it's insider only

Poll
Will McGwire succed as a hitting coach in the major leagues?
Yes
17 votes
No
26 votes
He will only coach until LaRussa retires
15 votes
A's hitting coach 2012!
7 votes
He will be a manager some day
3 votes

68 votes | Poll has closed

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Matt Holliday is reported thrilled.

In 2008 I was watching a team that was rebuilding. In 2009 I feel like I'm watching a team that just sucks.

by UncleLeo on Oct 26, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions  

they're also gearing up to sign,

Bobby Crosby!

100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.

by fruitattack on Oct 26, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dammit, you hit this before I did.

Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving

by PaulThomas on Oct 26, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

LOL! I knew I had to rush.

In 2008 I was watching a team that was rebuilding. In 2009 I feel like I'm watching a team that just sucks.

by UncleLeo on Oct 26, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I heard this last night, and it amused me somewhat

most of the national reporting of this has been on that drugs thing, but the Holliday angle amuses me far more

by bobnothing on Oct 26, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions  

What, does McGuire think his eight year self imposed exile

was enough for sports writers to totally forget about the steriod thing? I guess he figures 99.9% of fans don’t care and don’t want to hear about it so that makes all the difference.

The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com

by 44FAN on Oct 26, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Here we go

McGwire
McGwire
McGwire
McGwire
McGwire
McGwire
McGwire
McGwire
McGwire
McGwire

Last of the Ninth - Photography

by Flashfire on Oct 26, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's the steroids, my w shrunk into a u.

The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com

by 44FAN on Oct 26, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

It was amazing how many times I misspelled his name in the post

and then went back to fix it. It is kind of tricky to type.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

You mean Tobey's NOT going to be the Cardinals' hitting coach?

In 2008 I was watching a team that was rebuilding. In 2009 I feel like I'm watching a team that just sucks.

by UncleLeo on Oct 26, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

On a related note

I was surprised to see that Tobey is in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Oct 26, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm glad to see Big Mac back

I don’t know what he did or didn’t do as a player and frankly I’m at the point I don’t care anymore.

I always enjoyed watching him play and I thought he also did some really good work with some of his charities so I hope things go well for him in St. Louis.

I’m sure the San Francisco Chronicle and especially Gwen Knapp will now write 437 columns about how McGwire and steroids are the most evil thing ever but I think most people are ready to move on.

by sirbed on Oct 26, 2009 2:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Yep

I was going to type some little rant about this. Even including the “Gwen Knapp is overcompensating for her lack of scruples in regards to Barry Bonds” phenomena. But I see you already did it.

Also, with all the stuff that has come out abotu folks we absolutely KNOW did it (Barry Bonds, Manny Ramierez, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Canseco, FP Santangelo, Adam Piatt, Miguel Tejada, Paul Byrd, Jason Grimsley, Roger Clemens, etc.) I really don’t care who did it anymore. Looks to me like it was pretty rampant, even scrubs and part time players were doing it.

While that doesn’t excuse taking drugs to hit the ball harder/throw it harder/recover quicker it does minimize the impact of actual performance a bit. If everyone was taking them there wasn’t a problem with a “level playing field.”

by jeffro on Oct 27, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

What Gwen Knapp needs to overcompensate for

is her lack of talent.

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

So...

What’s going to happen when, as a hitting coach, he kind of has to be available to the media? Is he going to have a handler shoo away any reporter who even hints at asking about the past?

Day seized!

by JLaff on Oct 26, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions  

I read today he did not even show up to his press conference announcing he had been hired.

LaRussa did it instead and employees in the Cardinal organization are forbidden from talking about MCGwire to the press.

The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com

by 44FAN on Oct 26, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

where did you read that?

perhaps in this very fanpost ; -)

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Oct 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

If they're smart

They’ll use the winning formula. Come up with 2 or 3 canned answers to all steroids related questions and repeat them till the reporters stop asking. Nobody asks Arod about steroids any more. There are a ton of political examples.

by JetSam on Oct 27, 2009 5:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm glad the Cards hired him and not the A's

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 26, 2009 4:20 PM PDT reply actions  

I know this is off topic but

does anyone know why Chris Carter hasnt played in Mexico since Oct 17?

by Jessse on Oct 26, 2009 5:06 PM PDT reply actions  

That what I was guessing the other day

totally unsubstanciated. But there is no way he could play if he did get one of those bugs. If I could have left {undisclosed central american country} when I got one, I would have.

by Future Ed on Oct 26, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Him and Tony are butt buddys

Maybe he’ll teach them to eject roids
“Im not hear to talk about the past”
CHEATER!!

by Tambo45 on Oct 26, 2009 7:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah that's dumb but

“eject roids?”

I am at a total loss.

by Future Ed on Oct 26, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Apparently Tony LaRussa and Mark McGwire have taken so many roids

that they eject cream and clear out of every orifice?

And your dream, absolve.
And your path, dissolve.

by danmerqury on Oct 26, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

that's disgusting

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Oct 27, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

that's Japanese cartoon porn!

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Which is placed, uncovered, in magazine racks for all to see

m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!

by JediLeroy on Oct 27, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Facepalm

“buddys”
“eject roids”
“Im not hear”

"We've come a long way, and I'm not talking about Virginia Slims, either." - Art Howe

by EastCoastA on Oct 27, 2009 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is almost as classic as

this

I am half convinced Tambo is a comedic genius and half afraid this is not meant to be funny.

by jeffro on Oct 27, 2009 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Link fail

I think he’s just…obnoxious.

Last of the Ninth - Photography

by Flashfire on Oct 27, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

My link works when I click it?

Are you saying it don’t work for you? It should go to Tambo’s quote that said “WTF danmercury?!?!?!”

by jeffro on Oct 27, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Doesn't work for me, either

I think his Fan Post was removed entirely (not, that it will be missed)

To be hit by Moriyama's fastball is an honor exceeded only by being crushed under the wheels of the imperial carriage

by elcroata on Oct 27, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heh, that was pretty awesome.

And your dream, absolve.
And your path, dissolve.

by danmerqury on Oct 27, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

and just to close the loop

When I click the link it goes to this post:

Tim hudson had Tommy John surgery you cant be serious. and get off the giants dick.

by jeffro on Oct 27, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's hilarious

to listen to A’s fans rip Tony LaRussa and Mark McGwire when they’re the reason why Oakland won a World Series in 89. Yet you cheered for the roiders Giambi and Tejada when they were here and didn’t have a problem when Giambi came back and I’ve seen plenty of comments of people who want Tejada back.

McGwire did what everybody was doing and we won a World Series because of it, get over it. The guy isn’t a child molestor.

Chris Carter is the next Hank Aaron right?

by streetisclosedin08 on Oct 27, 2009 11:04 AM PDT reply actions  

I, for one, did have a problem when Giambi came back,

and I’m sure I wasn’t alone.

When I first heard the McGwire news, I didn’t even think of steroids at all. I thought of how many of us suspected it was McGwire who messed up Holliday’s swing so that he sucked for the first half of the season.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Oct 28, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jeff from Lookout Landing really nailed it.

Here.

Keep in mind, of course, that "the best defense of Derek Jeter's life" ranks somewhere in between "the best fiscal responsibility of Mike Tyson's life" and "the best not-getting-assassinated-ness of James Garfield's life." -FJM

by travdog6 on Oct 27, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions  

topical sig line

After reading the McGwire quotes, I detect the A’s problem in 2009.

by Future Ed on Oct 27, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mark McGwire was a fun player to watch.

Maybe he’s a good hitting coach. I’m glad he’s getting a chance.

Tony LaRussa is a pretty decent manager. In a couple of years when the A’s are ready to contend and ready to shake off the shackles of the Bob Geren Nanny State, I wouldn’t mind seeing Mr. LaRussa come home to the Bay Area and guide the Athletics for a year or two to end his career.

Of course, I’d prefer Geren to get hit by the genius stick, wipe that mouthbreathin’ scoop hole off his face, and turn into the second coming of Whitey Herzog. But what the hey?

"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard

by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions  

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