McGwire to Join St. Louis Cardinals as hitting Coach
by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 11:34 AM PDT
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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.
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.
Rob Neyer Blogged about McGwire
Buster Olney has a suggestion for Mark but it's insider only
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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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
The Cardinals SB nation blog has a thread with 700+ comments on the subject
although there is a lot of OT discussions(spelling?) as well.
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by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
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by 44FAN on Oct 26, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Here we go
McGwire
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by Flashfire on Oct 26, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the steroids, my w shrunk into a u.
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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.
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by micdog2001 on Oct 26, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
What Gwen Knapp needs to overcompensate for
is her lack of talent.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
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by 44FAN on Oct 26, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
You should get a press pass for when the Cards come to SF and find out.... :)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Oct 26, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
nevermind, he went home with an illness may return to Mexico
his last game though was nice, 2HR
by Jessse on Oct 26, 2009 5:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Montezuma's Revenge
Well, maybe.
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by Flashfire on Oct 26, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Butt buddies?
Stay classy.
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by Flashfire on Oct 26, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
that's disgusting
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 27, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
This is almost as classic as
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 0 recs
Link fail
I think he’s just…obnoxious.
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by Flashfire on Oct 27, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Doesn't work for me, either
I think his Fan Post was removed entirely (not, that it will be missed)
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by elcroata on Oct 27, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Jeff from Lookout Landing really nailed it.
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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