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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 04:14 PM Original message |
Mark McGwire hired as hitting coach for St. Louis. |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. its fitting |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. And Jose Canseco has been hired as the Cardinals trainer. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Remember when Kansas City had one of the most consistent organizations |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. why |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Ewing Kauffman died. |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Twins owner died too |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I can think of $200 million plus reasons a year. |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. in what way |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. $ad, just very $ad what ba$eball has become. |
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DaveinMD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. and yet |
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Capt. America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Rec x 100 ! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. McGwire actually was a good hitter. 'Roids won't help that. nt |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. yeah he was a great hitter |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Not to defend Mark McGwire |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. snarf |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Of course that stat proves he sucked as a hitter... |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 06:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. and has any of those retired players |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 09:06 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. "He sucked as a hitter" were your words... |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. There was a time when SO's |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Are you sure that's the case? |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. absolutely true |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. But McGwire didn't play in Willie's era, so how do you compare them |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 03:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Mays was the only one |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. Bullshit |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. You obviously know little about baseball if you go by batting average |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. A Roid Rager just like the rest of them... |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I wouldn't call myself a "fan" |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Dude. It was all steroids. You know damn well he was on the juice. |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. so you are`saying a walk is as good as a hit |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. mcGwire only had |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Perhaps, more. DiMaggio and Williams did not swing for the seats. Line drive hitters. |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Dimaggio and Williams |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. I've read 'em both! |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 05:16 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. great books but back to McGwire |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. For a slugger, McGwire's numbers are pretty good. nt |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-27-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. take away his last two seasons |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. You are forgetting his minimal at-bats |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. His at bats to HR ratio is off the charts |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. okay let's look at his numbers year by year |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. 1 every 13 is better than A-Rod, Pujols, Mantle, or even Hank Aaron |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. are you saying that McGwire was better |
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Earth Bound Misfit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. Will Dave Duncan remain as pitching coach? |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-26-09 08:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. +10! |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-28-09 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
43. You do know that he's been giving private hitting instruction for years now, right? |
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