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10-26-2009, 04:40 PM #31
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Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
Not only will this move help in signing holliday but it is a great chance for McGwire to get back in the game. Hopefully he will address the issues needed early and it will have calmed down by season start. McGwire has helped several hitters already during offseason and west coast trips. He was highly regarded as a teacher of the game during his playing days like Greg Maddux is for pitching. McGwire helped mentor a young Pujols in 2001. He has respect that far surpasses a guy like Hal Mcrae. This is a good move for the cardinals and baseball as long as it gets handled the right way. Big Mac helped save the game now stop hating and give it a chance.
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10-26-2009, 04:41 PM #32
Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
I was here in 1998 when the world was riding on Mac's jock strap, hounding and harrassing him every step of the way. People KNEW back then that he was probably taking steroids, and it was reported DURING the record season.
However, we forgave it for his HR chase (most of us). All of a sudden after his career has ended, people want to come out and riun the dude for a mistake he made - if he made one at all.
At his best, he was one of the premier power hitters in the game, a legend. Not many of us can say that we are one of the best in the whole world at the job we do...just as not many of us can say we have never done something we regretted at one time or another.
He obviously still has a passion for the game - and if that's the case, maybe he can use his great baseball mind to teach the next generation of great players what to do - and what NOT to do.
He has guts to come back and face the music in STL.Dave
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10-26-2009, 04:49 PM #33
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Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
Everyone is quick to judge and belittle a guy who resurrected the game. Everyone has made mistakes and while we assume Mcgwire made the mistaking of using roids among many of the games best from the generation we still don't know. Nobody has a positive test nor records that are damning. As a baseball fan I welcome him back and as a Cardinal fan I am very happy to see he his back contributing to this organization.
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10-26-2009, 05:44 PM #34
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Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
Who cares what he did or didnt do, he made the game exciting again. Brought a lot of interest back to the game. Im glad to see him back, I hope he does the annual Winter Warmup.
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10-27-2009, 10:02 AM #35
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Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
Where do you get your faulty info brotha? The Obama admin? As I stated earlier Mac has been helping Holliday since 2006.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/p...?urn=mlb,45897
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10-27-2009, 10:21 AM #36
Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
Dave
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10-27-2009, 11:50 AM #37
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Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
Big Mac wanted to change a few things in Hollidays swing to make him more balanced. He wanted him to change the high leg kick because it is not a great way to maintain balance. No hitting coach would teach it. But ultimately Holliday went back to the high leg kick because he felt comfortable doing it. Some habits are tough to break and they just end up going back to them. It happens a lot....Mac just wanted to see him change because it would lead to more consistent balance. Look at a guy like Pujols, picks the foot up puts it back down. This allows him to sit back on offspeed. So to answer any questions Mac tried to change the leg kick but ultimately holliday went back to it.
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10-27-2009, 11:51 AM #38
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Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
he also worked with Bobby Crosby and being an A's fan you should be painfully aware how well that worked out
Good riddance, have fun in Japan cause I am pretty sure thats the only place thats gonna offer him money to play next year.
Back on topic, I personally think its a bunch of cr@p that he just gets a job handed to him. There are tons of guys busting their butts working their way up through the ranks and Mac just gets a job handed to him because of his name thats BS IMHO.
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10-27-2009, 11:52 AM #39
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Re: McGwire to be Cards new hitting coach??
Should have spent less time in the batting cage and more time shagging fly balls for Holliday. He is a future first baseman, got to be one of the worst fielding outfielders in the game today.
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10-27-2009, 11:57 AM #40
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