Yes you heard it right...Mark McGwire is not the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. Is anyone else confused with this personnel move? Let me just get this right...is this the same Mark McGwire who took steroids during his professional baseball career? The same guy who lied under oath and the same guy who has a big, fat asterisk next to his name in the stats book because he cheated? Yes, still the same guy?
I find it hard to believe that Mark McGwire is going to be a successful hitting coach. I mean was he really a good hitter or is it all tainted because of his steroid use? Also, Mark McGwire was a home run hitter. I'm pretty sure that being a hitting coach means that you must teach the small ball too. It is not all about hitting moon shots into the upper deck. I would be curious to see just why the Cardinals went with McGwire over other candidates.
Mark McGwire is dedicated to the game and still remains to be an iconic figure in baseball (even if it is a little bit tainted). I would be interested to see what kind of reaction he will get in different baseball markets. Like most athletes, Mark McGwire is getting his second chance.
The conversation about steroids in baseball continues to get juicier. Every year we hear another big name in the sport testing positive for an unknown substance in the past. Mark McGwire was at the forefront of the heated debate when it reached Congress. It will be interesting to follow the success, or lack thereof, of Mark's duties as hitting coach.
The big question still unanswered....was this move good for baseball? I am sure we will find out.
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