As baseball fans, all of us have experienced moments that are carved into our memories. No matter how hard we try, or how much time goes by, we will never forget these memories.
Sometimes, remembering these past events may not be a good thing. I can remember like it was yesterday the last time my favorite team (in [...]
07/15/11
The National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot will be announced on MLB Network and MLB.com on Wednesday, January 5 at 11am PST.
Bellow are the 33 players included on the 2011 ballot provided by the Baseball Writers of America Association. Players must be on 75% of all ballots to gain induction:
Bert Blyleven
Roberto Alomar
Harold Baines
Jack Morris
Barry Larkin
Lee [...]
01/05/11
Moment 3: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 71st home run of the season on October 5, 2001.
Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. Bonds’ accomplishments during his baseball career place him among the greatest baseball players of all-time. He has a record-setting seven MVP’s, [...]
12/31/10
Moment 6: Joe Carter of Toronto hits a series-ending, three-run home run off Phillies reliever Mitch Williams in the bottom of the ninth in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series.
Carter first reached the majors in 1983 with the Chicago Cubs, but was then traded to the Cleveland Indians, where he blossomed into a [...]
12/31/10
The Chicago Tribune’s Phil Rogers says that now that the St. Louis Cardinals’ coaching staff is in place with manager Tony La Russa, pitching coach Dave Duncan and batting coach Mark McGwire, the team is looking to upgrade their infield. The team now has Miguel Tejada on their radar. The addition of Tejada will improve [...]
10/31/10
Depending on who you ask Barry Bonds is the single-season and career home run king. With that said, he wants to take his “gift” of hitting and share it with other as a coach. According to the FanHouse Newswire, Bonds wants to become a hitting coach and he hopeful that the opportunity will come with [...]
10/28/10
According to FOXSports’s Jon Paul Morosi, the St. Louis Cardinals have announced that Mark McGwire will return as hitting coach.
Last week, McGwire was undecided about his coaching future. At the time McGwire was “really torn” because of family concerns. He recently rejoined his wife Stephanie and family in California.
McGwire agreed to be the team’s hitting [...]
10/25/10
After his only season as the Cardinals hitting coach in 2010, Mark McGwire is undecided about his coaching future with the team. Manager Tony La Russa said on a press conference on Tuesday night that McGwire might decide if he’ll return in 2011 by Thursday.
Joe Strauss from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch learned from the press [...]
10/21/10
Forbes, the business and financial news resource, came out with a list of the most disliked people in sports. Michael Vick of the Philadelphia Eagles is listed as the top for his dog abuse. Baseball players on the list include St. Louis Cardinals batting coach Mark McGwire and New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. [...]
06/21/10
St. Louis Cardinals batting coach Mark McGwire will be away from the team for a few days to be with his wife who is due to deliver triplets.
Manager Tony LaRussa said McGwire will be away from the team for a “day or two”. McGwire got a round of applause after Monday’s game from the clubhouse.
McGwire’s [...]
06/01/10