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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark McGwire was hired to be the St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach a month ago, and the former home run king’s initial media session has yet to be scheduled. Full Article at Columbia Tribune

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark McGwire was hired to be the St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach a month ago, and the former home run king’s initial media session has yet to be scheduled. Full Article at Park Hills Daily Journal

This is a March 17, 2005, file photo showing Mark McGwire testifying on Capitol Hill during a hearing on the use of steroids in professional baseball. Full Article at Canoe

Mark McGwire will talk to the press, according to his new boss, but when it will happen is still up in the air. Full Article at MLB.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Mark McGwire was hired to be the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach a month ago, and the former home run king's initial media session has yet to be scheduled. Full Article at Sports Illustrated

tool goes here ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals still have not scheduled a date for new hitting instructor Mark McGwire to come to a news conference at Busch Stadium or conduct a teleconference with reporters. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

Courson, who was crushed to death in November 2005 when a tree he was cutting down fell on him, spent countless hours in the months before his death talking about the benefits and dangers of steroids with Missouri journalist Matt Chaney, the author... Full Article at New York Daily News

And what if Hamilton bounces back and Cruz nosedives? Do you look back and wonder what you could have gotten had you traded him now? Im not advocating trading Cruz but so many people immediately dismiss the idea it amazes me. Full Article at Lone Star Ball :: A Texas Rangers Blog

"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS "...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." Full Article at Lone Star Ball :: A Texas Rangers Blog

Posted 6 am, Mon. , Nov. 16 - It is now Day 21 of Mark McGwire watch. Three weeks ago today, it was announced that the reclusive McGwire would be joining the St. Louis Cardinals as batting coach. Full Article at St. Louis Beacon

What an utterly pointless, painful, atrocious piece. Not only that, but it’s a premise she lifted from somebody else. I don’t remember where, but I saw something saying the exact same thing over a week ago. Full Article at The Big Lead

All week, friends have been sending me recent pictures of faded slugger Sammy Sosa with shockingly light skin. He looks "bleached." Sosa attributes his pale complexion to a cream he uses nightly. Full Article at Sacramento Bee

All week, friends have been sending me recent pictures of faded slugger Sammy Sosa with shockingly light skin. He looks "bleached." Sosa attributes his pale complexion to a cream he uses nightly. Full Article at Sacramento Bee

Oh…MAN! The St. Louis Cardinals are having trouble coming up with ways to introduce their new hitting coach, Mark McGwire , because…well…he’s a douchebag. Full Article at Bleacher Report

Edgar Martinez, whose career average is .312, led the league in hitting twice. Hall of Fame time already? Well, no. But to beat the rush, here are a few thoughts about four interesting new candidates ... Full Article at Sports Illustrated

Major League Baseball has done everything it can to drive its fans away. There was the strike in 1994, which, I suppose, was the only way to actually force people to stop watching baseball, as there was none to be played. Full Article at Bleacher Report

Mindful that newly hired hitting coach Mark McGwire can’t possible say he doesn’t want to talk about the past every day between Spring Training and the end of the 2010 season, Cardinals GM John Mozeliak sounds genuinely uptight when discussing the... Full Article at Can't Stop The Bleeding

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals still intend to hold a public reintroduction for hitting coach Mark McGwire, but the club has not gotten any closer to determining when and how that will happen. Full Article at MLB.com