" Mark McGwire replaces Hal McRae on the coaching staff for next season he's been hired we are hitting coaches who can help our offense. --"

" Didn't expect it to yeah. Lee Evans. "

" My name is Mark McGwire. I've played the game of baseball since I was nine years old. Way back when there was not a fan -- There was nothing animated again. The answer questions about who took steroids infinite. Television cameras will not solve the while I don't care it's. What happened -- fans have done less. He's the biggest ever he works out everyday so I said what I believe he's -- he's a product of hard working player answers no. He simply will not be believed to be answers yes he risks public scorn. And endless government investigate. What I mean there everything now is today I'm what you do from this point forward and that work district is not translate into effect for coach."

" It's -- it's Atlanta Chicago Sports Radio SIX SEVENTY The Score I think. Animal acts. MLB that obviously there will lose Mark McGwire and Williams. And let's get -- guys are hot item welcome in bereavement list he has with the the Saint Louis post dispatch -- a fine writer enemy in the."

" Other times columnist has been around forever and understands the implications of of the of the Saint Louis Cardinals bringing in. A Mark McGwire and you know aside from anything else -- and Mark McGwire ever coached anybody and and -- that's that's one of the issues that we haven't even talked about. Does that even going to be hitting coach."

" Police work with players individually. I mean guys trip -- you know Southern California to have to work with him for weeks at a time Cardinals players who have done Iraqi players have done it Matt Holliday is done and they all worried about it. They'll say that he helped them. More Cardinals who were planning to go there -- so this off season even before this occurred now that that it that fetched it's still different. Worked with guys in the offseason and sending him some some bad advice during the season which he's also done because he watches every game. I think difference between that event having to deal with the whole group pretty get you're responsible for thirteen. Or thirteen position players. And dove to deal with the daily frustrations the daily grind you know you know gestured for guys slumping at one time trying to get to will be trying to reach of you know Kenny communicate with the group lead and deal -- up multiple personality multiple hitting slumps at the same time I think. I think that's going to be the big question he's a smart smart hitters second half of his career he became a real student of hitting and he worked very hard it. -- stunning video learning pitchers in developing plate discipline them and I think he knows hitting very well put the Cuban communications skills is that question I have."

" Here's the headline on your column today -- can check it out as TL today dot com mark why not hire Mark McGwire that easily mark McGwire's Cardinals in the batting coach. -- come to the space looking for moral outrage over tiring than you've gotten off for the wrong bus stop. And Bernie you know I get off the wrong bus stop occasionally sometimes -- is -- bus stop with a decent streak. -- all but here's the deal I'm not upset when Mark McGwire he wants to get back into baseball fine I'm upset with Bud Selig. Now total -- as you mention point on your -- and injure column today. Is is known as the preeminent manager of the steroid era look at the game Oakland not only Oakland announcing -- You list some people people and keel and all that but some people even think pujols might. If -- down that road a little bit but how does the commissioner of the CEO based artist and he just nothing more than a guy gets every dollar off the table for management. Applaud in and actually gush over this hiring when this -- stonewalled. Only congress but certainly still -- awhile senator Mitchell I don't know the baseball investigation I would ever tested them placed. In cleaning up the sport was not helped by Mark McGwire who said I'm not talk."

" I'm gonna answer for that the -- the best I can do to try to come up with a good answer is. What McGwire played. Even though he can be sure to the media and people on the outside. He he -- that you. Capsule and below the inside baseball mean. It was his teammates love them and I think players on other teams really looked up Clemens is considered great guy. And I don't think getting that -- changed. Through the years I still think he's a guy that does -- compared to a Barry Bonds. Obviously it is just who don't really liked coming people around -- game I think he's a terrific guy and I taught some baseball players that and believe me out he was a disgrace before congress I'm not defending him. But is that the way we'd look at it if you look at -- you talk baseball players about it they feel sorry form these."

" But but not the players -- Bud Selig yeah I know I can't -- Yeah you can appreciate the person but. But I'm just saying when you talk."

" Popularity transcends and I think ceiling you know -- and that I think he that he feels the same type of vibe I mean. He was as always considered a 11 of the guys are good guy and I think he gets the benefit of the doubt any game then he's still well liked."

" Verdict in all wants that we gotta get a scoreboard update from mark Grotrian due respect opposite parts all right thank mark we appreciate let's get back to bereavement list from the Saint Louis post dispatch and every you know I guess there's a couple of issues here and ICI think. What's your touchdown -- the heart of the issue which is. If these guys if if if if -- to play in the World Series and it in -- would be celebrated all that. Then why why is it just because of the timing of their careers these other guys don't get a chance."

" The new guys are the guys currently get to pass but. I don't know is that it as just look around in -- he gets give up at some points they live ones get second chances why not mark."

" I think yeah yeah that's how I look at -- I mean -- a town where Leonard Little you know played twelve years for the Rams and don't kill somebody driving well prosecute not that he. He's got a bit human beings to a lot of good things sense that in terms of talking to kids and things like that night. But the point is. Usually the -- of the world a lot of little some people just there's miscreants all over sports. I I the only apathy I have for the flyers visit and he was a product of times. The -- social luckily a lot of these guys were they. They did what they did because it seemed like this thing to do with two time Major League Baseball what that they -- not gonna sit here say they were encouraged to do so but no one certainly discourages them from doing so means. They were great for business. You know that the commissioners you know -- following around spent a couple -- everyone thought it was great. I mean if -- baseball players not real smart you know and that doesn't worry too much about the big picture he just kind of struggle along with with. Everyone else was doing at that time I think retroactively. Like -- while worthy of the bid very famous steroids expert even said. He says look there's nothing that should disqualify Maguire from working in the game that you can't apply 2000. -- standard 2009 standards to what happened in the late ninety's it's just not."

" Why -- get I don't I don't regret -- or let him let him be the bad but not his management of the event instructor. Now he's baseball management if -- Bud Selig I have and sit down with investigators and just also."

" How do you all that in fact that the two were -- been really really stupid. History tells us of course or forgiving society and that look at Iraq -- in. Any credit. There's a way to do it there's a way not to do with the way to do it away those guys this specially padded. Well like in the game PP -- same with same with Jason Giambi. The way not to do what is Clemens about Pete Rose who for ten years or more divided deny deny it. And finally admitted -- by the time he admitted people were pissed off better because you can come clean sooner ammunition and you get out on this thing this and you put behind him. I can't believe what government guy has been in the they'll realize that and now that he's got a second chance to do what you think he'd be smart enough. To do -- this time I'm not sure that he will. And if he does that this is the problem I have with his firing I don't care about -- the morality of whether he used Roy when he played at a time in the game. That it did it to release a tacit approval to do it by Major League Baseball. I care about what it does to this team -- as the media circus and everywhere you go there's got to stories of people but in Cardinals hitters about steroids and McGwire all but. You know if he'd let this thing -- he's doing a disservice to his team. He's he's -- he could call distractions and disruptions rather than being a good coaching good coaches are people who call things now Matt potter."

" Others Tony handle that tube becomes a distraction what -- try to -- does that not the most even temperament of guys."

" You -- like -- another what you think try to build a wall around McGwire played his tough -- we're not talking about steroids you can't talk talk blah blah blah. It's not -- back anybody off number one and number two. You -- you have -- over and under contest right now the personal Russo blow up over the such that it could become a season -- circus. So McGwire wants to be good hitting coach the first step is to to eliminate that it is as much as possible all ball potential for disruptive distraction. If he doesn't it would be stupid. And if he doesn't do it there's been good for higher."

" Hurting Nicklaus the Saint Louis post dispatch -- were will let it go just on the way out arm pool halls that is being. I don't know suspect just because he's a ball player just because the -- looks and just because he had death erodes old trainer Angel -- ball work with him at some point or other. To do is there any concern about bringing a guy is so called 32 player in. And then and that spreads to everyone -- that yours associated here's not just that he won't work out with major principle he Mark McGwire was as hitting coach is or any danger that sort of thing."

" helping suddenly the pole power numbers been their subsidies stepped into the big leagues and he's been really consistent party big guys never. If he'd be as good as his powers but he never hit fifty home runs this season you know and he'd been traded down the stretch this year not hitting home runs guy is a great professional hitter. Look I I have no idea anymore about who's cleaner who's not I mean I disaster didn't do -- 98 my attitude is a -- anybody you know nothing would surprise me. Let there's there's also no hard evidence to suggest this -- dabbled in many thing I don't know I mean. People can captaincy -- they wanna see your best but let me tell you -- You race good point -- give it another example I think it in some respects this could be a win was job of McGwire. If some key Cardinals guys don't hit as well they did people -- herself look they hired this -- to be hitting coach you don't know what he's doing. If a kid like -- Rasmussen lost a lot of weight this season because he has sports -- he could work out any drop like 101520. Pounced -- the course this season it really hurt his power. Advocate like rats this next year is bigger and stronger which he will be. And he hit some you know he -- 4830 home runs people are gonna say. -- or what -- so that no matter what happens he's he's gonna he's either gonna get laughed -- for being a -- of people are gonna think he's like people literally injecting hitters who improves. Obviously it's going to be you know saying I don't know yet I."

" Well that doesn't work out Bernie Jim Hendry will fire does that's when -- really coaches are -- thanks I appreciate it very Nicklaus from the the Saint Louis post is."