Canseco regrets naming names in 'Juiced' Oct 22, 2008
"If I could meet with Mark McGwire and these players, I definitely would apologize to them," Canseco said, according to the New York Daily News. "They were my friends. I admired them. I respected them.". (ESPN -- Baseball)
ALCS Game 7 sets viewers record Oct 21, 2008
Louis Cardinals game on ESPN in which Mark McGwire hit his 61st home run. Game 7 earned a 7. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Multichannel Newswire Oct 21, 2008
TBS s coverage of the upstarts triumph also took Mark McGwire and ESPN out of the record book as cable s most-watched baseball telecast ever in becoming the medium's second most-watched telecast of the year. When Massillon Cable TV president Bob Gessner determined he needed more high-definition channels to stave off competition from direct-broadcast satellite companies, he decided the solution was a total conversion to digital delivery, eliminating analog pass-through to his cable customers. (Multichannel News)
MLB Notebook: Rays take a day to regroup and relax (Today) Oct 21, 2008
Louis Cardinals game on ESPN in which Mark McGwire hit his 61st home run to tie the single-season record. Copyright Associated Press. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Path to steroid use is studied Oct 18, 2008
They were talking about Mark McGwire, who hit 70 home runs in the 1998 season but admitted using androstenedione, legal at the time. Her brother, a young baseball player then, said he wouldn't have to worry about taking these substances because he was a pitcher. (Albany Times Union)
Tempers Flare In Phillies Game Three Loss Oct 14, 2008
Mark McGwire, Ivan Rodriguez and held the previous record of six, although Youkilis' streak is still active. Ramirez also walked twice and is 4-for-9 with a double, a home run and five RBI in the series. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
Gibbons, Seitzer added to Royals coaching staff Oct 14, 2008
323 with 15 home runs for Kansas City in 1987 and was runner-up to Mark McGwire for AL rookie of the year. Seitzer was an All-Star with both the Royals and the. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Seitzer, Gibbons complete Royals staff Oct 14, 2008
He was second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting to Oakland's Mark McGwire. Seitzer and ex-catcher Mike Macfarlane have operated a baseball and softball academy, Mac-N-Seitz, in Kansas City since 1996. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Seitzer returns to Royals' fold Oct 14, 2008
If it hadn't been for a big galoot named Mark McGwire, he'd have been AL Rookie of the Year. After hitting. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Bonds' attorneys question definition of steroids in motion Oct 10, 2008
The substance, commonly referred to as "andro," became part of the national lexicon when Mark McGwire acknowledged using it in 1998 en route to hitting 70 home runs, topping Roger Maris' mark of 61, set in 1961. Andro is a steroid precursor, meaning it gets metabolized into testosterone in the body. (USA Today -- Sports)
Wall St. trumps baseball as crooks Oct 7, 2008
It was a Congressional hearing room, home to the House Oversight and Governmental Reform Committee, which administered a TKO to Mark McGwire, slam-dunked over Bud Selig and sponsored a pro-wrestling smackdown between Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee. This time, Richard Fuld stepped to the plate, trying to explain why Lehman Brothers, under his command, handed out millions in parting gifts to executives at the same time it was begging for government aid to avoid bankruptcy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
THOMSEN: The NBA's referee report finds in favor of ... the NBA Oct 4, 2008
The argument can be made that Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa rescued baseball while they were all juiced up, raising the popularity of the sport to such a high point that it has been able to withstand the subsequent disgrace of its steroid age. Here is the main thing I learned from the independent report on the Tim Donaghy scandal released Thursday: Of the 200 people interviewed by Lawrence Pedowitz's law firm, not one of them had a clue Donaghy was betting on the NBA games he refereed while... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Vazquez loses as Twins close on Sox Sep 24, 2008
Griffey's two-run homer. Griffey's two-run homer. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Manny's Five Makes Magic Number Five Sep 22, 2008
The others are Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, David Justice and Carlos Beltran. It was the 53rd multihomer game of his career. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
A's celebrate 40 years with all-time team Sep 22, 2008
The all-time Athletics were: Infield: Mark McGwire (first base), Mark Ellis (second base), Bert "Campy" Campaneris (shortstop), and Carney Lansford (third base); outfield: Henderson, Jackson and Joe Rudi; designated hitter: Dave Kingman; catcher: Terry Steinbach; starting pitchers: Hunter, Vida Blue and Dave Stewart, and closer: Eckersley. Rudi, Campaneris, Stewart, Steinbach and Henderson were in attendance on Sunday to help salute the good old days. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Why less outrage over drugs in the NFL? Sep 21, 2008
Baseball fans have loudly vilified Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and others in recent years for their alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. But where's the outrage for football users. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Manny belts two to sink wild Giants Sep 21, 2008
After falling behind, 2-0, Ramirez put the Dodgers back on top with a three-run homer in the third, his 15th as a Dodger to join Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, David Justice and Carlos Beltran as the only players to hit 15 homers with two teams in the same season. Ramirez later added a two-run shot in the eighth. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
A's All-40 team to be unveiled Sep 20, 2008
Other members of the All-40 team include outfielder Reggie Jackson, third baseman Carney Lansford, first baseman Mark McGwire, designated hitter Dave Kingman, starting pitchers Jim "Catfish" Hunter and Vida Blue, and closer Dennis Eckersley. The manager is Tony La Russa. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
BP: K-Rod capitalizes on (save) opportunities Sep 13, 2008
Eckersley got 50 save opportunities because his A's teammates, which included Bash Brothers Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco, blew out a lot of their opponents on their way to a third straight AL pennant. Gagne saved nearly two-thirds of the Dodgers' 85 wins in '03, and a better team might have provided him the handful of additional opportunities he would have needed to break Thigpen's mark. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Padres Slow Dodgers Pennant Train Sep 10, 2008
1 Barry Bonds 1591 2 Frank Thomas 851 3 Hank Aaron 832 T4 Rickey Henderson 763 T4 Frank Robinson 763 6 Manny Ramirez 751 T7 Alex Rodriguez 680 T7 Jeff Bagwell 680 9 Jim... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Morning Kickoff Sep 10, 2008
Then Mark McGwire came to the plate. Dickinson State's heavy hitters - Neslihan Yilmaz, Funda Aliskan and on this night, Kelly Hylland - hit one home run ball after another. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Game On! blog: Michelle Wie heading to Q school? Sep 9, 2008
USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale takes us of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Racing team says Lance is back. (USA Today -- Sports)
Two homers push Sheffield to 496 Sep 9, 2008
Said Leyland: "I've thought of him as a great hitter who hit home runs. I never thought of him as a home run hitter who was a great hitter. Mark McGwire, you thought of home runs. He was an excellent hitter, too, but you thought of home runs. Gary Sheffield, I've never thought about that.". The trick now is for Sheffield to not think about home runs as he nears the mark the rest of the way. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)
Fowler not taking things too seriously Sep 5, 2008
" The best lesson Fowler can learn is things will go better than the beginning. That notion brought a knowing smile from Rockies front-office assistant Walt Weiss, who works with infielders and often participates in pregame workouts. On July 12, 1987, Weiss debuted for the Athletics as a pinch-runner for Mark McGwire, with Reggie Jackson batting and the Brewers leading by one run. Dan Plesac, the Brewers' lanky left-handed closer was on the mound. The All-Star Game would be played in Oakland, so... (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Diamondbacks defeat Cardinals 4-3 Sep 4, 2008
PHOENIX (AP) With his slumping team down three runs in the sixth inning, Arizona manager Bob Melvin started making notes for a postgame pep talk. "It didn't look good early on," Melvin said. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Cards try to end trip with series win Sep 3, 2008
Mark McGwire, the player with the next fastest start, hit 30 homers in his first four seasons. Pitcher Chris Carpenter, who just came off the disabled list with a slightly torn shoulder muscle, will have about a 30-pitch limit when he appears in relief for the rest of the season, La Russa said. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
Liukin and Clay will soon join you at breakfast Sep 1, 2008
New York Yankees broadcaster John Flaherty, Red Sox first baseman Sean Casey, retired slugger Mark McGwire, the late Mets and Phillies reliever Tug McGraw, owner/manager Connie Mack and actor Kevin Costner were among the Starting Nine inducted this past week into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame, located inside Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant in Manhattan. With the permission of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Foley's, a popular destination among baseball players, executives,... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Thome and his dad visit Hall of Fame Aug 29, 2008
He hit No. 500 in the fourth-fewest at bats (6,809) in history behind only Mark McGwire (5,487), Hall of Famer Babe Ruth (5,800), and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew (6,671). After two failed attempts to visit the Hall last winter due to snow storms, Thome and his dad arrived in Cooperstown to personally hand over his latest piece of history. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
A's Announce 40th Anniversary Team Aug 29, 2008
Oakland Athletics MLB Baseball. com Information about the Oakland A's and their minor league affiliates. (Oakland, TheInsiders.com)
Ellis named to A's 40th anniversary squad Aug 29, 2008
Joining Ellis on the team were catcher Terry Steinbach, first baseman Mark McGwire, third baseman Carney Lansford, shortstop Bert Campaneris, outfielders Rickey Henderson, Reggie Jackson and Joe Rudi, designated hitter Dave Kingman, pitchers Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue and Dave Stewart, closer Dennis Eckersley and manager Tony La Russa. Geoff Lepper is a contributor to MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Peggy Adkins is glad to be ‘home' Aug 28, 2008
President Bush, Bob Gibson, Ozzy Smith, Mark McGwire and Tony Dungy. What do you do for fun. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Steve AschburnerINSIDE BASEBALL Aug 27, 2008
Why CC Sabathia should win the NL Cy Young award - Steve Aschburner - SI.com. Posted: Tuesday August 26, 2008 12:27PM; Updated: Tuesday August 26, 2008 5:01PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
The Best Hitters of the 1990s Aug 25, 2008
In total, Griffey hit 380 home runs in the decade (which was second only to Mark McGwire), to go along with 1,181 RBI, the 1997 MVP Award, seven Silver Slugger Awards and four home run crowns. Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox. (Suite101.com)
Local Teams Today Aug 22, 2008
1999 -- Mark McGwire is the first player to hit 50 homers in each of four consecutive seasons, hitting Nos. 49 and 50 in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Fenway's best games now on DVD Aug 22, 2008
After nearly a decade, fans still marvel at the dominating two-inning performance of MVP Pedro Martinez, who struck out Barry Larkin, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Jeff Bagwell. It marked the first time a pitcher struck out the side in the first inning of an All-Star Game. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Steve Poltz: 'Baseball is life' Aug 21, 2008
"When I was on tour with Jewel in 1998, during the height of Jewel-mania, I got to meet Jack Buck and Mark McGwire. We got some private guided tour of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis like we were Michael Jackson, and we were actually at the top of the Arch when the call came that Mark McGwire wanted to meet Jewel. She looks at me and says, 'Hey, who's Mark McGwire." I'm like, 'Who's Mark McGwire. Are you nuts. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
Riggleman returns to Chicago Aug 20, 2008
Already one of the most feared hitters in the NL, Sammy Sosa slugged a career-high 66 home runs that season and drove in 158 runs to power a productive offense, beating out Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire for the league's MVP Award, although it was McGwire who broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record. "We had a lot of great contributions," Riggleman added. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Giambi, A-Rod pound Royals into submission Aug 18, 2008
Giambis 14th slam tied him with Gil Hodges, Mark McGwire and Mike Piazza for 14th on the career list. A-Rod is tied for eighth with 16. (MSNBC -- Politics)
SLIDESHOW: Olympic Memorabilia Worth Big Bucks Aug 16, 2008
Mark McGwire Card 1985. MORE ON PERSONAL FINANCE FROM SMARTMONEY.COM. (SmartMoney)
Fletcher happy for shot in the limelight Aug 15, 2008
Mark McGwire was a massive star in Major League Baseball and his brother Dan McGwire a star quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. Actress Jessica Alba is from Pomona as well as Kobe Bryants wife Vanessa. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Please, let Michael Phelps be for real Aug 15, 2008
Guy by the name of Mark McGwire. This is not an indictment. (Los Angeles Times)
Baseball Today Aug 13, 2008
1987 -- Oakland's Mark McGwire set a major league rookie record with his 39th homer of the season to help the A's to a 7-6, 12-inning victory over the California Angels. McGwire gave the A's a 5-3 lead in the sixth when he hit the two-run homer off Don Sutton. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Numbers Game/Poll Aug 10, 2008
Mark McGwire homered in six straight games - but over two years. 8. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Closer Olson to enter O's Hall of Fame Aug 9, 2008
Gregg Olson is the all-time saves leader for the Orioles, with 160. (Todd Olszewski/Orioles). (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Ramirez, Veras stepping up for Yanks Aug 9, 2008
"They call me skinny, this or that. I don't care. I don't need a body like Jose Canseco to play this game or generate my power. I'm a pitcher. I don't have to be Barry Bonds. I don't need to be Mark McGwire. People will say what they want, but I know I can pitch with what I have.". Good stuff, confidence -- borderline cockiness -- and a lot of help from Rivera has proven to be a winning formula for the Dominican duo. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Giles goes from batboy to team leader Aug 9, 2008
Rather than recalling his first home run or the time he had a walkoff base hit in Little League, he remembers the times he spent in the dugout with former Major Leaguers like Mark McGwire, Eric Karros and Orel Hershiser. Growing up in Vero Beach, Fla. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Karl Kuehl, 70, baseball scout Aug 8, 2008
Players who came out of the A's farm system in those years included Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Walt Weiss, Terry Steinbach, Scott Brosius, Mike Bordick, Miguel Tejada, and Mike Gallego. In 2006, he was awarded baseball's Roland Hemond Award for long-term contributions to scouting and player development. (Boston Globe)
Ludwick's power show continues vs. Dodgers Aug 7, 2008
Mark McGwire homered in six straight games for the Cardinals, but over two seasons in 1997 and 1998, connecting in the first four games during his then-record 70-homer season in 98. ALSO ON THIS STORY. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Ludwick homers again, Cards beat Dodgers Aug 7, 2008
ST. LOUIS (AP) Ryan Ludwick said he simply followed Albert Pujols' lead. Ludwick tied a franchise record with a homer in his fifth straight game, only four pitches after Pujols' grand slam, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on Wednesday. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
A story you just want to believe Aug 7, 2008
She has been put into a difficult position because she lives in the same era as disgraced sluggers Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, disgraced sprinter Marion Jones and disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis. Asking Torres whether she's using steroids is like asking a husband when he stopped beating his wife. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Former Expos manager Kuehl dies at 70 Aug 7, 2008
Players that came out of the A's farm system in those years included Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Walt Weiss, Terry Steinbach, Scott Brosius, Mike Bordick, Miguel Tejada and Mike Gallego. "Within the game, he's one of the most highly respected people in the nation," said Casey Tefertiller, who co-authored one of Kuehl's two books on baseball, 2005's "Mental Toughness: Baseball's Winning Edge.". (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Chavez Done For Season; Headed For Surgery Aug 5, 2008
Chavez has played in 11 seasons with the A's, tied for third all-time for an player with Terry Steinbach and only trailing Rickey Henderson (14) and Mark McGwire (12). He leads all Oakland players with 273 career doubles and is fifth all-time in Oakland history in hits with 1,247. (Oakland, TheInsiders.com)
Sports hobbyists and dealers affected by economy Aug 3, 2008
When sales are down, shop owners have to be careful about what they add to their inventory and ask themselves how long it could be before they move a product Bennett and Riewe, who once worked at the Baseball Bullpen, know late 1980s and 1990s product is widely available and in little demand, as some of that era s key players, like Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds, who were once hot, don t move well now in real life or on pasteboard. Bennett and Riewe were asked a series of questions about the... (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
More > Jul 31, 2008
Only eight Major League rookies have reached those numbers: Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Nomar Garciaparra, Albert Pujols, Tony Oliva, Hal Trosky, Mark McGwire, and Wally Berger. The Rays made 29 errors in their first 71 games and went 42-29. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Royals' sweep of A's is historic Jul 31, 2008
The Royals of Frank White, George Brett and Willie Wilson outplayed the A's of Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco and Carney Lansford. The Royals' winning pitchers were Bret Saberhagen in a 2-1 game; Charlie Leibrandt with a two-hit, 2-0 win, and Mark Gubicza, getting help from Dan Quisenberry, in a 9-5 romp. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Commentary: Rose should never make the Hall Jul 27, 2008
People like Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa should be left out of the Hall because without the drugs which I believe they used they don t have Hall-of-Fame resumes. Look at the numbers. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
A's Chavez frustrated by injured shoulder Jul 26, 2008
Chavez is in the fourth year of a six-year contract extension and has racked up more seasons in Oakland than any other player in A's history besides Rickey Henderson (14), Mark McGwire (12) and Terry Steinbach (11). Whether he can keep climbing those ranks, though, remains in doubt. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Ten Worthy Of Cooperstown Jul 26, 2008
Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Jason Giambi fall into this tent. Voters, weighing numbers against ethics, will ultimately have to make their own choices. (Forbes -- Business)
States' testing programs finding few offenders Jul 24, 2008
That was months after former major league baseball players Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco and others were called to testify before a congressional committee investigating performance-enhancing drug use in the sport. "No question about it, that's what got it started," Codey says. (USA Today -- Sports)
Hall lifts Brewers past Cardinals Jul 23, 2008
The top five home run marks at old Busch Stadium are all longer than 500 feet, topped by Mark McGwire s 545-foot mammoth clout off Florida s Livan Hernandez during his then-record 70-homer season in 1998. No Brewer reached base until Prince Fielder singled up the middle to start the fifth and Lohse had a season-best seven strikeouts. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Miles Walk-Off Grand Slam Makes Cards History Jul 21, 2008
Cardinals greats such as Stan Musial, Mark McGwire and Albert Pujols are among those noticeably absent. Cardinals walk-off grand slams (since 1933). (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)
The Numbers Game/Poll Jul 20, 2008
ON BASEBALL / Numbers Game. Article:ON BASEBALL / Numbers Game:/c/a/2008/07/19/SPSK11R9F6. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
North faces Marshalltown in opener Jul 18, 2008
At USC his 46 career homers ranks second to Mark McGwire. West High, in its only state appearance, lost a controversial 1-0 decision to Davenport Central in the 2A (two-class) tourney in Marshalltown in 1975. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Clearin' My Desk Before the Game Jul 16, 2008
"And you shouldn't be flabbergasted to learn that the all-time list of players who have had numbers that gruesome consists of, well, nobody. "Heck, only three other players in history have even had twice as many strikeouts as hits (in a season of 100 or more whiffs): Rob Deer (175-80 in 1991), Dave Nicholson (126-60 in 1964) and Mark McGwire (118-56 in 2001). But at least those fellows made a few home run trots, or finished over the Mendoza Line. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Hall of a parade: New and old, All-Stars ride high Jul 16, 2008
Tough guy Larry Walker teared up, Mark McGwire leaned in for a listen and Tony Gwynn steadied Williams for the ceremonial first pitch. Then again, All-Star games often are about moments more than results. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
