Banter

ESPN’s Buster Olney has reported that Tony La Russa will return to the Cardinals as manager and will name Mark McGwire as the team’s hitting coach. Is McGwire a good fit as hitting coach?

He already runs an offseason hitting camp that multiple players attend, and he was a pretty decent hitter in his time, albeit with controversy surrounding him. And the best part, the horrible reign of Hal McRae is finally over in STL! Whenever a hitting coach goes on the record as saying he prefers his batters see no more than 3 pitches in an at-bat, you know it’s time to say goodbye.
-Ryan Voyles

I would comment on the signing, but I don’t want to talk about the past. I will only look at the future at this point in time, and if he is the future, so be it. I don’t want to talk about the past though.
-Derek Robbins

I think Mark McGwire as hitting coach will be a good fit, regardless of what happened at the end of his career. He knows the game and knows what makes a good hitter. There are some things a ball player just doesn’t forget. Once again it will also be a pleasure to see one of the best managers in baseball, Tony La Russa, coming back with a new contract with the birds on the bat.
-Ryan Simonin