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The St. Louis Cardinals’ newest addition to their coaching staff, Mark McGwire, has always been a hero to some and a villain to others.
Big Mac started his career in 1986 playing for the Oakland Athletics, where he stayed until being traded to the Cardinals mid-season in 1997. He ultimately retired in 2001 as one of the most talked about baseball players of all.
For reasons both good and bad.
Presenting your Thursday afternoon links, with a bonus video!
This is Mark Titus, aka Club Trillion, who is a walk-on for the Ohio State basketball team. As you will see in the video, not only does he have impeccably cheesy taste in music, but he can make shots too!
And now your links.
Unless you were actively avoiding sports news today, you now know that Mark McGwire has officially come clean regarding his steroid use while playing Major League Baseball.
Big Mac issued a statement through the Associated Press early in the day, and then sat for a very compelling hour-long interview with Bob Costas earlier this evening on the MLB Network.
Here is the gist of McGwire’s story, if I can be so presumptuous as to summarize it in one sentence:
