Quote of the day
Posted: July 6, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Brian Bohanon, Major League Baseball, Mark McGwire, MLB, quotes, sports 3 CommentsHe hits my changeup. He hits my curveball. He hits my slider. I’ve run out of pitches to throw him. I just try to pick the spots where he’s going to hit his homeruns.
~Brian Bohanon, on Mark McGwire
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Quote of the day
Posted: July 2, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Fenway Park, Jayson Stark, Mark McGwire, quotes, sports, Ted Williams Leave a commentThat moment, when you first lay eyes on that field — The Monster, the triangle, the scoreboard, the light tower Big Mac bashed, the left-field grass where Ted (Williams) once roamed — it all defines to me why baseball is such a magical game.
~Jayson Stark
Infographic: 1998 Home Run Chase
Posted: September 8, 2015 Filed under: 20th Century | Tags: Baseball, Craig Robinson, infographics, Ken Griffey Jr, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa 2 CommentsHere’s an infographic by Craig Robinson plotting out the day-by-day progress of the three main contenders in the 1998 home run chase. I had completely forgotten that Ken Griffey, Jr. was a part of this race in the beginning. He ended the season in pretty great shape, even if he didn’t pass Maris’s mark.
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This day in baseball: Big Mac starts early
Posted: August 15, 2013 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, history, Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics Leave a commentOn 15 August 1990, Oakland’s Mark McGwire hits a game-winning grand slam as the A’s are victorious over the Red Sox, 6-2 in ten innings. In doing so, McGwire becomes the first player to hit at least thirty home runs in each of his first four Major League seasons.
Photo source: Razzball.com
