The Missouri legislature voted yesterday to rename a stretch of I-70 currently being called Mark McGwire Highway.  It had been given that moniker one year after McGwire broke the single season home run record, but a movement has been afoot to change the name for years and gained steam this spring when McGwire admitted that [...]

Mark McGwire’s younger brother has written a book about his own relationship with steroids as well as his part in introducing his famous brother to them.  Its basically a tell-all by a family member who has been disowned, and after reading this John Shea piece on Jay McGwire, I feel a little bit sickened.  I [...]

The St. Louis Post Dispatch’s Derick Goold and Chris Lee have created a fantastic slide show with audio from a day spent in California with Mark McGwire, Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan. You will hear McGwire share some of his approaches to teaching young hitters, and for those of you who don’t quite believe that [...]

Bill Von Sternberg writes this morning about something so simple you may think it silly, but it is a nice piece of Americana.  In Fargo, ND- You Betcha Land- Newman Outdoor Advertising has put up a couple of billboards honoring Fargo’s favorite son, and his home run record of 61 home runs in 1961.   Russ [...]

You may have heard Carlton Fisk is mad about Mark McGwire- he shares his thoughts in this Fred Mitchell piece.
After finishing this up, check out Joe Posnanski’s take, which includes a search for authentic numbers.  If you only read one thing from me this week, follow this link to the article.  And please remember, no [...]

Mark McGwire appeared at the St. Louis Cardinals Winter warm-up fan fest yesterday- to cheers.  Prior to his entrance, Jack Clark, a local broadcaster, appeared and was loudly booed.  Said one fan, “I don’t think you should ever boo a Cardinal unless they are outright loafing or something.  But I think Jack Clark was wrong.  [...]