Dodgers expected to hire Mark McGwire as hitting coach

Will You 'Stimulate' The Team, Bro?

Hitting coach? as in " Here kid, take a hit of this and you will do great?"

I didn't see this one coming.

I was skeptical about Mac when the Cards hired him, but I gotta say, the results appear to be in their postseason runs the last couple of years.

As to the steroid comments, I too rolled my eyes when McGwire was hired as by LaRussa, but sure looks like he's a good coach. Steroids won't turn you or me into a MLB player, it makes a ball player with the talent, like McGwire to hit 73 homeruns instead of 40-some. Plus he can speak from experience of the dangers and negative impact steroids can have on a player's health and career. And MLB didn't even have a steroid policy by in the day. So he cheated, yes. But he didn't break any MLB rules at the time.

well, now the dodgers organizations are taking a very serious approacg, i mean bring in a hitting coach to improve their hitting its a awesome goal, and not just any hitting coach, MARK McGwire, its the best coach the blues could think of it!!!

plus McGwire did make it through the cards as their hitting coach and was part of the championship in 2011 season!!!

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Originally posted 01:54 PM ET  11.03 by alacran

plus McGwire did make it through the cards as their hitting coach and was part of the championship in 2011 season!!!

better references? doubtfull!!!

by far best move in the dodgers organization,,,,, i know dodgers could have a very good offense next year IF they are able to land this hitting coach,,

dodgers expeted to take over in their division,,,, should they get their new hitting coach?? things would look very positive no kidding,,,

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Originally posted 02:39 PM ET  11.03 by alacran

dodgers expeted to take over in their division,,,, should they get their new hitting coach?? things would look very positive no kidding,,,

Doubful.....do not forget the team up north.....the CURRENT world champions????

he'll never live it down ...

Keep that juiced up chump out of our dugout.

I didn't like it when LaRussa hired him. He didn't have to pay his dues as a minor league coach. he had zero coaching experience. One more time LaRussa showed why he is a baseball Hall of Fame manager and I'm a baseball commenter on the internet.

I'm sorry to see him go, but I understand wanting to be close to home. Good luck to him.

MLB should make Mac pee in a cup. He is probably still on the 'roids, which could explain why his performance as a coach has exceeded expectations.

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Originally posted 03:44 PM ET  11.03 by Hatrunner

MLB should make Mac pee in a cup. He is probably still on the 'roids, which could explain why his performance as a coach has exceeded expectations.

put the crack pipe down,, he is a hitting coach not a player,,,

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Originally posted 04:00 PM ET  11.03 by Flea Biscuit

Good to see he survived the crippling steriod fallout.

it proved us wrong, he shows that he has enough knowledge as a hitting coach,,,

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Originally posted 12:40 PM ET  11.03 by webzu

As to the steroid comments, I too rolled my eyes when McGwire was hired as by LaRussa, but sure looks like he's a good coach. Steroids won't turn you or me into a MLB player, it makes a ball player with the talent, like McGwire to hit 73 homeruns instead of 40-some. Plus he can speak from experience of the dangers and negative impact steroids can have on a player's health and career. And MLB didn't even have a steroid policy by in the day. So he cheated, yes. But he didn't break any MLB rules at the time.

Agree with you comment 100%. Except, McGuire hit 70 HR in a season. Fan favorite Barry Bonds hit 73 in a season once.

Hitting coaches don't win pennants. Hitters and pitchers do. And the Dodgers have about 390 miles to go if they're to catch the Giants. All this drooling by Dodger fans about their team's "big trades" last summer (result: Giants gained a total of 10 games on the Dodgers after the trades) and now this. No heart, no plan, a decimated farm system, and a bunch of soulless jocks. That's the "Dodger Way."

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Originally posted 04:24 PM ET  11.03 by alacran

put the crack pipe down,, he is a hitting coach not a player,,,

Humor, alacran. You should be the last one to talk about crack pipes. You can't write a single grammatically correct sentence.