October 28, 2009

McGwire Slinks Back into Baseball

Art Spander, RealClearSports

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He is emerging from the mist, rejoining society, rejoining baseball. Mark McGwire returns and where that could lead, dare we say Cooperstown, is yet to be determined.
McGwire became a near recluse, wanted to stay as far as possible from another question, another interview, another critical story.
He lived in a gated community in southern California's Orange Country, hung around with those who had the good sense not to be inquisitors and played as much golf as possible.

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TAGGED: mlb, St. Louis Cardinals, Mark McGwire

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