I think it will be great for baseball. I think he's the greatest hitter ever.... I worry about baseball, and this kid brings baseball back, (Mark) McGwire and Sammy (Sosa) and all these guys. People hated baseball then, after the strike. A lot of people will be mad when he breaks the record, but I hope he does.
Quotes about mcgwire (12 Quotes)
Anyone who knows me knows I'm not jealous of anybody. I'm proud of what Mark McGwire did I'm proud of what Sammy did. They lifted the game.
Barry was my childhood hero growing up, and what he's going through I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. But as far as this being race-related I totally disagree. If Big Mac (Mark McGwire) was playing, he'd be in the same boat. This is a case where if there
Mark McGwire is thirty-four years old. I'm twenty-nine. He's probably a little bit tired and I'm just having some fun.
I think baseball owes McGwire a gratitude of thanks for putting baseball back on the map where it should be.
People ask me how I hit that way, and I say, 'I grew up watching Kirby Puckett. He was the kind of guy who had that Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire factor, where he would go to other stadiums and people from those cities would watch him play.
It's going to be unbelievable, you know. There's going to be a lot of people cheering for Mark McGwire and me. And, hey, we'll see how it goes.
Todd McFarlane knew that the McGwire ball wasn't worth 3 million when he bought it, but he got 3 million worth of press off of it. So he was very smart in that area.
Following the strike, I think the thing that brought people back to baseball was the big home run contest between Sosa and McGwire.
It's helped a lot. Two years ago I would never have thought I would be hitting with Mark McGwire. He really likes to concentrate on extension and get the fullest amount of power you can get. I have seen a lot of change.
He knew he was better than Mark McGwire. It offended him when people said Mark McGwire might be the greatest player who ever lived.
I think it would have been a lot better for him to say, I did it and I'm sorry, McGwire was never one to show a lot of emotion on the field, not a player who sought attention and craved to be thought of as a nice guy.