Mark MacGwire

See what happens when we try to have a real discussion on a Manky thread? His posts get even dumber.

Not that Riptide's are much better. McGwire must have studied the game, but he's not sure if Bonds could or not? Rip, you really know nothing about Bonds, do you?

 

Everyone says Ichiro could hit loads of HRs if he wanted. Why can't the opposite be true of McGwire?

 

And Manyk proves my point again.

 

I think Bonds is the greatest player of the past 40 years.
I'm sure he could teach hitting if he had the patience. Does he have the patience?

 

That isn't what you posted before. You assumed McGwire had studied the game, but your post about Bonds questioned what he would tell a hitter. Bonds wasn't a player who got by on his natural talent (and chemical enhancements) alone. He's a smart guy and he devoted that part of his talent to the game, too. Assuming he wouldn't be smart enough to realize the hitters he worked with don't have the natural gifts he had just doesn't fit.

Would Bonds ever actually have the interest to do it? That's a good question. The ability? Even after a small sample size of success for McGwire, I'd still put more faith in Bonds' ability to teach young hitters if he ever actually chose to do it.

 

Outofplace agrees with me that Bonds would be an excellent hitting coach. I just wonder what in Kevin Longs illustrious career caused the Yankees to think he could teach hitting to major league ball players.

 

Same point I was making: "Hit the ball, fool!"

 

He's no Mack Maquire that's for sure.

 

I remember being in awe of how big McGwire was in '98, when he stood side by side with Bill Goldberg and looked bigger than the WCW champ. Steroids are awesome.

 

No, not really the same point at all. I think he is too smart and knows way too much about hitting to take that approach if he ever tried to do it. I just wonder if he would ever want to be a hitting coach or if he would ever get the chance.

 

Are you related to Mark Guire?