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Calling it a career: Mark McGwire revived home run glamor in modern era.
MARK McGWIRE, WHOSE 1998 home run chase captivated the baseball world and helped revive the sport, announced his retirement last November.
Mark McGwire made the home run glamorous.
The redheaded first baseman with 20-inch biceps could wallop 500-foot home runs, thrilling the crowds in the 1990s as Babe Ruth, the Bambino, did in the 1920s.
Every time he stepped on the big league field, he was a towering presence -- 6-5 and 250 pounds. His red goatee and scowl of concentration from the batter's box could intimidate pitchers. During his record home run season in 1998, he set a National League mark of 162 walks, 28 of which were intentional.
...- Mark McGwire was larger than life.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service LeBreton, Gil November 14, 2001 700+ words
...broad shoulders and hearty biceps, Mark McGwire carried the game of baseball to...over a five-year span, when Mark McGwire came to bat, baseball stopped...larger-than-life heroes such as Mark McGwire. ___ Visit the Star-Telegram...
- The Mark McGwire Foundation for Children Begins Production On Child Abuse...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 11, 2000 700+ words
...abused before the age of 18. The Mark McGwire Foundation for Children has joined...Dickson, executive director of the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children. Roth...Seattle, Wash. Funded by the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children, the documentary...
- Mark McGwire to make Irvine his home base.(The Orange County Register)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hieger, Jennifer January 15, 2002 700+ words
...Calif. _ Former baseball star Mark McGwire is building a house in Shady Canyon...Service, 202-383-6099): Mark McGwire. ARCHIVE ILLUSTRATIONS on KRT...Illustration Bank, 202-383-6064): Mark McGwire. (c) 2002, The Orange County...
- St. Louis Slugger Mark McGwire's Heroics Aids Area Businesses.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Lonati, Anastasia W. September 28, 1998 700+ words
...s clothing stores sold 15,000 Mark McGwire T-shirts at $18 a pop--or...Ed Lewis estimates interest in Mark McGwire has doubled or possibly tripled...McGwire for $13,000. "Without Mark McGwire, that equivalent auction would...
- Mark McGwire is Time's Hero of the Year.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Marson, Barrett December 21, 1998 700+ words
...sexually abused children, Time Magazine named Mark McGwire its Hero of the Year. In its issue that hits...McGwire told the magazine. ``It does not help Mark McGwire hit home runs. Mark McGwire's hand-eye coordination was given by the...
- Mark McGwire debate rages on.
- Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) September 29, 2005 700+ words
...outside St. Louis is still labeled Mark McGwire Highway, even though his painful...Seven years ago, one fan said McGwire's record-breaking home run...along with the pope's visit. "Mark McGwire, regardless of what he did or...
- Bonds says Mark McGwire may return.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Roderick, Joe May 24, 2002 700+ words
...the all-time list, ahead of Mark McGwire. Entering Friday night's game...game of baseball would never think Mark McGwire's done and still can't hit...either one of them. As far as Mark McGwire, myself or Frank Robinson or Willie...
- Bonds says Mark McGwire may return.
- Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) May 24, 2002 700+ words
...the all-time list, ahead of Mark McGwire. Entering Friday night's game...game of baseball would never think Mark McGwire's done and still can't hit...either one of them. As far as Mark McGwire, myself or Frank Robinson or Willie...
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