Word: mcgwire
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...also through McGwire that I have one of my most vivid childhood memories...
...McGwire became my hero after hitting just 49 homeruns in his first season with the Oakland Athletics, far less than his monstrous 70 this season, but an impressive debut nonetheless...
...hard to explain McGwire's influence on me while I was growing up. You need to step into the mind of a young boy who poured over the sports section every morning, checking the box scores for McGwire's stat line and who became disappointed to find the words "late game" most of the time...
When I stepped to the plate in Little League, I pretended to be Mark McGwire. The opposing pitchers were supposed to fear me as I approached the batter's box. Unfortunately, I did not always back up the image with performance...
While there, McGwire came to bat and drilled a foul ball into the Cubs' bullpen. The Cubs' pitching coach saw my A's shirt and hat and said, "You want this...