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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Even more than Ruth, McGwire symbolizes stark simplicity. He is a redhead of the kind we haven't seen in centuries--not a pasty Thomas Jefferson or a cutesy Ron Howard, but a scary Redbeard. In his red Cardinal uniform, with red Oakley sunglasses and his bright red goatee, McGwire is more frightening than Carrot Top. McGwire, more than Ruth, strips the game bare. Cro-Magnon man didn't court the media or haggle over free-agent contracts, and neither does Big Mac. He comes to the plate to the tune of the Guns 'N' Roses war dance Welcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: The Fun Is Back | 7/27/1998 | See Source »

...help support his widowed mother, four brothers and two sisters in their two-room flat. When former Texas Ranger scout Omar Minaya spotted Sosa playing ball as a 16-year-old in 1985, Minaya recalls that the 150-lb., 5-ft. 10-in. kid, dressed in a borrowed uniform, looked both athletically promising and malnourished. Last year Sosa signed a four-year contract for $42.5 million. Beneficiaries of his generous spirit abound. His mother now resides in the third house he has bought for her, and he has purchased 250 computers for poor schools back home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey, Guys, Watch Your Backs--Here Comes Sammy Sosa! | 7/27/1998 | See Source »

...million Amount turned down by Mark McGwire to wear only Nike apparel while in uniform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jul. 20, 1998 | 7/20/1998 | See Source »

...LIAISON DANGEREUSE] He was called the most notorious womanizer in the Union Army; his mistress sometimes traveled with him in uniform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eyes Front! And That Means You, Sir! | 7/20/1998 | See Source »

...seven men in the group added to the atmosphere with their amusingly uniform dress: blue pants, white button-down shirts and caps purchased before the event at Henrietta's Table...

Author: By Joshua E. Gewolb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Revelry Accompanied by Trombones | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

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