Says Steve Trachsel, who surrendered history-making No. 62 to Mark McGwire: “I think anybody who wasn’t suspicious (about steroids) in ’98 had never watched baseball before. You had second basemen
For those who still don’t accept Kasper’s rationale for leaving Cubs TV for White Sox radio nearly two years ago, consider what happened in baseball broadcasting last week.
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Former Cardinal slugger Mark McGwire in August of 2000. McGwire broke one of baseball s longstanding records in 1998.
This interview will be on “St. Louis on the Air” over the noon hour Friday. This story will be updated after the show. You can listen live.
In the summer of 1998, Joan Niesen fell in love with baseball. A lot of St. Louisans did.
And why not? Major League Baseball was back in fans’ good graces after a players’ strike cut short the 1994 season and soured many on the game. Instead of labor strife, the 1998 season featured a home run race like no other with the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa and the Cardinals’ Mark McGwire vying to beat both each other and Roger Maris’ 37-year single-season record. What more could a 10-year-old St. Louis kid ask for?
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This interview will be on “St. Louis on the Air” over the noon hour Friday. This story will be updated after the show. You can listen live.
In the summer of 1998, Joan Niesen fell in love with baseball. A lot of St. Louisans did.
And why not? Major League Baseball was back in fans’ good graces after a players’ strike cut short the 1994 season and soured many on the game. Instead of labor strife, the 1998 season featured a home run race like no other with the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa and the Cardinals’ Mark McGwire vying to beat both each other and Roger Maris’ 37-year single-season record. What more could a 10-year-old St. Louis kid ask for?