Topic: Roger Maris

AFP American Edition | 2010-01-13 03:10:17

The son of New York Yankees' legend Roger Maris says he hopes baseball chiefs "do the right thing" by recognizing his father as the sport's greatest pure home-run hitter. "Too many things have gone on and now this has come out," Rich Maris, the son of Roger Maris told the San Francisco Chronicle. "We think baseball will end up ...

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AFP American Edition | 2010-01-13 03:10:17

Mark McGwire feels his place in history is secure despite calls from the family of Roger Maris for Major League Baseball to recognize their father's home-run achievements over his. McGwire feels his legacy should be one of a great long-ball hitter because he says he was naturally-gifted athlete and didn't need performance-enhancing drugs to break Roger Maris' 1961 ...

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AP News | 2010-01-13 01:32:34
Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage wants steroids users barred from Cooperstown

Goose Gossage watched Mark McGwire's televised confession to steroids use and was happy his former teammate came clean. That's where the praise ended, with the Hall of Fame reliever saying there should be no place in Cooperstown for McGwire or any other player who used performance-enhancing ...

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AP News | 2010-01-12 15:21:27
Mark McGwire finally talks about the past, admitting he used steroids while setting record

Finally willing to talk about the past, Mark McGwire sobbed and sniffled, giving the missing — and unsurprising — answer to the steroids question. Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday that steroids and human growth hormone helped make him a home run ...

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The 'Legitimate' Home Run King

Pinstripe Alley | 2010-02-04 19:37:17

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