Mark McGwire thanks the fans as he enters the Cardinals Hall of Fame

Mark McGwire as he enters the Cardinals Hall of Fame: "In 1997, a Southern California kid had no idea he was going to spend the greatest four and a half years of his life with you all."

[@chrisratcliff7466]

Like him or not he was the catalyst for the turnaround of the franchise. He packed the stadium. Made the new stadium a real possibility. Got Jim Edmonds to come here. That was huge. We all know where that ended up. Thank you Mark. It was really a joy to watch you hit.

[@willygonzalezluis263]

Para mi el mejor jonronero q he visto

[@urbanoutlaw858]

Hes just one of the few that got caught

[@MarvinClay-ck7zj]

I was an Oakland A's fan when i was a teenager. When Mark was traded to St Louis in 1997 i became a Cardinals fan. 27 years later one of the best decisions i have ever made. Cardinal Nation for life!

[@Ironman-fk4rc]

Thank you Mark McGwire saw you hit many home runs including number 62 I was so proud to be there thank you for bringing back baseball from the 1994 strike.

[@bobbovox8952]

Love Big Mac. Met him once in April 2011 after a game at Dodger Stadium. Such a nice guy. Congrats Mr. McGwire!

[@argentiquenoborentino6780]

The beast! Big fan We used to talk about him when I was in high school back in Puerto Rico Great respect !

[@barrywainwright3391]

Congrats to big Mac. What an awesome player he was. RIP to 2 other Cardinals greats Bob Gibson and Lou Brock.

[@bethlarson7144]

Fucking Cheater

[@andygossard4293]

You're fine Mark. A city loves you, don't worry about what the world thinks.

[@jasonmiller4046]

always my favorite of all time

[@Saidakine]

I saw him almost hit the ball out of Marlins stadium in batting practice in 97. It hit the tarp cover over the last row in the stadium. I have never seen anyone hit the ball that far. It’s absolutely nuts he came that close to hit the ball out of a stadium. He is the first person to break the longstanding Roger Maris HR record. I saw him play in 98 .It was the most amazing year in baseball history. He deserves the MLB hall of fame. He did more for the game than hurt it.

[@jimbomac2785]

Well said!

[@2bigbufords]

LOL

[@cedriclee7631]

Loved watching Big Mac at batting practice. (When he was in Oakland). I have both his and Sammy Sosa's jersey from 1998 Home Run chase. Thank you St Louis for taking good care of Mark. Congratulations Mark for being in both the Cardinals and Athletics Hall of Fame!

[@phillybeccio2782]

He admitted to being a fraud by using steroids

[@danzemacabre8899]

He will always be loved in the Lou... A legend and in the HOF that means the most to us.

[@dc4690]

✊🏾

[@MT-tu8dt]

Whether people want to admit it or not, McGwire and Sosa saved MLB.

[@jackson5781]

Mac brought baseball back from the dead and as a fan for that I owe you a Thank u Big Mac!

[@sugarsingh4951]

No that would be steroids

[@andrewmacintosh2613]

@@sugarsingh4951 well thanks to him doing those steroids it saved baseball

[@sugarsingh4951]

Andrew MacIntosh I actually think he helped ruin it. First the strike hurts baseballs reputation, than the steroids tarnished it as a sport itself. Now with the Astros literally stealing championships... how could anyone ever watch this sport and think anything they do is fair/honest. Baseball is the worst sport out there and hopefully it folds completely. It’s a game full of liars and cheaters, period.

[@andrewmacintosh2613]

@@sugarsingh4951 lmao well ur not a baseball fan and quite weird that you are going on baseball KZbin pages and commenting.... all the power to you tho...

[@sugarsingh4951]

Andrew MacIntosh “quite weird commentating on KZbin pages” as he comments on my comment 😂😂✌️

[@harrywrigleyjr2634]

Big Mac is a class act I watched him launch 16 into the upper deck at Veterans Stadium during Cardinals BP he then walked around the infield signing autographs he personalized an 8x10 for me it's on my wall even now as I write this he was always so accommodating to the fans especially that historic 98 season

[@bethlarson7144]

He was a fucking cheater

[@jackson5781]

Huge Big Mac Fan. He may have been quiet but man he could bash the ball

[@ogloc4478]

Jackson Anderson why do you say “He May have been quiet but...” as if that’s a bad thing? You know people that are loud are the ones people listen to the least. If you make too much noise eventually that’s all it is, just noise.

[@dontusethisaccountcauseofg5186]

Og Loc can you just chill

[@bethlarson7144]

Cheater

[@brettmitchell8014]

My favorite ever!

[@dallasslim1838]

My childhood hero the best to play to inspire a young kid from the reservation have hope and see him play in Colorado and knock one out to right field AMAZING well deserved

[@bowlnow824]

I cry because this is why St. Louis is the best baseball town ever period. No other city even comes close to what St. Louis does for their fans!

[@lovly2cu725]

they are real fans in STL

[@chriskeck3689]

My favorite player since 1987

[@terryts2]

As a guy (me) who legit feared McGwire, was rooting for Sosa and hoped that Sosa won that chase and didn’t want McGwire to win, all I can say is… congratulations Big Mac and thank you for the memories and bringing baseball back in that home run chase

[@73Trident]

People can say whatever they want about Mac but he is a truly nice guy. He hit a ton of homers before all the other crap came around. He has always been my second favorite player just behind Mickey Mantle. Congrats Mac you deserve this honor.

[@68weav]

He also helped bringing Jim Edmonds too.

[@smittygee003]

damn that was really good. I'm not crying, you are!

[@kentparker3245]

Should be in the HOF along with Sosa and Bonds and Pete don’t care what is said they put up the numbers

[@danzemacabre8899]

And Roger Clemens, the hypocrisy of the negative labeling of that era is ridiculous

[@bowlnow824]

Haters going to hate always. No one can deny that him and Sosa saved baseball. Never in the history of any sport did sports radio stations and TV stations dropped what they were doing to broadcast their at bat.

[@joshhighlights3310]

excelent. just wao. one of my favorite player

[@mattb9351]

His swing was so gorgeous.

[@giomarmarch4548]

Totally

[@jose_b_snazzy]

Dosent change the fact that he cheated

[@snipz127]

@@jose_b_snazzy shut up

[@jose_b_snazzy]

snipz127 what it’s the truth

[@amazingdany]

His swing was _gorjuice._

[@williamstanley2105]

I stopped what I was doing and listened to every at bat in 97

[@thegamingkitchen8429]

MLB used these players and now turned their back on players.

[@dogpd3]

Agreed. Sosa, Bonds, McGwire saved baseball. MLB needs to acknowledge that and put these guys in the hall of fame

[@bethlarson7144]

He was a cheater

[@xxstankyzxx2890]

@@bethlarson7144 and you will always be a loser

[@GingerKraut]

@@bethlarson7144 Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds weren't saints, either. The record should go back to Maris.

[@Wanderlust598]

Nope, baseball doesn't get to rake in billions, put the commissioner of that era in, then say the home runs don't count.

[@Crichtonator1982]

This guy was amazing!

[@edross2826]

MLB turn their back on Big Mac, Sosa, and the rest of the guys after they saved the league. Those were the fun days of baseball.

[@davepatek6296]

The look on his face when DeWitt mentions batting practice. YES.

[@ericletford2608]

I was at this induction ceremony at Ballpark Village it was great to see Mark McGwire and all the other Cardinal Hall of Famers

[@joemckim1183]

I wish he would come back for opening day like the other HOFers. I understood it when he coached for LA and SD but now that he isn't coaching it would be great if he were to come out in one of the convertibles.

[@bethlarson7144]

Fucking cheater

[@stevecarlson7483]

@@bethlarson7144 Let it GO!

[@james8156]

Congrats and thanks for the memories !!! Walt Jocketty is the one who built the team along with LaRussa

[@VesaJay]

All of this is great and I'm glad St. Louis did what Oakland should have done a very lonnnnnng time ago Mark McGwire will and forever always be and Oakland A

[@jeffreyb6165]

Stil cool.....still chewin the gum! LEGEND!

[@jimbomac2785]

24 homers in his first 51 games with the Cardinals. Everyone talks about the 98 season, but McGwire's homer magic started long before. As far as I know steriods weren't officially against the rules in baseball at the time, so whose fault was it? Could he have muscled out all those homers without it? We'll never know. It's an unfortunate situation for everyone. I loved watching McGwire play and am enjoying reminiscing about his Cardinal days. There was always be the asterisk in my mind to go along with it, but it was sure an amazing site to see!

[@EthnHayabusa]

Beautiful. McGwire is my all time favorite. Thank you for posting!

[@brandonneumann5294]

EthnHayabusa Legend has it that he was injecting in the dugout between at bats. Was it true? Find out neeeeext on this edition of roids gone wild!

[@EthnHayabusa]

Piss off.

[@thisguy8542]

He is my favorite CHEATER too.

[@rafaelreyes9]

@@thisguy8542 Not even your MOM likes you

[@Bobobo-bo-bo-bobobo]

@@thisguy8542 roids don't make you good. I know plenty of guys that juiced but never made it to to minors

[@lovly2cu725]

I knew he was going to start to cry.

[@rosiedebevc1952]

If wouldn't be for Big Mac and Sosa these two guys brought the fans back to baseball in 1998.

[@natalliaf6387]

Juiced to the gills. Fraudnal Nation is loving it.

[@MeredithAnne88]

To all of the "moral authorities" in the comment section: I hope you never have your mistakes broadcast in front of the world.

[@jessekaratekid5260]

Seeing "the WIZARD" ...awesome!!...what a guy n player. Ozzie #1 Smith!

[@promeitheus]

Nice jacket Frankenstein

[@TheBatugan77]

Nice comment, asshole.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

You guys can complain about McGwire all you want. It was the choice of the fans to vote him in. I was among the ones who voted for him. As a fan as well as an employee of the Cardinals organization, I prefer to remember McGwire’s playing, not steroid taking. There’s more to baseball than home runs.

[@patrickgray5633]

Oh really then if there is how many championships did he win in a Cardinals uniform 0. How was his singles, doubles, triples oh thats right he homered or struck out. So if there is more to baseball then hitting HR’s he did none of that.

[@elijahcason1]

@@patrickgray5633 championships are the lowest form of judging a player. Which already says how little you actually know about baseball

[@Wanderlust598]

13th ops of all time, proficient at taking a walk. The guy was an OBP and OPS machine. Let's focus on him not getting enough singles though, lmao. Most home runs per day bat for a career. OBP is more important than batting average and his batting average wasn't bad either.

[@Wanderlust598]

The revenue generated by McGwire helped get the Cardinals to build championships in the future. The McGwire trade was transformative for the organization. As already noted, judging a player on championships in a team sport is lazy

[@ericletford1178]

I was there to watch Mark McGwire get inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame

[@johnchaney1713]

What he did was magical. Haters can stuff it. His ability to center a ball on the barrel of his bat was uncanny. And MAYBE the distance of the HRs had some chemistry behind them, but he hit 50 as a rookie... you really think 20 or 30 feet makes a big diff on a 450-470 ft shot? Over the fence is a hr. He should be in the hof. Sosa and Bonds as well. The hypocrisy of the sports media is nauseating.

[@juanantoniojimenez3357]

Dios guard bendiga

[@user-cu1qk6kk3i]

Man I loved watching this guy swing a bat.....

[@Kk-fc5jw]

He will always be one of the bash brothers!!!! My Dodgers beat them but Jesus I loved Canseco / McGuire/Henderson!!!

[@chase7662]

Mark was an important figure in baseball regardless of how he did it

[@patrickgray5633]

He's a fraud like Bonds, Sosa, Manny, A Rod etc. He should never be celebrated 98 was tainted Roger Maris still the leader in single season HR's. They didn't save baseball Jose Canseco did by getting better testing & bringing it to our attention as baseball fans. & people don't tell me they all did it if I go murder someone with 6 people I'm going to jail like everyone involved.

[@chase7662]

Patrick Gray Barry bonds Was a great baseball player no matter how you look at it 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@pmark3494]

It’s entertainment. Everybody is a fraud today because the balls are juiced !!! Nobody knows what guys did back then for advantage

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

@@pmark3494 That's the sad truth. Not sport, just entertainment.

[@patrickgray5633]

@@chase7662 which is why Bonds didn’t have to do it top 5 yes but the greatest players in the games history these guys above him Ruth, Mays & Aaron I’m sure we can debate others.

[@BASSNGRASS]

I don’t give a shit if you took steroids or not he brought 🔥 back to baseball

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Macnificent!

[@danzemacabre8899]

Hey.... I sawl what you did.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Yep, he gave baseball a big shot in the arm. A real hero

[@TFordSuperstar]

He also got a few shots in the arm.

[@markwoldin162]

He is certainly not ducking the issue. He is cheekily talking proudly of '98. He is delusional.

[@haroldbarnett698]

I don't care, he was one of the most feared hitters in baseball period.

[@planbee9915]

Let’s Go A’s... the BASH

[@patrickgray5633]

1990 my Reds beat their ass hey Tony La Russa put that in your beer & drink it,

[@giolopes2519]

He forgot to thank steroids!

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

How did he never get a McDonalds endorsement deal?

[@bigmanxlhr]

oakland should of put him in their hall of fame as well. and put larussa in there too.

[@jackhon]

I didn’t watch baseball, I had no interest in it not living in the US. THAT season, I started watching and subsequently tuned in most of the time every NIGHT (UK time)

[@vivavegas9538]

oh..and without Mark there wouldn't be baseball...

[@james8156]

I agree along with Sosa

[@PrideofPitchers]

says who? it's pretentious to think baseball wouldn't exist if 2 guys weren't playing. Especially 2 cheaters. Stop rationalizing their behavior.

[@johnniejay]

@@PrideofPitchers Obviously baseball would still exist, although maybe as more of a niche sport; it was after all hurtling towards mainstream irrelevancy after the strike of '94. The popularity of baseball as the 2nd sport in the US was certainly maintained because of guys like McGwire, Sosa, Griffey and Bonds. So did they save it? Not entirely. They should all be in the Hall of Fame though.

[@thisguy8542]

You are a dumbass Cardinals fan who believes this?? Keep cheering for a cheater.

[@thisguy8542]

He will never be a hall of famer

[@kalebdegroot7825]

This guy only played for the cardinals for like 4 years. How is he in their HOF?

[@hectorlopez1069]

Because of the steroids he took to get homers for the cards.

[@jessekaratekid5260]

LaRussa and Jocketty...great great baseball minds!👍👍

[@krlm2280]

Sad the cubs couldn't do the same for sosa

[@krlm2280]

@Angel Josue 17 exactly he was the guy

[@hectorlopez1069]

It will be a joke like this one.

[@jesuscage]

He may have used steroids but at least he opened up and admitted it unlike bonds and I respect that....👍

[@derekgoldstine925]

so what if bonds did not admit that's not something you braodcast

[@jesuscage]

@@derekgoldstine925 sure it is a-rod bmac and a few others were broadcasted when they admitted it

[@wesnall6796]

Bonds is an arrogant piece of shit. He would never own up to do anything “wrong.” It’s not in his blood to admit that he isn’t as great as he portrays himself.

[@bethlarson7144]

He cheated period.

[@jesuscage]

@@bethlarson7144 yes he did and for that he'll never be in the HOF along with the others that juiced

[@DerGlaetze]

They should have invited Jack Clark to make a presentation.😂

[@theswingmechanic]

I don’t see how there can be such positive comments. Just because it’s been ten years doesn’t change the fact that he cheated.

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

mark is a class act. real hall of fame next

[@patrickgray5633]

Nope he cheated just like Bonds, Clemens, A Rod, Sosa, Palmero no ball of fame for him ever he’s a disgrace & worse are the Cardinals who embrace him. Notice the Cubs want 0 to do with Sammy Sosa. They handled it right something St Louis has failed at.

[@francisco4benites]

My favorite players of all time cuz he didn't do steroids the whole time smh it was just at the end he will always be a legend no matter what

[@josecarranza7555]

You're in denial.

[@note2owns]

He started using steroids his third year in the league. He definitely was using when they went to the World Series in 1989.

[@patrickgray5633]

All these people want to strip the Astros which I get but they need to strip the steroid teams to the Yankees in particular. You gotta be consistent anyone who cheated doesn’t belong.

[@kalebdegroot7825]

Delusional. McGwire was juicing from his 3rd year in the majors up until he retired.

[@robertwilliams3322]

Made midnights more ez in Chicago

[@bankrollleo2368]

He robbed roger Maris....

[@jessekaratekid5260]

Mac 4 the HALL!!

[@DUNEATV]

Too bad he won’t reconcile with Canseco…

[@hectorlopez1069]

It's too late, he wants nothing with him.

[@user-jc5lf6sf7g]

always been a class act

[@paulvon2378]

Cardinal Organization is special. Notice the Oakland A's do not recognize their players.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He doesn't deserve none of this for everything he cheated.

[@raymondarmatino5030]

He never had to admit to steroid use. But he did it to clear his conscious and apologize to the league and fans.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He look stupid to say he did took steroids in 98. What a joke he really was.

[@kevinjuliakim2939]

Why everyone else who used steroid couldn’t hit like he did? He deserve this award 👏👏👏

[@keithb1978]

Steroids or not , it was a hell of an era to watch!

[@bethlarson7144]

You are fucking stupid. He doesn't deserve anything he cheated.

[@keithb1978]

@@bethlarson7144 you already made yourself look like a moron by discrediting yourself with your language. You are probably overweight and single .

[@hectorlopez1069]

Steroids got the fans excited in 1998.

[@donoakman1507]

Loved him as a player..was a little disappointed he used steroids..but doesn't change my opinion as a great player

[@AndrewPoopyPants]

Do you wanna hear the dark scary truth… or see me hit some dingers??!

[@eclectica1]

It's the only Hall he'll be getting into.

[@vvti18]

I don't understand how was entered into the HOF after he admitted to using Steroids

[@hectorlopez1069]

It's a disgrace

[@roweshowtactical]

This guy along with all the other guys that his era should all be in the Hall of Fame. It’s a joke

[@joedav02]

I love how Walt showed up and the current clown had nothing to do with it

[@peteryoo4211]

Hopefully Jose Canseco was there to confess what McGwire did during his playing career infront of bunch of Cardinals fan? That make McGwire humiliate infront of fans

[@dana.9377]

Big Mac signed a napkin for me at a bar in Alameda once. What a stand up guy. Ill never forget watching baseball while he was playing.

[@patrickgray5633]

Stand up guy he forgot to talk about the past when he cheated.

[@NJD-tp2uf]

Mcgwire helped mentore Pujols then Pujols helped mentore Trout thank you Big Mac

[@tfelich19]

I'll never forget 1998....but Maris is still the true single season HR King. We all know it.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Of course

[@barrywainwright3391]

Imagine if Babe Ruth took steroids? But he did it on hot dogs and beer.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Babe Ruth, hank Aaron, and Roger maris never took steroids in their careers.

[@kalebdegroot7825]

Babe Ruth played pre integration. The game back then cant even be compared to what it is today. Ruth would shit himself if he had to try and hit even an average mlb pitcher today.

[@hectorlopez1069]

I feel like eating a hot dog with a coke.

[@burtmacklinfbi8824]

Tbh, without the steroid era I don’t think baseball would be where it is today!!

[@saongpark2423]

Steroid era saved baseball. I remembered losing interest in baseball due to its strike. Then, I was brought back by the home run race between Mac Sosa. That was Good baseball. And since nearly all the ball players were on the juice, including the pitchers, I had no problem with him using it.

[@robertwilliams3322]

I drink a Cardinal KOOLAID to that

[@jaywalter5491]

Will they retire the Syringe

[@georgesouthwick7000]

If Cardinals fans want to show love to McGwire, fine. I have no problem with that. But, if you are going to love McGwire, don’t be a bunch of hypocrites and hate Bonds.

[@saongpark2423]

If anybody thinks he was only handful of guys using PED, they need to wake up. Millions of dollars were on the line. I don't think it's unusual to think lot more players were using it. I also knew a guy who played in the majors in the 80's and he said 80% of the guys were using some kind of PED. And since players like Mac, Sosa, Bonds were facing pitchers who were also caught juicing, I have no issues with their accomplishments.

[@MartinGarcia-ue3wi]

All juiced up lol

[@hectorlopez1069]

He's juiced up

[@sjs1555]

Hmmmm I wonder why he refused to testify in 2005….

[@Kevin-iv7rh]

And yet canseco still black balled 😣

[@JohnnyHads]

He was a great player, but without steroids he woulda been just another first basemen

[@hectorlopez1069]

A great player to use roids