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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa talks about the controversial hiring of Mark McGwire and more.
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I'm ready for a total ever is the first manager ever to win multiple panic in both leagues and is one of only two managers to win the World Series in the American and nationally. I'm pleased to joined by the Cardinals skipper and Tony your new hitting coach Mark McGwire has admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. How important was it for him to get out now and not let it become a distraction for the Cardinals this year.
Well I'd have been in power situation they're going to camp with that of the quick. -- lingering. -- period in congress it would have been impossible. It would have been so to reckon what he's trying to do as a hitting coach were trying to as a team -- you know we all applaud that nod to that he spoke what -- dead. He's by far the most forthcoming about. You -- and -- I apologize -- in -- years -- He really that well out there in ways that I think the great majority of his peers as president. Fans and you know -- and okay you know you're sorry they're gonna pick up with when his. Numbers were hand. But. What you did in hand and how he felt about them they. Is -- you a chance to move forward and that have a couple weeks and you're going to a lot of credit from the media for McGwire you're hitting coach. It was between you would mark before making the original break me. You know a good quick in and you and what I won't belabor it if they saw mark as a rookie. And he was hitter with talent then did brilliant and the rest of the stroke in the game. Between pitcher hitter what made a career he really became more about all of that and then I add that to him and he could blame what would you learn. Whoever he retired a kipper has come spring train again and doctor found -- hitting coach and when he had yet I knew. That there -- overcome. But I know he's got through the character and I didn't know what you gonna say. But I WB forthcoming and and like Hank Aaron you know you apologize I and his apology and move forward I won the National League division. What are you actually your team that. I think that you know one of the charm there's no crystal ball I think we'll go to camp with a win and now that these are out of work and are competing. To give it a long time he pretty much at all if he had a list of all time greatest hitters where would you rank Albert Hall. As long you put him on that let you know that that's enough I mean you know he's the best when he's on that list. And we don't take for granted and I think he is healthy. You be ranked as one agree yours or play the game. I know you're an animal rights advocate and you've developed a new program for -- pat tell about. -- period don't wanna put together this tour for heroes and the partners are sheltered girl -- Purina one. And Martha Stewart and an eleven play around the country of New York. We're actually having a food bank and adopt an event and that is that a lot human organ of two. Peter pet you can bring you come here and you get a bag of dog or cat food. When this thing is over -- no one's gonna give up like 63000. Pounds of food. We're all going to adopt in a great program and go on all month long. They just keep what's that where I just have and on top. -- much for being with us and good luck this upcoming don't forget foxsports.com. -- earlier on the Iraqi. --