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I find him to be an easy read.
He did start a foundation to deal with abused children. For that, fans need to congratulate him.
He does get very emotional. Remember he used to hit the ball where most guys need binoculars just to see them. Two of the dingers he hit during his historic 70 dinger season did not even count. One was in LA where it hit a fan in the torso and the ump said it hit the rail. Another was in Milwaukee where he hit such a scorcher it was in and out of the empty bleacher section in the blink of an eye. So he really hit 72 that year.
He cried when he said he wanted to retire a Cardinal.
He said when you sign a contract you have to live up to it, not ask for a pay raise in the meantime. However, he tore up his contract his last season because he could not play the game at the level he thought he should. This saved the Cardinals several million dollars. He re-energized the St. Louis fan base and now they have a much higher payroll largely in part because MM brought the fans out.
He and Sosa brought life to a dying sport.
Mac was already investigated for taking a nutritional supplement which was totally legal at the time.
Mac gave a lot of his money to his charity. De Witt, Bush's buddy, and owner of the Cardinals, does he give to charity? Do owners give proportionately to charity as well?
He is an emotional man. His pride is strong. I respect him!
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