Have you heard the one about the 46-year-old pinch hitter?
So apparently Tony LaRussa is toying with the idea of having hitting instructor Mark McGwire pinch-hit this season. That rules. I’m in favour of it. Of course, as any fule kno, it’s mainly a gambit to help Mac get into the Hall by freezing out some of the older, holier-than-thou voters who are going to die before he comes back up, while leaving more time for the younger voters to get established.
Jonah Keri, who is awesome, has written on this subject. It’s an excellent post that I wholeheartedly agree with, and you should go read it right now and then come back and tell me what a genius I am for agreeing with it.
