McGwire truthful in emotions, not words
13.01.10
McGwire knows that as his kids originate up, they will realize their dad is portrayed as a cheater. He knows damn well that he cheated the competition, and the notion of a level playing field, and he knows that La Russa's status be known will suffer greatly as those great A's teams become increasingly identified with steroids.
McGwire took uncompromising and well-deserved heat for some of his comments to Bob Costas on Monday night, but you'll never see him more in goodness. The man has an enormous heart, well concealed behind a gruff exterior, a skeptical view of strangers and a disrelish to be truly honest or forthcoming at any time. From the media standpoint, he's a horrendous interview; always was. He hated the process and almost went out of his way to be misleading. But this was one interview he couldn't shun - not if he wanted to accept La Russa's invitation to return to baseball as hitting carriage of the St. Louis Cardinals.
So he was Mark McGwire in essence. He spoke evasively, and when the conditional on matter drew close to his core, he broke down and cried.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle