11-15-2009, 10:44 PM
ESPN
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->When the St. Louis Cardinals hired Mark McGwire as their new hitting coach, it was believed that might help the Redbirds re-sign free agent outfielder Matt Holliday. Super agent Scott Boras thinks otherwise. In fact, he even threw Big Mac under the bus.
Boras hinted that Holliday's slow start for the A's last spring was the result of swing changes McGwire had made during their offseason coaching sessions.
"After five weeks [Holliday] went back to his old stance," Boras told the Chicago Tribune. "From that point on, he was the same player he always has been."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->When the St. Louis Cardinals hired Mark McGwire as their new hitting coach, it was believed that might help the Redbirds re-sign free agent outfielder Matt Holliday. Super agent Scott Boras thinks otherwise. In fact, he even threw Big Mac under the bus.
Boras hinted that Holliday's slow start for the A's last spring was the result of swing changes McGwire had made during their offseason coaching sessions.
"After five weeks [Holliday] went back to his old stance," Boras told the Chicago Tribune. "From that point on, he was the same player he always has been."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->