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Jenkins dismissed McGwire's assertion that he took steroids because of injuries and that they didn't help improve his performance. He also didn't think McGwire will make a very effective hitting coach.
"La Russa is his buddy," Jenkins said. "That's the only reason he got to be hitting coach. I'm not sure a home-run hitter can teach a good hitter, a contact hitter, how to play, how to hit. He swung for the fences most of the time. How you going to teach a guy that's a .240 hitter to put it in play?"
Jenkins, who plans to make appearances at spring training for the Chicago Cubs, was especially vocal about McGwire's scant Hall of Fame support: He doesn't expect it to increase. He also thinks the admission last week was directly related to McGwire re-entering baseball.
"He wasn't going to stay in hiding the rest of his life. Why did it take five years? Why didn't he come clean as soon as he quit?" Jenkins said. "They'll be a lot of pressure put on him by a lot more reporters come spring training. He really hasn't touched on what he ought to be saying to the public or to fellow ballplayers. If you're going to hold a press conference, hold a press conference."
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