Really Quick, Here’s The Important Portion of The Article that Inspired THIS Bloggin’ing…

Mabry Hired As Assistant Hitting Coach

ST. LOUIS (AP)—New St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny finalized his coaching staff, hiring John Mabry as assistant hitting coach working under Mark McGwire.

The 41-year-old Mabry replaces Mike Aldrete, who was promoted to bench coach.

Mabry had three stints with the Cardinals during his playing career and had his best season in 1996 with a .297 average, 21 home runs and 74 RBIs. …—

John Mabry came up with St. Louis in 1994, and finished 4th in the Rookie-Of-The-Year Voting in 1995.

In All Honesty, My Peeps…

I LOVE This Move by Mike Matheny.

PERIOD.

I Was/Am/Will-Always-Be a HUGE John Mabry Fan.

I Even Tried Talking My Parents into Getting Me a “Mabry #47” Jersey in 1995!

He Had His BIGGEST/BEST’EST Season with St. Louis in 1996…

…Even Hitting For The “NATURAL” Cycle!

This Is The John Mabry Baseball-Card I Have... His "1996 Upper Deck"!!! '96 Was a FUN Baseball Season that I Remember VERY Well! 😀

He Was…

…BY FAR…

…My FAVE of FAVES in regard to “Utility-Players”…

…Fo Flippin’ Sho!

Sadly, 1996 was His ONLY Big Season in The Majors…

…as He Lost His 1st-Baseman Job in 1997…

…When The Cardinals Hired Mark McGwire.

I Did/Do Like “Big Mac” a Butt-Ton, Sure Sure…

…I Just Liked “Mabes” MORE.

He Wasn’t The Best Player, no no…

…BUT He Played with HEART…

…He Played with DETERMINATION…

…and He Played ANYWHERE on The Field You NEEDED HIM To!

Mabry was An Exciting Player to Watch, and a Damn Decent Man. The Cardinals ALL Used to Say How Kind and Thoughtful He Was, and What a Great Presence He Was in The Clubhouse.