There are few people on earth who know what it’s like to be Giancarlo Stanton, know how it feels to propel a baseball into orbit with the swing of a bat, time after time after time. One of those fortunate few happened to be seated inside the visitor’s dugout at Marlins Park over the weekend and that person -- Mark McGwire -- was as impressed as anyone with Stanton’s power.
“He’s it in, man. He’s in the zone,” McGwire said after Stanton blasted three homers -- including his 50th of the season -- in the Marlins’ three-game series sweep of the Padres.