The Missouri Senate wants to take away Mark McGwire's highway.
A stretch of Interstate 70 in St. Louis was designated the Mark McGwire Highway in 1999, one year after the Cardinals slugger hit a then-record 70 home runs.
But McGwire has now admitted he used steroids, and the state Senate voted unanimously Monday to rename the section of interstate the Mark Twain Highway. The measure now goes to the House.
The bill also would name sections of a few other highways for noted Missourians.
Republican Sen. Kurt Schaefer of Columbia asked if those getting the honors were alive or dead. Schaefer says it might be wise to name roads only for the deceased, because they can't do something worth changing the name over one day.
McGwire is currently the Cardinals' hitting coach.
Photo: The sign goes up in 1999. (AP)
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Good.
Change it to Roid-road or I-Cheat 70!
Let me see if I have this straight. The Missouri Senate changes the name of a stretch of highway from that of an entertainer (professional baseball player) who cheated at his craft in favor of an entertainer (writer) who had a penchant for using the N-word (Huckleberry Finn), who was an opponent of organized religion, and who, in his old age, enjoyed the company of little girls (his Aquarium Club). Interesting. Perhaps, Sen. Schaefer, it isn't always safer to go with the dead guy.