We both did our jobs today. McGwire also walked three times and raised his total to 30, tops in the majors. After Royce Clayton's infield single in the ninth, McGwire sent a drive 362 feet to left, nearly putting it on Waveland Avenue. Beck then got Willie McGee on a flyout for his ninth save in nine chances. You can jam him and he'll still hit it out of the park.
People like to see home runs.
People don't want to see him walk. He's the King Kong of baseball. Beck wasn't afraid of McGwire, who he has faced numerous times in past spring trainings, Bay area series and intrasquad games. They've got power as well. The home run was McGwire's 399th.