TOWER GROVE — This past weekend, Newsday baseball columnist Ken Davidoff wrote that he’s changed his mind about Mark McGwire. For the first time, Davidoff wrote, he will be voting for the former St. Louis Cardinals slugger on the Hall of Fame ballot, and it has nothing to do with McGwire emerging from the wilderness as a hitting coach.

McGwire has Alex Rodriguez to thank, Davidoff explains.

You can make your choices below on a ballot recreated as a…

TOWER GROVE — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols has batted nine times this season with the bases loaded. By definition, that means there have been 18 runners in scoring position for Pujols to drive in. Eighteen.

In those nine at-bats, Pujols has 24 RBIs.

The max he could drive in from those at-bats is 36.

After his record-tying grand slam last night at Citi Field, Pujols improved this season to 7-for-9 with the bases loaded. He…

MANHATTAN — With the ninth grand slam of his career and the third of this season, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols did more than send manager Tony La Russa to his 2,500th career win, did more than give the Cardinals a series sweep in Kansas City, and did more than assert his place atop the league leaders in home runs and RBIs.

He tied Stan Musial.

According to the stats kept at Baseball Almanac by home…