| Also, why does Thomas get a pass because he was big on drug testing? Maybe he just knew he could cheat the test. Thome has 'never been linked,' but if you use the same 'he used to be a beanpole and now he's jacked up' rationale, then Thome fits. Seriously, look at Thome in 1993 and then Thome now. Look, we'll never know everyone who used and didn't use, and no one is 100% in the clear, not even beloved players like Ripken, Jeter and Griffey. Remember how beloved McGwire and Sosa used to be? Being universally respected isn't a shield from doing bad things. See: Puckett, Kirby and his domestic violence issues, even though he was loved by 99.9% of fans, players and writers. |