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beefycheddar
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Re: frank thomas- clean of no?
I'd say clean he looks the same on his cape league cards as his recent ones
I'd say clean he looks the same on his cape league cards as his recent ones
BunchOBull
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Re: frank thomas- clean of no?
The truth of the matter is the guy has been pushing for more effective drug testing since 1992. I think the majority of folks who vote "no" are harbouring competitive feelings from his years of dominance in the '90s.
The truth of the matter is the guy has been pushing for more effective drug testing since 1992. I think the majority of folks who vote "no" are harbouring competitive feelings from his years of dominance in the '90s.
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I feel the most comfortable saying "clean" about Thomas than any other power hitter from the 1990's-2000's
And even above Ripken and Gwynn (not really power hitter's, but most would be surprised by them using)
And even above Ripken and Gwynn (not really power hitter's, but most would be surprised by them using)
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tramers
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some sports players are just large - frank thomas imo is one of them .
mikekarlovec
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if anything the guy got smaller when he went to baseball full time. he was a monster at TE.
Mark McGwire Museum
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Frank Thomas came out the womb 4'6" and 150 lbs. I'm surprised he stopped at only six-four two-fifty. The Guy is a beast of a man.
I say yes when he did an interview when he was with the A's the dude took up the entire table. His injuries are very telling as he never did anything that would get him hurt otherwise. Never once did he pull a griffey and run into the wall day in and day out. So my vote is No he used steroids
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colts1888 said:
What great logic
BunchOBull
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colts1888 said:
I can understand why it seems like a simple A + B equation...but I think too many people are quoting "injuries" as a sign of steroid use.
The physics behind a 6'4'', 250-75 lbs man bending, squatting, taking off, tagging bags...it's a lot different than the average person. His tendon structure, while extremely powerful, is actually more susceptible to injury than the average person, as the individual tendons are much larger and rigid. Flexibility is large, LARGE portion of athletic ability. It's a trait that is diminished in people of Thomas' stature.
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when its an 8 ft table and his shoulders take up 6 feet of that table you know something is wrong.
Bunch o Bull- I know what your saying but there is nothing he did in his career that is "dangerous" where the guy would miss 2/3s of a season.
Here is my question for you all
Did he get "injured" to avoid testing
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colts1888 said:
Here is the answer:
No
lisu
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I hate to do this, but as much as I love Frank Thomas - I think that pretty much any hitter and pitcher in the last 10 years is suspect.
BunchOBull
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lisu said:
And that's completely respectable...and correct. Everyone is suspect.
darocker80
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Suspect sure why not, but i think he's clean. If he did however, i think we would see outrageous numberslisu said:
17ROCKIES12
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I don't think he did. His two MVP seasons were in the early 90s.
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colts1888 said:
I have to disagree with you there. If a tiny place kicker can tear his ACL jumping in the air in celebration of a field goal, a man can strain and tear tendons kicking a bag with 275 lbs of force behind it.
Everytime I get opened up, I have tendons trimmed to insure I won't add another major injury to my list...it's a very real issue.
As for getting injured to avoid testing...no way...he's one of the few that have volunteered for testing all of his career.
