Which of these sluggers are you sure did not use steroids?

[Gwynn545]

HOFAutos question had me looking...I had always suspected Brady Anderson as the classic case of a steroid user. I looked into the home run hitters of 1996 and was shocked, and wondering who on this list (Top 50 of 1996) did NOT use steroids?
Sorry, I know this is old news, but I've tried to ignore it for a long time! Let me know of anyone else that has been suspected or admitted using and I will update!

Top 50 homerun hitters of 1996

1 Mark McGwire 52
2 Brady Anderson 50
3 Ken Griffey Jr. 49
4 Albert Belle 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47
6 Juan Gonzalez 47
7 Jay Buhner 44
8 Mo Vaughn 44
9 Barry Bonds 42
10 Gary Sheffield 42
11 Greg Vaughn 41
12 Todd Hundley 41
13 Ellis Burks 40
14 Ken Caminiti 40
15 Sammy Sosa 40
16 Frank Thomas 40
17 Vinny Castilla 40
18 Cecil Fielder 40
19 Rafael Palmeiro 40
20 Dean Palmer 38
21 Jim Thome 38
22 Geronimo Berroa 36
23 Ed Sprague Jr. 36
24 Henry Rodriguez 36
25 Mike Piazza 36
26 Alex Rodriguez 36
27 Terry Steinbach 35
28 Robin Ventura 34
29 Eric Karros 34
30 John Jaha 34
31 Ryan Klesko 34
32 Barry Larkin 33
33 Manny Ramirez 33
34 Dante Bichette 31
35 Jeff Bagwell 31
36 Joe Carter 30
37 Benito Santiago 30
38 Ron Gant 30
39 Steve Finley 30
40 Jeff King 30
41 Bernard Gilkey 30
42 Tim Salmon 30
43 Chipper Jones 30
44 Bernie Williams 29
45 Chili Davis 28
46 Fred McGriff 28
47 Jose Canseco 28
48 Bobby Bonilla 28
49 Danny Tartabull 27
50 Jim Edmonds 27

 

[darocker80]

A-rod didn't use them...then.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

In regards to bonds, there is not a single published or assumed suggestion that Barry Bonds was using in 1996. Not a single shred of anything alludes to that early usage.

However, I will assume that usage was rampant in 1996.

 

[pujolsjunkie]

No rumors or anything because who would even care about them, but off my own feelings, I'd suspect Geronimo Berroa and John Jaha. I also always assumed Ryan Klesko used.

 

[cgilmo]

I would be surprised if anything ever indicated that Griffey used.


You can be certain Ryan Klesko used.

 

[pujolsthomefan33]

These are the ONLY guys I would even consider NOT using anything...

3 Ken Griffey Jr. 49
16 Frank Thomas 40
21 Jim Thome 38
46 Fred McGriff 28


If it came out that those guys did steroids I would be pretty shocked. Everyone else would not surprise me at all.....


TK

 

[moxacaine]

i wouldnt be suprised if any of them used.

 

[Pinbreaker]

I would say Jay Buhner didn't use..

When he was playing, he was either swinging for the fences or striking out...

 

[matfanofold]

How can you be "sure" anyone did not use?


All that can be done is find and correct the ones who did.


This thread is akin to trying to figure out who is innocent before proven guilty??


I do not get it............

 

[thefasterblade]

I don't think Chipper used.

He would have been a lot healthier had he.

 

[fengzhang]

The fact is, you can't be sure anyone didn't use them. You can come up with all kinds of justifications for why a player may or may not use steroids but if you look at the players who have used steroids (from Donnie Sadler all the way to Barry Bonds), there is no pattern. Crappy players used them. Great players used them. Players with bad personalities used them. Players with great personalities used them. Old players on the decline used them. Young players on the upswing used them. Some players used them and that resulted in injuries. Some players used them with no effects. Some players got big after using them. Some didn't. Some were hitters. Some were pitchers.

 

[trevordchi]

I'd like to think that Bagwell never took the juice but I am probably wrong. I just think that if he had been on the roids he would have hit 500. He was a MUCH MUCH better hitter than many of the players that have reached 500 in the last decade or so. Also, if he was on the juice he should have been able to recover from his arthritic shoulder (and don't blame the juice for the shoulder cause his father has the same injury).

 

[trevordchi]

The fact is, you can't be sure anyone didn't use them. You can come up with all kinds of justifications for why a player may or may not use steroids but if you look at the players who have used steroids (from Donnie Sadler all the way to Barry Bonds), there is no pattern. Crappy players used them. Great players used them. Players with bad personalities used them. Players with great personalities used them. Old players on the decline used them. Young players on the upswing used them. Some players used them and that resulted in injuries. Some players used them with no effects. Some players got big after using them. Some didn't. Some were hitters. Some were pitchers.

+1

If you "know" your favorite player never used roids I KNOW you are living in a fantasy world.

 

[abncollectsautos]

I would say Jay Buhner didn't use..

When he was playing, he was either swinging for the fences or striking out...

one of my favorite players, and your absolutely correct

 

[Craig - 21hawk]

The fact is, you can't be sure anyone didn't use them. You can come up with all kinds of justifications for why a player may or may not use steroids but if you look at the players who have used steroids (from Donnie Sadler all the way to Barry Bonds), there is no pattern. Crappy players used them. Great players used them. Players with bad personalities used them. Players with great personalities used them. Old players on the decline used them. Young players on the upswing used them. Some players used them and that resulted in injuries. Some players used them with no effects. Some players got big after using them. Some didn't. Some were hitters. Some were pitchers.

+1

If you "know" your favorite player never used roids I KNOW you are living in a fantasy world.

At this point I don't even "know" that I've never used roids, let alone any specific player.

Craig

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

+1

If you "know" your favorite player never used roids I KNOW you are living in a fantasy world.

At this point I don't even "know" that I've never used roids, let alone any specific player.

Craig[/quote]Craig, clearly getting through law school was a result solely of steroid use.

Well...that and Panchero's burritos.

 

[Craig - 21hawk]

At this point I don't even "know" that I've never used roids, let alone any specific player.

Craig

Craig, clearly getting through law school was a result solely of steroid use.

Well...that and Panchero's burritos.

Don't forget the Pokey Sticks from Gumby's. Lots of Pokey Sticks.

I miss Pokey Sticks at 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.

Craig

 

[hofautos]

These are the ONLY guys I would even consider NOT using anything...

3 Ken Griffey Jr. 49
16 Frank Thomas 40
21 Jim Thome 38
46 Fred McGriff 28


If it came out that those guys did steroids I would be pretty shocked. Everyone else would not surprise me at all.....


TK

+1
I would even think that Thome is innocent before Griffey.
Thome has always been built like a lumberjack, and Thomas is just a beast.
Thome has a legitimate possibility of beating the HR record too, if he can continue to get the at bats, and play to mid 40s...That would be awesome.