i believe its adrian beltre, he had 48HRs n a .334 BA in 04, his #'s are not even close to that in any other year.
2007-05-30 15:53:34 · 7 answers · asked by A-Diddy 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
You make a good argument for Beltre and you may be right, but I submit that changing leagues to a much tougher A.L. and going to a tougher hitter's park in Seattle also has something to do with it.
As far as which players have used steroids or HGH, how many hours do you have for me to list all of the suspects? I can start with Roger Clemens and Pudge (who's no longer pudgy, wink wink!) as two prime suspects. Several other players that have suffered power outages or injuries in recent years are Todd Helton, Brian Giles, Craig Wilson, Jim Thome, Bobby Abreu, Eric Gagne (injuries), Jeff Bagwell and I will stop at that, but I could probably give you about 50 more that fit the profile. The "Balco" boys--Bonds, Sheffield and Giambi are not "guilty" but are pretty much assumed to be 'roiders. And pretty much anyone Canseco has named in his book, "Juiced" has been accurate--McGwire, Palmeiro, Pudge, Juan Gonzalez, etc.
The thing that really irks me is baseball gets all the bad pub, when 50-75% of the NFL players are on 'roids or HGH and no one seems to give a damn because it's the almighty NFL.
2007-05-30 17:25:21 · answer #1 · answered by jeterripken 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2004 was a contract year for Beltre, and it's not unusual for players to perform better than usual when free agency is on the line (though in his case he really hit the jackpot - see the salary information on the linked page).
At this point, I don't think there's a player out there who's had the odd good year or two who hasn't been suspected of using steroids. As for actually being "guilty," I'm not expecting that anyone is going to get punished retroactively for steroid use. It's in the league's best interest to look tough now without opening too many doors into the past.
2007-05-30 16:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by Mark C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You want to look for guys who had sudden and otherwise inexplicable increases in power, particularly when they're getting older (say, over the age of about 30) or when they jump to the majors (because MLB's policy has a lot more holes in it than the one for the minor leagues).
2007-05-31 08:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sure everyone can rhyme off a few....With no real proof its hard to say...Ken Caminiti said he was, and im pretty sure lots more were...As for a few years ago..most obvious was Brady Anderson..Always found his 50 plus HR Season very amusing!..
Always wondered about Albert Belle.
2007-05-30 16:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by RAY B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pudge rodriguez, Bret Boone,
2007-05-30 16:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Sammyboy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. I DOUBT A-Rod/Reyes/Beltran knew what that wellness care expert became into putting in them. Plus, it wasn't like that HGH helped Reyes/Beltran return any swifter than their predicted return date on the time. "BUFFALO - debatable activities wellness care expert Dr. Anthony Galea pleaded to blame Wednesday to a criminal charge of introducing misbranded drugs -- human strengthen hormone HGH and Actovegin -- to handle 20 professional athletes in the U.S." ...Introducing misbranded drugs... yeah, like I stated in my preliminary answer, I doubt the athletes knew what he became into doing
2016-10-30 07:12:39 · answer #6 · answered by cina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain former and current White Sox players who - because we can't know for sure - will remain unnamed here.
2007-05-30 17:28:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋