I am kinda on the fence about Thome too. Wouldn't at all be surprised if he didn't but he was another guy that was skinny when he came in to the league and exploded and his power seemed to follow suit. He was also a explosive hitter as he got older which isn't very common. Great hitter though.
I hate that argument of "roids didn't teach him how to hit 95 mph fast balls..." Bonds was a great hitter when he was a skinny bitch. He was damn near a 40/40 guy before going to SF. Look at his body in 92, when he was still a great hitter. Then look at his body/stats as he got huge. He was a great hitter before the roids but I think it's very obvious the roids pushed him way over the edge. When you're talking about a game that milliseconds makes a difference, using roids makes a world of difference and I think that's what pisses a lot of people off.
For the record, the only guys that have hit more than 61 were on the juice.
I hate that argument of "roids didn't teach him how to hit 95 mph fast balls..." Bonds was a great hitter when he was a skinny bitch. He was damn near a 40/40 guy before going to SF. Look at his body in 92, when he was still a great hitter. Then look at his body/stats as he got huge. He was a great hitter before the roids but I think it's very obvious the roids pushed him way over the edge. When you're talking about a game that milliseconds makes a difference, using roids makes a world of difference and I think that's what pisses a lot of people off.
For the record, the only guys that have hit more than 61 were on the juice.