Dubpoet said:Could not hit lefties in the minors either.
viking611 said:He was only in minors 3+ years. SWMissouriSt known for heavy steroid use in the late 90s...possible he was one of them at the time.
Don't put words in my mouth...I didn't say he is now...5 or 6 on his team were on roids then so there is definitely a possibility he was at that time. I would say he wasn't at that time but there is no way of knowing for sure...as is the case with most people during this time period.roach23 said:NO WAY that RyHow is currently on roids. They've shown him with his shirt off in the Phil's lockerroom on the news before. The guy is big...but he isn't jacked like a beast like most on roids are..
roach23 said:NO WAY that RyHow is currently on roids. They've shown him with his shirt off in the Phil's lockerroom on the news before. The guy is big...but he isn't jacked like a beast like most on roids are.
As stated above, #1 - Thome, #2 - his propensity to K against LHP, and #3 - he played in college for all 4 years is what held him back from getting to the majors sooner.
Also, Papi didn't start killin it till he was around this age as well.
HR 332 on the career
<dt id="mediasportsscoringsummary-period12" class="period">Top 7th: Philadelphia</dt><dd id="yui_3_16_0_1_1409968864479_1606"><dl id="yui_3_16_0_1_1409968864479_1612"><dd id="yui_3_16_0_1_1409968864479_1611" class="desc">Ryan Howard homered (351 ft.) to deep right</dd><dd id="yui_3_16_0_1_1409968864479_1614" class="score">PHI 2 - WAS 5</dd></dl></dd>