This Tuesday's Top Ten is a suggestion of players who steroids could ruin their legacy, and cost baseball many fans. Note: I am not saying that I think any of these players are juicing, this is just a list of well-liked players who suspected to be clean.
Top Ten Players in the MLB Who's Use of Steroids Could Destroy Fan Loyalty
10. Greg Maddux - Yes, the pitcher who sports a Mickey Mouse watch on his left arm. An eight time All-Star and four time Cy Young Award winner who's number 31 is retired by the Chicago Cubs.
9. Josh Hamilton - Maybe the best story in baseball today, Hamilton's recovery from a heavy drug addiction has brought him to super-stardom, is would be terrible for baseball if his story was tainted by cheating.
8. Tony Gwynn - A fifteen time All-Star who's number 19 is retired by the San Diego Padres is widely regarded as one of the best hitters of all time. Was this hall-of-famer's bat being helped by the juice?
7. Randy Johnson - The most recent and possibly the last 300 game winning pitcher in the MLB has been around a long time. 21 years is a lot of work put on an arm, steroids would have helped him last two decades of professional baseball.
6. Albert Pujols - Arguably the best power-hitter in the game today. He is built like an ox and has the best career batting-average of any active player in the MLB. I would hope that all 230 pounds of him is clean.
5. Chipper Jones - A definite fan favorite in Atlanta, he is a six time All-Star and was the 1991 National League MVP. Has he had help from steroids in his .300 career batting average?
4. Ichiro Suzuki - An eight time All-Star and eight time Gold Glover, he is the best Japanese player in MLB history. The 2001 American League MVP and Rookie of the Year is Seattle's biggest star (depending on how you see it). He could not look more clean (meaning he is quite small), but you never know.
3. Derek Jeter - Studies have shown that Jeter is the most popular player in New York. The Yankees' shortstop has over 2,600 hits and 1,000 runs batted in. He is a nine time All-Star. Could the Yankee captain be cheating?
2. Ken Griffey, Jr. - A pure swing and over 600 homeruns, Jr. was the definition of a baseball superstar in the '90s. He is one of a very few athletes who get to play on a professional sports team with their father, could something have been going on in either Seattle or Cincinnati?
1. Cal Ripken, Jr. - The "Iron Man." So much could be said about the Orioles' first-ballot hall-of-famer. He was a nineteen time All-Star, a two-time American League MVP and 3,00o hit club member, he is most known for his 2.632 consecutive starts. Now that's a lot of wear and tear on the body. Could you play in that many games in a row without steroids?
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