McGuire should be a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame based on his statistics alone. He is quite similar to Harmon Killebrew, though Killebrew could play more positions and had no suspicions of steroid use.
Since McGuire is a nice guy and not a total prick like Barry Bonds, I'm inclined to take him at his word that he didn't use steroids. He did tail off rather spectacularly after his 65 homerun 1999 season which indicates that even if he were juicing, he gave it up long before he had to.
Since McGuire is a nice guy and not a total prick like Barry Bonds, I'm inclined to take him at his word that he didn't use steroids.
Considering that he wouldn't say as much under oath, "his word" isn't worth much.
I don't care if he's a "nice guy" or not. If he changes his tune under oath, he's a liar.
The 1968 Tigers had Mickey Lolich. Three Series wins. He couldn't throw 102 mph like some of the 2006 Tigers, but when the game was on the line, he was a stud.
And I'm a Cardinal fan.
Not being a baseball aficianado, perhaps my memory is faulty, but it seems to me that Roger Maris didn't do much after the year that he and Mantle were racing to break Ruth's record.