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No doubting Thomas' HR power

Frank Thomas did it the right way in the Steroid Era

Updated: July 11, 2011, 5:10 PM ET
By Melissa Isaacson | ESPNChicago.com

Best home run hitter. Best.

So what does that mean exactly?

Sammy Sosa hit 545 as a Cub, the most in franchise history. He had three seasons of 60 or more. In his prime, no one was a bigger home run threat or more compelling than Sosa except perhaps Mark McGwire.

Uh, yeah. Two of the biggest frauds in sports history -- McGwire, admittedly so, and Sosa, who still hasn't come clean despite compelling evidence to the contrary.

And you're going to call him the best anything? ...

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