Eric Thames Has More HR Against The Reds Than Any Other Player Has In General, Says 'I'll Be Here Every Day. I Have A Lot Of Blood And Urine.'
Eric Thames now has more home runs against the Reds than any other player in baseball has in general. Last night, he homered for the 11th time, which obviously leads the MLB, but it was his eighth home run just against the Reds alone. Coming into play today, there are ten players in the majors who have 7 home runs and nobody else has more than that besides Thames. After last night, he’s averaging a home run once every 6.36 at-bats, and if you think he’s taking PEDs, then he’s got all the blood and piss in the world for you to test.
First of all, I did NOT expect that voice to come out of that man’s mouth. Dude is JACKED with tribal tattoos, and he’s bald with a big ass beard, and his voice sounds like someone that you’d hear on the other end of a customer service call at Amazon. For one of the baddest motherfuckers in the league, he sounds like the nicest dude on planet earth. I expected him to sound like Braun Strowman or something.
But I fucking LOVE this attitude. Yeah, I’m 30. Yeah, I’ve been out of the majors since 2012 and I wasn’t really that great the last time you saw me. Yeah, I’m hitting homers at a pace right now that would break the single season home run record (81). Yeah, I know there are a lot of people who think that I’m taking PEDs. But if you’d like, you can test my blood and piss every single day if you want. Have at it.
You know what else I love about Thames? He’s not bitter about it. He’s not taking offense to all of the fans (and players) who think he’s taking something illegal. He’s laughing at the those people, and he’s said several times that he’s just as shocked about all of the home runs as everybody else. It’s almost like he’d feel the same way if someone else were doing what he’s doing. He gets it. But I think that video tells the whole story. Guilty people get defensive. He’s far from defensive about any speculation that he’s not doing this clean. Test me all you want with a smile on my face.
With every test that comes back negative, I hope Thames gains more and more fans and supporters and converts more and more doubters because this story is great and it’s certainly the frontrunner for the best baseball story of the year.