FOX: Rosenthal - Griffey Jr. at ease with his legacy

Players believed to have used performance-enhancing drugs — the Rangers’ Sosa, the Giants’ Barry Bonds — will face ambivalence or worse… The usual caveats apply: No one knows who exactly did what. A player perceived to be drug-free might not be, and vice versa.

Still, fans form opinions, based on what they see, what they read, what they hear. And their opinions of the resurgent Griffey, 37, only seem to be rising.

Griffey, who has been an All-Star only once since 2000, ranks second among all National League players in the latest fan balloting, trailing the Mets’ Carlos Beltran by just 57,642 votes. Bonds ranks fourth among NL outfielders and 10th overall.
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But Griffey maintains that he was never tempted to try the drugs. “No,” Griffey says. “There was no reason. I don’t even like to give blood. You can ask my current employers about taking a life-insurance test. I’m like, ‘No.’

“For me, it’s long-term. Not everybody knows what is going to happen to your body 20-30 years from now. There are benefits from performance-enhancing drugs. I have an aunt that needs it. Roger Clemens’ mom, before she passed (did, too).

“If you were doing it for medical reasons? Absolutely. But just to play a game? No.”

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