While the players you named certainly had their faults, none of them were necessarily caught in the act of doing something this stupid. Moreover, Babe Ruth played in an era where stuff like this was kept on the hush-hush... plus, conditioning wasn't nearly as important then as it is now.
Also, David Wells hasn't had an illustrious career - he had a solid career, bolstered by a perfect game and a couple of above average seasons.
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