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no, it is NOT inevitable. if the baseball hall is so difficult to get into, they can turf out any steroid users who get in under false pretenses. if hockeyâs hall can rescind memberships, so can baseballâs.
yyy, what can they do about folks who never got caught, or who used such substances before they were banned? The whole issue will be played out in another 5 or so years when any player who tested positive will be retired. If their stats match those of other HOF members, vote them in and let the time they played be known as âbefore steroid timeâ, or âduring steroid eraâ.
MisngNOLA, I couldnât have said it better myself. Even in situations where pretty much everyone with a brain KNOWS that steroids were being used - ie, Barry Bonds - without either rock-solid proof or an admission on his part, the Hall will have to let him in based on his stats. As you said, there should just be a notation that Player X played during the steroid era.
Sadly, Bonds, and probably McGwire, would have been elected without the âroids, based on the entire body of work. And fluky careers like Sosa and Palmeiro wouldnât have helped them. Roger Maris is NOT in the HOF, despite that record season.
But itâs not the Hall which lets players in, itâs whether they are voted in by the electing group. Letâs see if they have the ânads to keep the junkies out. Except it was only illegal under Federal laws, not baseballâs.
gofins, when McGwire was using andro, it was not only not against baseball rules, it was also legal under federal and state laws and available over the counter at nearly every GNC or similar store in the country. Look it up.
yyyguy over 14 years ago
no, it is NOT inevitable. if the baseball hall is so difficult to get into, they can turf out any steroid users who get in under false pretenses. if hockeyâs hall can rescind memberships, so can baseballâs.
3hourtour Premium Member over 14 years ago
âŠso..they finally are openning The Baseball Hall Of Shame..[âSame as you.Same as you.â]
MisngNOLA over 14 years ago
yyy, what can they do about folks who never got caught, or who used such substances before they were banned? The whole issue will be played out in another 5 or so years when any player who tested positive will be retired. If their stats match those of other HOF members, vote them in and let the time they played be known as âbefore steroid timeâ, or âduring steroid eraâ.
Gypsy214 over 14 years ago
MisngNOLA, I couldnât have said it better myself. Even in situations where pretty much everyone with a brain KNOWS that steroids were being used - ie, Barry Bonds - without either rock-solid proof or an admission on his part, the Hall will have to let him in based on his stats. As you said, there should just be a notation that Player X played during the steroid era.
gofinsc over 14 years ago
Sadly, Bonds, and probably McGwire, would have been elected without the âroids, based on the entire body of work. And fluky careers like Sosa and Palmeiro wouldnât have helped them. Roger Maris is NOT in the HOF, despite that record season.
But itâs not the Hall which lets players in, itâs whether they are voted in by the electing group. Letâs see if they have the ânads to keep the junkies out. Except it was only illegal under Federal laws, not baseballâs.
MisngNOLA over 14 years ago
gofins, when McGwire was using andro, it was not only not against baseball rules, it was also legal under federal and state laws and available over the counter at nearly every GNC or similar store in the country. Look it up.