re: Baseball Hall of Fame ballot out today....felt dirty looking at it..who gets in?

Posted on 11/28/12 at 1:16 pm to molsusports

Posted by rutiger

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Posted on 11/28/12 at 1:16 pm to molsusports

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no way he juiced, just not who he was as a person

I appreciate that you like MP but your argument that you can look at players and tell if they were using strikes me as silly.

Certainly there are guys like Bonds and McGwire who used so heavily the changes in their physiques were ridiculous... but skinny and fat guys also test positive and benefit from performance enhancement

this is the problem with everyone from that era. there were no tests in place to know who was juicing, so people just go on assumptions. thats why i believe if you didnt fail a mlb test and you're worthy (bonds, clemons, ect) you should get in.

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Posted by molsusports

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Posted on 11/28/12 at 1:21 pm to rutiger

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this is the problem with everyone from that era. there were no tests in place to know who was juicing, so people just go on assumptions.

the assumptions are based on deeper issues like whether or not the person is question is likeable or was a player they greatly admired before the issue of steroids was raised.

steroid use is a great out or rationalization to blackball guys if you are a fan or a reporter. IMO it will be used in a highly inconsistent manner to keep some guys out of the HOF and ignored when it comes to other players.

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thats why i believe if you didnt fail a mlb test and you're worthy (bonds, clemons, ect) you should get in.

failing a test strikes me as silly distinction - now you're just picking on guys who played more recently and had a less sophisticated drug distributor

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