ASalvaro wrote:Tron wrote:Ok not wanting to make a new thread on this, but I would love some feedback.
I just found out David Ortiz made the Hall of fame!?!? He’s a player that tested positive for steroids. Am I missing something or wasn’t the WHOLE reason that Bonds, Clemens, McGwire, Sosa & Palmerio aren’t in the hall is because of admitted or even suspected drug use???? I’d say all those guys were better than Ortiz so what gives?
i really do think all those guys you mentioned belong in the Hall Of Fame..the MLB was just fine with it at the time and took advantage of it
They all belong in the HOF, but the voters (who are writers and looked the other way and glorified those guys in their heydays) have decided to play judge, jury and executioner on certain players. I basically assume everyone who played in the MLB from the late 80s to the early 2000's used some type of performance enhancing drug at some point - and those guys were so good. All you can really do is compare players to their contemporaries... the best of every generation should be in the HOF.