I think anyone caught should be banned for life on the First Offense. Why should they get a break the first time? They knew they were cheating when they did the first time. Allowing PED’s into any sport pressure non-users to take them to stay even. Punish them hard.
Voters to the Baseball HOF are hypocrites. If you put a substance in your body and hit 750+ home runs, you’re inelligible. But if you put the substance on the ball and win 300+ games, you’re voted in.
Of course, steroid use is a violation of federal law whereas a spitball or scuffed ball is merely a violation of baseball rules. Seems to be a difference there……..
AshburnStadium is right, Joe Jackson is now dead and should be inducted. When Pete Rose dies, he should be eligible. When Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens die, they should be eligible. Thus we could honor the achievements, while not honoring the cheaters.
I don’t understand Ferguson Jenkins who abused drugs got in but Barry Bonds Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire didn’t also Pete Rose who gambled??????!!!!!…talk about hypocrisy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linguist over 11 years ago
Let’s get Marvin Miller inducted into the Hall of Fame !
Cajtri87 over 11 years ago
I think anyone caught should be banned for life on the First Offense. Why should they get a break the first time? They knew they were cheating when they did the first time. Allowing PED’s into any sport pressure non-users to take them to stay even. Punish them hard.
tygrkhat40 over 11 years ago
Voters to the Baseball HOF are hypocrites. If you put a substance in your body and hit 750+ home runs, you’re inelligible. But if you put the substance on the ball and win 300+ games, you’re voted in.
Godfreydaniel over 11 years ago
Of course, steroid use is a violation of federal law whereas a spitball or scuffed ball is merely a violation of baseball rules. Seems to be a difference there……..
alleyoops Premium Member over 11 years ago
Marvin Miller is the reason MLB has been priced out of the reach of the average family. I nominate him for Sports Jerk of the Year posthumously.
jbmlaw01 over 11 years ago
AshburnStadium is right, Joe Jackson is now dead and should be inducted. When Pete Rose dies, he should be eligible. When Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens die, they should be eligible. Thus we could honor the achievements, while not honoring the cheaters.
jbmlaw01 over 11 years ago
And gambling and drug use are not in a class with “stealing signals” or “spitballs.”
AmyGrantfan51774 over 11 years ago
I don’t understand Ferguson Jenkins who abused drugs got in but Barry Bonds Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire didn’t also Pete Rose who gambled??????!!!!!…talk about hypocrisy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!