01-26-2010, 11:59 AM
<!--quoteo(post=77334:date=Jan 26 2010, 08:33 AM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Jan 26 2010, 08:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=77330:date=Jan 26 2010, 08:26 AM:name=1060Ivy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (1060Ivy @ Jan 26 2010, 08:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->What does Sosa have to gain by admitting to using PEDs?
Sosa can still come back to Wrigley and be treated as a king without saying a word about PEDs.
McGuire had to admit to steroids so he could come back to MLB. He spent tons of PR money on his campaign and still did a half ass job which has some people more angry than before his confession.
Sammy should just keep his mouth shut and see what happens in the HOF ballot.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Until he comes clean, he isn't getting into the HOF, regardless of what anyone says. He may not get in regardless, but at least he will have a clear conscience.
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The Hall of Fame voters have really put itself into a pickle regarding PEDs. Currently, if a player is associated with them, the player doesn't have a chance at entering the hall.
Hopefully, the voters will get their heads out of their asses and realize that this position doesn't work. As players weren't consistently tested nor were the rules consistent through the years.
I would not be surprised to learn one day that a majority of players in the late 80s and through the 90s were taking something to improve performance. It may have been legal at the time or not. I don't really care.
The hall voters are going to have make decisions. Most of which are bad. Here are some options: throwing out the stats from the era so not inviting anyone who played during the era into the hall; depend on hearsay and rumors to judge if a player was a PED user; or, voting purely on the available stats(PEDs be damned).
I don't know the right decision but I do realize that the issue is not going away anytime soon.
Sosa can still come back to Wrigley and be treated as a king without saying a word about PEDs.
McGuire had to admit to steroids so he could come back to MLB. He spent tons of PR money on his campaign and still did a half ass job which has some people more angry than before his confession.
Sammy should just keep his mouth shut and see what happens in the HOF ballot.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Until he comes clean, he isn't getting into the HOF, regardless of what anyone says. He may not get in regardless, but at least he will have a clear conscience.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The Hall of Fame voters have really put itself into a pickle regarding PEDs. Currently, if a player is associated with them, the player doesn't have a chance at entering the hall.
Hopefully, the voters will get their heads out of their asses and realize that this position doesn't work. As players weren't consistently tested nor were the rules consistent through the years.
I would not be surprised to learn one day that a majority of players in the late 80s and through the 90s were taking something to improve performance. It may have been legal at the time or not. I don't really care.
The hall voters are going to have make decisions. Most of which are bad. Here are some options: throwing out the stats from the era so not inviting anyone who played during the era into the hall; depend on hearsay and rumors to judge if a player was a PED user; or, voting purely on the available stats(PEDs be damned).
I don't know the right decision but I do realize that the issue is not going away anytime soon.