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01-11-2010, 03:48 PM #1
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He should of done it awhile back, but at least he did it probably because of his coaching position and wants to get it off his chest before the start of the season.
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01-12-2010, 07:50 PM #2
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http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns
Agree! But give me a break! Cheating has gone on in baseball for a while now (all different types of cheating).
So if this is cheating and they shouldn't go in the Hall of Fame, then the other ways pitchers cheated and other players, etc., should also count when considered for the Hall of Fame.
Cheating is cheating!
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01-12-2010, 09:20 PM #3
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This is becoming a media circus now. He admitted to the 'roids and now let's move on. It seems every time another guy talks about PEDs the sports channels and news shows become obsessed with it.
McGwire gave more info and specifics than any other ballplayer that I can remember except Canseco.
Is he being singled out and being made into the Steroid poster boy now?
Based on his college and Rookie production where he was 'roid free, I still feel he was one of the greatest HR hitters in the game if he had never touched steroids, but unfortunately we will never know what his career numbers would have been without PEDs.
A real shame....
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01-12-2010, 09:30 PM #4
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Joe Morgan, a Hall of Famer and the board’s vice chairman, feels bad for players who didn’t use performance enhancers.
Originally Posted by Joe Morgan
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01-12-2010, 11:25 PM #5
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I neither understand or agree with the argument that McGwire using steroids was only about maintaining his health and putting a halt to his deteriorating body. To say that it didn't help him hit home runs is deceptive and ignorant...
If his health deteriorated in its natural progression (without the aid of steroids), he would have hit dozens fewer home runs. A banged up/ailing body doesn't hit as many home runs as a fully functioning one. If not for the steroids, he would have been on a level playing field with all those who came before him (those who did not have any ability to extend their careers beyond a natural time frame).
If he bowed out when "Father Time" dictated, his career would have been more similar to a Dave Kingman, Boog Powell, Lee May, Frank Howard or Dave Parker (very good players, but none of whom merit HOF consideration).
Longevity is a big reason that many players have earned HOF honors, and this person clearly experienced an unfair advantage. His grandest records and "achievements" were all produced during the late-career time frame in question.