Will Gary Sheffield make it to the HOF?

[reed1216]

Re: Will Gary Sheffield make it to the HOF?

I think it will happen. If there was a fool-proof way to exclude any and all PED users from the HOF, I think they'd be excluded, but there isn't. I imagine that several PED users who haven't been named will be inducted. Things should get really confusing if someone gets inducted and later on is named as a PED user.

For the sake of argument, let's say Ivan Rodriguez is inducted and later found to have used steroids, HGH, etc. If this happens, it'll be real tough to keep guys like Bonds, Clemens and Sheffield out. I think there are fans and probably writers who are suspicious of everyone from this era. The only fool-proof way to keep all PED users out would be to close the Hall to everybody from this generation and that won't happen.

[corsairs22]

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While his attitude has been questionable, there are a number of HOFers with attitudes that were at least as bad, during their playing days. .

I once heard it reported that he admitted playing badly for the Brewers because he wanted to get traded. I don't know if he said it. Nor do I know if he was just making an excuse for some bad play. But that is a terrible thing to say and a worse thing to do. I can't think of many other players who ever claimed to be screwing up on purpose.

[David]

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He said that when he was a Brewer he would make an intentional error if he thought he was previously erroneously scored for an error. Not only is it bad for the team, but its bone-headed for his own sake. Instead of being charged for one error, he makes it so he is charged for two. It's known as cutting off one's nose to spite the face.

[flaco1801]

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if he buys a tickets like the rest of us he will make it .... bet hes never been there

[cordovacollector]

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[quote=reed1216;138706].... I imagine that several PED users who haven't been named will be inducted. Things should get really confusing if someone gets inducted and later on is named as a PED user.[quote]

Personally, I think one is already in there. And a guess is that it will come out only after The List is out and the rest of the discussion gets hot.

[cordovacollector]

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And that's a big questionmark at this point .... Will it ever happen?

.... I imagine that several PED users who haven't been named will be inducted. Things should get really confusing if someone gets inducted and later on is named as a PED user.

Personally, I think one is already in there. And a guess is that it will come out only after The List is out and the rest of the discussion gets hot.

[suicide_squeeze]

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Personally, I think one is already in there. And a guess is that it will come out only after The List is out and the rest of the discussion gets hot.

O.K. cordovacollector.........who's your guy?

[sportscentury]

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O.K. cordovacollector.........who's your guy?

I'm curious, too.

[corsairs22]

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Besides Pud Galvin, who is it? You don't mean the Greatest of All Time, do you?

[suicide_squeeze]

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...............don't be shy cordovacollector, we won't lambaste you for your pick.

Chances are the way things are going, there are most likely more than one already in, and you'd be correct in your hunch.

[sportscentury]

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I guess it's possible, but I wouldn't be too quick to bet my money on it. To my knowledge, no Hall of Famer has even been connected to a steroid rumor, never mind actual evidence. Things are bad guys, but let's not throw out the baby with the bath water.

Cordovacollector, when you provide the name of the HOFer you think used steroids as a player, would you please provide your rationale?

[ironmanfan]

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What "list" are we talking about? The "list" where A-Rod was outed was from testing performed in 2003 and just a tad over 100 players tested positive for PED. What current member of the HOF was active in 2003????

[ironmanfan]

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What "list" are we talking about? The "list" where A-Rod was outed was from testing performed in 2003 and just a tad over 100 players tested positive for PED. What current member of the HOF was active in 2003????

Now that I think about it, Cordova's player must be Rickey Henderson

[cordovacollector]

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Think more on terms of total personality change and public anger outbursts. Both signs of steroid use. And size from rookie year & pre-rookie to end of career. And no one has mentioned him yet in this post.

[kingjammy24]

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"Now that I think about it, Cordova's player must be Rickey Henderson"

henderson played with both canseco and mcgwire from 1989-1992. canseco had no problems naming mcgwire, many times over, in copious detail from his oakland years and also palmeiro, gonzalez, and rodriguez from his subsequent texas years. in "juiced", canseco specifically addressed being asked about henderson and said that the only thing he had to say about rickey was that he worked his ass off at the park everyday. if henderson had done it, canseco, of all people, would've known and would've said something at this point.

"Think more on terms of total personality change and public anger outbursts. Both signs of steroid use. And size from rookie year & pre-rookie to end of career. And no one has mentioned him yet in this post."

how about you just save everyone the riddle and say what you meant? besides, puckett was always fat and his stats show no aberrations.

rudy.