tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420015831073845000.post6057575174136485814..comments2023-06-01T12:05:48.081-04:00Comments on Billy Beane is My Hero: Jeff Bagwell Gets a RAW DEAL from HOF votersChiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00519835942711823406noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420015831073845000.post-40547419137766020532011-01-10T21:37:29.849-05:002011-01-10T21:37:29.849-05:00Kevin--I'm right there with you man. Steroids...Kevin--I'm right there with you man. Steroids or no steroids most of those guys would have been HOF material regardless. Bonds was already a hall of famer before he started juicing (allegedly). Agree with the asterisk thing. There are so many people we don't know that did 'roids. Even if the Mitchell Report fully released all the names, there are more than likely others not on Corryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989101486258658006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420015831073845000.post-7950072590453655602011-01-10T18:25:44.573-05:002011-01-10T18:25:44.573-05:00@Kevin - You took the words right out of my mouth....@Kevin - You took the words right out of my mouth.<br /><br />My issue with the whole steroid issue is that there are far too many BBWAA members that are not only serving as the morality police, but also speculating about potential users based on anecdotal and/or circumstantial evidence. At the same time, they've created a line of distinction between two classes of drugs--steroids and Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519835942711823406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3420015831073845000.post-75320646765150106852011-01-10T11:23:18.042-05:002011-01-10T11:23:18.042-05:00I completely agree. Bagwell belongs in the Hall wi...I completely agree. Bagwell belongs in the Hall without a doubt...so do Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro, and other Steroids Era stars who have HOF numbers (although perhaps with an asterisk or some other disclaimer for those who tested positive or were otherwise linked with steroids). Any baseball fan will always know that things were not quite right with that era, and that certain players' Flapjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643676114889677399noreply@blogger.com