Comments on: Hall of Fame voters owe nothing to the past

By: hardjudge

hardjudge — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:19:12 +0000

I guess all the drunks of the teens, 20′s, 30′s 40′s 50′s, 60′s, the amphetamine users of the 60′s 70′s 80′s are all clean & pure, so its ok for them to be in the hall. The Hall is about performance. Put an * on everybody who played in the steroid era and get on with it. At least publish the “LIST” so the 3 or 4 who have been outed won’t have to suffer alone. Baseball writers=HYPOCRITES.

By: rcaljo

rcaljo — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:27:47 +0000

As someone who wants to take his kids to the hall at some point, it saddens me that a lot of players I grew up watching won’t be in there. I’ll have to tell my kids about all the great players that played before my time. Maybe the hall should leave an empty wing to remember all those that should have made it in if only the voters had thought more like fans.

By: The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com

The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:21:35 +0000

In no way does he implicate any Rangers players or hint to any possibility of steroid use at the Ballpark in Arlington except for Ken Caminiti, by which time Caminiti had already admitted his use as a Ranger.

By: The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com

The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:58:27 +0000

In fairness to Reeves, after some additional research I found articles in which Reeves does write about steroid use in baseball that predates the 2004 Bonds chase of the Homerun record. Reeves did write about steroids on May 31, 2002, when he wrote that steroid users “should all be wearing a scarlet ‘S,’” and that Rusty Greer never saw steroids in the Ranger clubhouse. He also defended Gabe Kapler against steroid accusations in August of 2000. And on August 25, 1998, he said that the story about Mark McGwire’s andro use “is overblown” and that “You wouldn’t begrudge Nolan Ryan his Advil, would you? Troy Aikman his Met-RX? Popeye his spinach?” He continued to write about steroids on occasion between 2002 and 2004, all excoriating steroid users, never questioning his profession’s role in missing them for so long.

By: BC

BC — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:52:35 +0000

Albom has the worst weave and dye job I’ve ever seen. Good writer, crappy reporter and needs a new hair stylist.

By: BC

BC — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:51:26 +0000

I made my point clear earlier about what role I think writers should play in HOF voting (that would be NONE – no offense Craig). I also think the post-retirement waiting period should be shortened. Maybe 2 or 3 years? Even 1? I mean, Mario Lemieux went into the Hockey Hall Of Fame and was back playing the next year. He was retired, what, a year or something? If someone’s a Hall Of Famer when they retire, put ‘em in. Period.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:46:51 +0000

These self-righteous reporters make me sick. I remember hearing guys like Lupica and Albom gushing about Sosa/McGuire and then clucking indignantly when they were exposed. It was obvious to any of us involved in sports (especially weight lifting) that something was going on in baseball. All you ever need is to here one of these guys talk about your local team to realize how little they know or how little they actually investigate or do their job properly.