Comments on: Bonds! Clemens! Sosa! Biggio! Schilling! The CSN Insiders go deep on five Hall of Fame candidates

By: 85pmart

85pmart — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:43:32 +0000

It’s already history. And his story, any of them, is tough apples. Weren’t the “rules” in place before these clowns decided to take roids? Most abide by the rules, some don’t. Does it matter? HOF ought to let it slide? Let’s not go through this same bullshit every year. Let ‘em in, or, don’t let ‘em in, decide, and make it permanent.

By: coolblues56

coolblues56 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:49:14 +0000

Call me crazy, but we have already have a racist psychopath in the Hall (Ty Cobb) and a pitcher who loved to bean batters in the head area (Lefty Grove), so we are going to disqualify guys now because they took PED? The BBWA didn’t think about Cobb or Grove’s personality in 1936 or whenever, they just looked at the numbers and the accomplishments. Maybe they should go back to that mindset…?

By: skarfacci

skarfacci — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:43:39 +0000

They should all get in. Simple. Case closed. I don’t care about PEDs. There effect is marginal at best. Indisputable talent is indispensable. And they practiced and worked hard for their stat lines. Ever check out the size of some of these guys in the NFL. No PEDs? Who you kiddin’?

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:45:00 +0000

I can see Bonds,Clemons & Biggio along with Big Mac!

Schilling for real? Not!

By: makeham98

makeham98 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:27:04 +0000

Piazza isn’t on there because the guys quoted are talking about their local guy, no NY person. Or effete snob.

By: nbjays

nbjays — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:48:14 +0000

It has always worked for Yankee players… just sayin’.

By: Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:29:08 +0000

How does piazza not make that list?

By: eaglesfan723

eaglesfan723 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:24:46 +0000

Could you imagine what their baseball statistics would like like if they would have done steroids??…on wait…

By: butchhuskey

butchhuskey — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:32:08 +0000

Schilling is one of those guys whom I remember being better than he actually was. That’s not to say he wasn’t good but his Hall of Fame case is very reliant on his postseason stats. The fact that he has such a great strikeout to walk ration is impressive, but I still think he’s pretty borderline.

By: florida76

florida76 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:45:01 +0000

Funny how the Comcast Chicago guys would think the Cubs are a marquee franchise, reality says something different. No sports franchise can call itself marquee when no living fan has a personal memory of a World Title.

By: brewcrewfan54

brewcrewfan54 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:33:46 +0000

Agree with that.

By: seeingwhatsticks

seeingwhatsticks — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:24:23 +0000

The same argument is there for Clemens and the fact that he was tied for the franchise record for wins when he left Boston. Should the franchise record holders for wins for every franchise be elected to the hall?

By: tackleberries

tackleberries — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:31:33 +0000

Great arguments for everyone except Sosa. His cathedral, while legendary, is more like a chapel in size.

By: brewcrewfan54

brewcrewfan54 — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:20:15 +0000

So apprently now according to the Sammy Sosa thing you should get extra credit for your numbers when you play for certain teams. Sound argument.

By: lazlosother

lazlosother — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:07:23 +0000

No no no. After tomorrow we’ll have a week or two of hair pulling, eye gouging, and gnashing of the teeth. Not that that’s a bad thing.