Published 1/14/2009
by Josh B
at Bleacher Report - MLB
Mark McGwire received 21.9 percent of the vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame on his third year of the ballot.
Have we not gotten over the steroids era yet? Are we really gonna punish whomever is suspicious?
Is nobody aware of how tragic it would be for future generations to ask how we were so stupid not to let players like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and McGwire into the HOF (although by this time we'll probably see a 1,000 home run hitter)?
To be honest, I didn't think McGwire should have been voted in for his first two years on the ballot. I'm able to admit I'm wrong. It's easy for me because it's quite often (yeah, I just set myself up for flaming).
What are we really waiting for though?
There's not any real proof that McGwire juiced. The only accuser is Jose Canseco, who has had conflicting reports in the past.
McGwire wasn't even on the Mitchell Report (take that for what it's worth).
McGwire was freakishly strong, but not unrealistically strong. McGwire's biceps were 20 inches, ...
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