Maris deserves another look / His 61 homers before era of steroids mean Hall should finally call
Published 6/29/2009 by gknapp@sfchronicle.com (Gwen Knapp) at SFGate: Top Sports Stories
Every time another slugger of recent vintage becomes linked to steroids, an array of old-timers weighs in on his viability for the Hall of Fame. After the New York Times reported two weeks ago that Sammy Sosa had tested positive in ostensibly confidential...
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