Roid Rage

Steroids certainly affected this Baseball Hall of Fame vote. Nobody made the required 75% votes needed to make the HOF and even the hint of steroids brought down the vote total.
7 time MVP and 7 time Cy Young winner included and their percentages weren't even close.



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You know it's a rough year when not ever Aaron Sele makes the cut.

Pete Rose should be in the HOF.

They were talking about some guy from the 1800's that ws on the ballot who was a catcher. Deacon White. He didn't use a glove. That would be enough to get my vote. His funky mustache would be another reason.

Word has it he was a pretty good hitter too.

Couldn't agree more.

Just not the baseball one.

Re: "Roid Rage"

Upon reading the title of this thread DonDiego's hopes rose that perhaps a new mental disorder, caused by the discomfort of one's hemorrhoids, entitled "Roid Rage" was now being accepted as a legitimate defense against felonious behavior, . . . a legal technicality which might assist DonDiego in some potential future legal matters.

DonDiego's hopes were immediately dashed, . . . as usual.

Amazing that the steroid poster boys all got under 40%

Ty Cobb was a racist thug. Does that make him more qualified from a character standpoint than Pete Rose? It's fine with me that Pete is banned from working in baseball but it's absurd to keep him out of the HOF since his stats (as far as we know) were not steroid enhanced. I might feel differently if it was proven that he bet on his team to LOSE while being a manager.

Yes.

Cobb was despicable, no question. But he was more qualified than Rose for the BHOF because he did not undercut the integrity of the game of baseball as it was played in his day. Rose undercut the integrity of baseball as it has always been played.

Same deal with OJ Simpson and the Football Hall of Fame. Hell of a football player, but as a human destined for hell.

Rose is more qualified for the Decent Human Being Hall of Fame than Cobb is. But that's a different hall.

There were many racists back in those days... You really think it was only Ty? Don't be hatin' on Deeetroit!