So, if you take a player out of the Hall of Fame because of steroids, then take out every player who had anything to do with having an advantage over a record or another player. But steroids are an advantage over another player or record, and advantages are used all over baseball. That does not make any sense to me.įans are so against steroids because the thought of injecting a substance into a person’s body is so terrible the player shouldn’t be allowed into the Hall of Fame. Who does a player using illegal drugs, such as cocaine, hurt? Himself, his family, friends, teammates, and everyone else around him.īut to the baseball fans, it is better to take illegal drugs instead of steroids. That’s true, but who does a player using steroids hurt? Himself. Many people would say that Hamilton used illegal drugs, but he didn’t cheat, and Bonds did. These are the thoughts around baseball and the fans. Josh Hamilton, a past cocaine addict, is a hero Barry Bonds, an alleged steroid user, is a cheater. This player, who used illegal drugs, is said to be a hero, but someone that used steroids is a cheater. He has produced magnificently this year and last year following his drug recovery. Hamilton is a recovered drug abuser and alcoholic who has come back to baseball. Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton is said to be a hero by many of the fans around the MLB. If you asterisk a player or keep a player out of the Hall of Fame for taking steroids, then take out or put an asterisk next to every player who has ever used an advantage over another player. The MLB lowered the mound because the higher mounds gave the pitcher an advantage over the batter.Īdvantages in baseball, whether it is steroids, amphetamines, pine tar, corked bats, smaller ball parks, or higher mounds, will be used every day. If you are going to put an asterisk next to Barry Bonds, put an asterisk next to Ruth, as he had an advantage over the home run record, just like Bonds did.Īll past pitchers who played on mounds higher than the mounds today should also have an asterisk next to their names and records. Playing in a smaller ball park is an advantage over the home run record. That doesn’t make sense to me.īabe Ruth played on one of the smallest fields during his home run record seasons. Schmidt is said to be “the greatest third baseman ever to play baseball.” Even though he used amphetamines, he is in the Hall of Fame. That is why they are banned today in the MLB. Amphetamines are energy boosting substances used to enhance a player's performance. Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt confessed to using amphetamines during his years as a baseball player. If someone is seen using a corked bat, he shouldn’t be allowed into the Hall of Fame because that is an advantage over another player or record. That is an advantage over other players and other records. If anyone is seen using pine tar, he should never be allowed to be in the Hall of Fame because he is putting a substance on the ball that will either make the ball go faster or get a better grip on the bat. If steroids should count someone out of the Hall of Fame, then any other player caught using an advantage over another player or record should also be stripped of his Hall of Fame honors or be forbidden from entering the Hall.
Whether that is steroids or anything else.
Advantages in baseball and all other sports are used every day and in every game. I think most of you would agree with that statement. If it were up to me, I would put Alex Rodriguez and every player who deserves to be in the Hall of Fame into the Hall of Fame, regardless of any steroid accusations.Īsk yourself this: “Why are steroids wrong in baseball?” My answer is because steroids give a player an advantage over another player, whether it’s in a game or the record book. There also has been talk of A-Rod, the best active player in baseball, not being accepted into the Hall of Fame because of the steroid use.
These questions still need to be answered. Lately, there has been speculation whether those were the only times he took performance enhancing drugs.
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