No argument from me on those picked this year. Piazza probably should have made it, though. To me it isn't a real HOF until all the very best are inducted.
This is America... Unless someone admits it or it was proven, how do you get punished for being guilty? Oh yea, public opinion! Maybe all those court rooms aren't necessary.
I get the reason why people assume things. I just wish the HOF elections were based on what was accomplished rather than how it was accomplished. It's not like people will forget about all the PED use. Bottom line, they were allowed to play the games. Those games became part of baseball history. Nobody talks about the thousands that used steroids and didn't hit a bunch of HRs or win a bunch of games. No one seems to mention them.
Anyway, I am very glad that baseball is trying to clean up the game. Players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens would be in the HOF even if steroids never existed. Legal or not, like it or not, that HR competition between Sammy and Mark did a lot to create renewed interest in baseball. Let's face it, the HOF already has some cheaters and racists there based on what they accomplished on the field.
I hate that steroids soiled the game. I'm sad that it ever happened. But it did happen and in a very big way. Many should share in the blame including some that are very vocal in favor of the other side now. Character change, I guess!
