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Originally Posted by gblowfish
This is revisionist history.
There were plenty of players that were NOT juicing that detested the drugs becoming a part of the game. Players who were dirty were making dirty money, at the expense of the honesty and integrity of the players who stayed clean.
There's plenty of players from that era who put up HOF numbers without having to cheat to get there.
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I don't give a damn.
I do care about players who break the rules today because they are clearly illegal and tested for, but it was not even discouraged back then, and the excluded players were the greatest players of their era. A hall of fame without Bonds, McGwire, and Clemens, is a pathetic institution unworthy of being called a "hall of fame".
It is also clear that most fans want them inducted. The hall of fame is supposed to belong to them, not to a few hundred sportswriters.