This will piss off lots of people, but I think LaRussa should get the same exact HOF consideration as McGuire, Canseco, Giambi and the gang. If you look closely (or even not so closely) at the list of illegal substance violators, you'll see that no two organizations are guiltier than LaRussa's A's and his Cardinal teams.
If highly suspicious steroid-era players are being snubbed, why should the Manager and Kingpin be any different? He was aware of
exactly what was going on. Anyone who disputes this is kidding themselves. At worst he was instructing/pressuring his players to do the injections. At very best, he was "turning a blind eye".
I would put Gil Hodges in the HOF, but unfortunately he's nowhere to be found on the list
