At some point, pretty far into the future I would guess, history will more than likely recognize the "steroid" era as a true era of the game. And when I say "history," I mean writers, historians, politicians, fans... everyone. I think it will seem a bit revisionist to not then recognize those players who were standouts during that period. I know that doesn't sit too well with many of you, but future generations will probably be more forgiving, which will result in some of these "villains" (Bonds, McGwire, Clemans, Sosa, etc.) being inducted into the Hall. Gee, I've used a lot of quotation marks!
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