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Originally Posted by z28jd
Not trying to single out Aaron, but he was the one that came out with the crazy story. If someone hit 40 homers at age 39 nowadays, that would send up huge red flags. Since amphetamines are illegal now in the game, you could easily make a case for Ruth still being the home run king, but no one does.
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Illegal now is the key phrase. We don't punish spit ball pitchers who did it legally. Cobb and Speaker fixed a game pre Black Sox, but weren't punished. Guys who used greenies when they weren't banned shouldn't be punished after the fact.
In 1991, Fay Vincent sent a letter to all teams reminding them that steroids were banned under MLB drug policy. Those players who ignored the rules and cheated deserve their puishment. I don't have a problem with Bonds, Clemens, McGwire, Sosa, ect. never being in the HOF. It is a fitting punishment. Like Pete Rose, they thought they were bigger than the game, the rules don't apply.
That guy may want to see the best players from his era. I don't want to have to explain how these players knowingly cheated the game, but are now above the rules and given its highest honor.