(This is off the top of my head) In 1998, Barry Bonds became the first player with 400 HRs and 400 SBs. Bonds' appearance hadn't yet changed. He got little recognition as the media obsessed about the exploits of McGwire and Sosa. Finally, a reporter wrote of seeing tubes of the clear in McGwire's locker. The resulting hullabaloo led by Tony LaRusa focused on the ethics of the reporter and whether or not he should be banned from the locker room for violating McGwire's privacy. The business of baseball marched on. Bonds was all but shamed into using. Most people would follow his path. Take away his HR record if you have to, but put him in the hall.
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