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Originally Posted by Beercan collector
Not to throw the thread off But if Clemens and Bonds get in does that mean Arod,McGwire,Palmeiro and Sosa follow ? They do have Hall of Fame numbers.
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I've been wondering the exact same thing. These conversations always seem to stall out, as there are clearly 2 "camps" when it comes to the 'Roiders getting inducted...
The first camp wants to ignore the players' decisions to use steroids. They focus on whether the player had HOF stats (or was on a HOF trajectory) prior to his steroid use. That is their determining factor.
The second camp considers their steroid use a "non-starter" regardless of how good the player was prior to using. The fact that they even turned to steroids voids their eligibility, and removes their right to be inducted into the Hall.
When these two separate factions argue their cases, it usually goes nowhere because of the philosophical differences in their ideology. So it will be interesting to see which faction wins out. If Bonds and Clemens do get in, I would surmise that A-Rod, Palmeiro, McGwire, Sosa (and probably Sheffield) eventually will as well.