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Posted By: Noel

I would certainly agree that Cobb was not a model for moral behavior in baseball but i dont think entering the Hall is based on that. Illegal and immoral behavior are completely different. If it was based on moral behavior you would have players like Dale Murphy and GlenAllen Hill leading up the first tier of HOFers.
Ruth's behavior was reprehensible in most any era but his numbers dont lie. Neither do Cobbs.
As far as the steroids debate i would certainly agree that it was not illegal until just a few years ago. For those who did steroids after it was illegal then i would be all for banning them for life. For those who have lied or tried to evade the question of some performance enhancing drugs before it was illegal, well lets let history be the judge. As far as McGwire is concerned i think the first ballot results are pretty clear.