Raines, Bagwell and IRod get the call

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Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

Just commenting, there have been TONS of posts debating the steroids angle, but this is the only time someone even alluded to hardcore drug use from a candidate. I guess nobody cares?

Ken, I was trying to put a positive spin on it, but I believe you are right - nobody cares. Look at Michael Irvin - a cocaine-using embarrassment to the Dallas Cowboys, and yet he not only made the HOF, but shortly thereafter became a very popular commentator. A truly shining example for our youth. Same for a possible NFL murderer from Atlanta.

I don't have the knowledge to compare hardcore drugs to steroids with regard to their affects on performance, but apparently such drugs do not reflect 'character'... as long as the cash register is still ringing. The evidence would suggest that only wife-beating slows down the NFL money-flow (murder is okay as long as you are not convicted), while the MLB cash register is adversely affected by steroid use, gambling and sometimes temporarily by hard-core drugs.