Let's talk about Hall of Fame candidates who have been "neglected"

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by SD

Does cocaine help enhance one's performance? Raines & Jenkins admitted to openly using during games.

Not sure if snorting coke helps enhance performance, but apparently using LSD helps you to throw a no-hitter!

As for Ortiz... I agree. When he gets in, it will blur the lines for all of those others currently sitting on the fence. Given enough time, I would bet Arod, McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, Sheffield and maybe even Palmeiro will make their ways into the Hall.

Not saying that's what I want... I just think it's inevitable, as the current prevailing sentiment weakens and the decision-makers begin to pass away or age out.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Not sure if snorting coke helps enhance performance, but apparently using LSD helps you to throw a no-hitter!

As for Ortiz... I agree. When he gets in, it will blur the lines for all of those others currently sitting on the fence. Given enough time, I would bet Arod, McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, Sheffield and maybe even Palmeiro will make their ways into the Hall.

Not saying that's what I want... I just think it's inevitable, as the current prevailing sentiment weakens and the decision-makers begin to pass away or age out.

If Ortiz was not someone people loved, I think we would see a different atmospheric surrounding his vote.

[SD]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Not sure if snorting coke helps enhance performance, but apparently using LSD helps you to throw a no-hitter!



As for Ortiz... I agree. When he gets in, it will blur the lines for all of those others currently sitting on the fence. Given enough time, I would bet Arod, McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, Sheffield and maybe even Palmeiro will make their ways into the Hall.



Not saying that's what I want... I just think it's inevitable, as the current prevailing sentiment weakens and the decision-makers begin to pass away or age out.

Not sure if you have ever dabbled in white lines or not to know how it affects you. But yes they drastically enhance ones energy, focus and awareness = PED.

This quote from Dan Naulty to George Mitchell in his report says it all:
"I was a full blown cheater and I knew it," Naulty said. "You didn't need a written rule. I was violating clear principals that were laid down within the rules. Whether they were explicitly stated that I shouldn't use speed or testosterone didn't need to be stated. I understood I was violating mainly implicit principals.
"I have no idea how many guys were using testosterone. But I would assume anybody that was had some sort of conviction that this was against the rules. Look, my fastball went from 87 to 96! There's got to be some sort of violation in that. It was not by natural cause. To say it wasn't cheating to me was . . . it's just a fallacy. There's just no way you could say that's not cheating. It was a total disadvantage to play clean."

Even if it wasn't banned at the time, players knew they where cheating.

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