Yesterday's announced results that the Baseball Writers of America didn't vote a single player into the Hall of Fame was a sad day for baseball. The power that these writers hold has gotten to the point where a change needs to be made. The omnipotent "voting journalists" can vote yes or no for any reason or none at all. No rhyme or reason necessary! A player dedicates his entire life to the sport , only to learn that certain writers don't vote "yes" on the first ballot...No ifs, ands or buts. It seems that the writers took out their " Bonds-Clemens " hostility on everybody else . It doesn't matter if there is evidence of "roids " or not...You played during that era so you're screwed! So just take the Hall down. We don't need it .
Or give us some objective criteria to work with. 3000 Hits, 500 homers, 300 wins or 1500 RBI's used to get you in. No more . Things have gotten out of hand . Morals are now looked at.
Something has to change, and before next year.
Are we gonna now look at all past indutee's and scrutize their lives. Ty Cobb was a racist . So were 1000 other guys. Mantle and his crew drank before games, came to games drunk. Every player who ever took amphetamines , excess painkillers, prescription narcotics are out. Wife beaters...Out! Guys who cheated in college! Out! Caught chewing gum in Junior High School class out! The Hall would be fu__in empty!
Let's get a grip here . Maybe the players should vote on which writers should be eligible!
Steve Goldman reporting.
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