Congrats To Junior and Mike Piazza !

So  we have two new baseball inductees for Cooperstown, Junior and Mike Piazza. Both highly deserving...Griffey a shoo-in and Piazza , the greatest offensive catcher of all time both in.
   Great stuff!

Baseball Writers Playing God, Refuse To Allow Anyone Into The "Hall"!

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.