No Hall - Brian

I am going to keep this post short. Why? Because I shouldn't even have to explain this one, but some people are forcing me into it.

Mark McGwire should never be put on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

He cheated. He lied. He tarnished baseball for millions.

You may sit and argue whether or not steroids should be allowed in baseball and blah blah blah. That's not what this is about. All I care about is the rule that McGwire broke gave him an edge over everyone else. You may challenge that the rule should be changed, but rules are rules. And if you break that one, you are making yourself better than everyone else in an unfair way. And those type of cheaters don't deserve to be honored among the greatest players ever in their respective sports.

This article starts with "Forget steroids. JP just wants to know if McGwire's stats merit inclusion." Forget steroids? What? Steroids affected his stats and made him better than he would have been without them. How can we just forget them? Without steroids, would McGwire have the stats worthy of Hall of Fame inclusion? Nobody truely knows, but that doubt should tell us all we need to know: Keep him out.