tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post5152172945672843727..comments2024-03-27T05:57:38.762-04:00Comments on the other paper: Joe Torre: Clemens belongs in Hall of FameThe Other Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01450751834855367162noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-61004919406220270522012-07-06T04:26:57.165-04:002012-07-06T04:26:57.165-04:00Betting, knowing it is a mortal sin in baseball, i...Betting, knowing it is a mortal sin in baseball, is the height of gambling addiction if not stupidity.<br /><br />Rose, banned from baseball cannot belong. He STRUCK OUT.<br /><br />That brings to mind: Does OJ Simpson belong... still?coolnewyorkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-2737513901361589992012-07-02T21:01:53.299-04:002012-07-02T21:01:53.299-04:00One who takes steroids is not a hero but a zero in...One who takes steroids is not a hero but a zero in my book, regardless of what they may have achieved by doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-47077741308066288592012-07-02T19:30:55.207-04:002012-07-02T19:30:55.207-04:00Rose does not belong in the Hall of Fame.The Other...Rose does not belong in the Hall of Fame.The Others do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-2251563409950713282012-07-02T18:33:02.182-04:002012-07-02T18:33:02.182-04:00But there's no crying in baseballBut there's no crying in baseballAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-1281712459180319312012-07-02T16:03:24.301-04:002012-07-02T16:03:24.301-04:00I think everyone tends to forget one aspect of HOF...I think everyone tends to forget one aspect of HOF balloting (lost even when Ty Cobb was inducted): It is HOW you play the game because there is an Integrity section to HOF balloting. If you can't pass that hurdle along with the other statistical qualifiers then you don't belong. So many HOF voters eliminate players for statistical "myths" and yet overlook the integrity portion. Personally, that's why there needs to be more woman in baseball :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-88673215079629016702012-07-02T15:03:10.501-04:002012-07-02T15:03:10.501-04:00anonymous is absolutely correct..... pete rose, wi...anonymous is absolutely correct..... pete rose, with all of his credentials, should be in the hall... yes, he bet on baseball, and, he has paid for his crime.... i vote that pete be reinstated and voted into the hall(as a player)....i don't want to get into an argument, "well if this guy or that guy gets voted in, then pete deserves.... even without that argument, pete deserves to be in the hall.... the most hits of all time, the most exciting player of his era, the heart and sole of the big red machine.... yes, pete belongsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-69470365224173799502012-07-02T11:56:49.021-04:002012-07-02T11:56:49.021-04:00i agree all four should be ini agree all four should be inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-1877747407395857322012-07-01T23:26:04.917-04:002012-07-01T23:26:04.917-04:00if they belong after cheating, then Pete Rose shou...if they belong after cheating, then Pete Rose should have a 10ft bronze statue in the main room of the HOF...he never cheated while playing and was the greatest hitter ever in the bigs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-49263504091600123852012-07-01T23:12:11.347-04:002012-07-01T23:12:11.347-04:00They all deserve it! Clemons, Bonds, Sosa and McGu...They all deserve it! Clemons, Bonds, Sosa and McGuire - without Sosa and McGuire's great season, baseball would not be what it is today. The fact that they wreaked havok on thier own bodies to do it makes them heroes who saved and brought the sport back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11693391472128826582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211132192347985363.post-48552412273669077732012-07-01T22:03:14.787-04:002012-07-01T22:03:14.787-04:00Bonds and Clemens already belonged to HOF way befo...Bonds and Clemens already belonged to HOF way before PED.<br /><br />HOF sans these two greats is a travesty.<br /><br />Sosa never belonged, does not belong. He was not HOF materisl before PED. The corked bat was the last nail.coolnewyorkernoreply@blogger.com