[teejers1]

I don't have any illusions that everyone in the Hall of Fame is an angel, or that they have to have an impeccable record to gain entrance, but I think the steroid era was a of immense proportions stain on major league baseball (as doping was to cycling), and in my personal opinion, taking steroids is an important enough breach of integrity and character as to overcome any credentials.  We are not talking about depriving them of their livelihood. 

I agree.  Which is why it is a complete travesty that Bud Seelig - who presided over the Steroid Era and in many ways condoned it - is in the HoF.  Hard to take that place seriously now.

One final thought (which I've raised before):  give every candidate to the Hall, as a prerquisite, a lie detector test.

Did you use steroids or any PED in ___
[Repeat for every year of career].

Use that info when voting on Hall admission.

People may scream violation of privacy, etc., etc.  But entry into the Hall isn't a constitutional right (or any kind of right).  No one will force you to take a lie detector test, but if you choose not to, you're not eligible.

People may say:  not foolproof.  True (or at least probably true).  But better than nothing.

BTW, I think Bonds, if truthful, would say he used for many years of his career - in particular, after he was pissed that juicers Sosa and McGwire were getting all the publicity in that one HR Chase season.  But I firmly believe that his accomplishments in his non-juicing years comfortably warrant enshrinement.  

Can't say that about many/most others from the Steroid Era.

[teejers1]

I don't have any illusions that everyone in the Hall of Fame is an angel, or that they have to have an impeccable record to gain entrance, but I think the steroid era was a of immense proportions stain on major league baseball (as doping was to cycling), and in my personal opinion, taking steroids is an important enough breach of integrity and character as to overcome any credentials.  We are not talking about depriving them of their livelihood. 

I agree.  Which is why it is a complete travesty that Bud Seelig - who presided over the Steroid Era and in many ways condoned it - is in the HoF.  Hard to take that place seriously now.

One final thought (which I've raised before):  give every candidate to the Hall, as a prerquisite, a lie detector test.

Did you use steroids or any PED in ___
[Repeat for every year of career].

Use that info when voting on Hall admission.

People may scream violation of privacy, etc., etc.  But entry into the Hall isn't a constitutional right (or any kind of right).  No one will force you to take a lie detector test, but if you choose not to, you're not eligible.

People may say:  not foolproof.  True (or at least probably true).  But better than nothing.

BTW, I think Bonds, if truthful, would say he used for many years of his career - in particular, after he was pissed that juicers Sosa and McGwire were getting all the publicity in that one HR Chase season.  But I firmly believe that his accomplishments in his non-juicing years comfortably warrant enshrinement.  

Can't say that about many/most others from the Steroid Era.