Larry Gude
Strung Out
Hall of Fame and steroids: Questions no one wants to answer - The Washington Post
Boswell, draw the line on steroids and the Hall of Fame. he says this is the last fun year with Larkin being a fun, easy, happy choice with only Bagwell to snub but next year...
This is crap, crap, crap and the sportswriters are to blame for it because they are THE WRITERS. They are the ones who are supposed to protect the fan and the players and, most importantly, the game, with their mighty pens.
But, noooooooo. Ball players had millions on the line. They gave them a pass. Fans love home runs. They gave us a pass. Owners just want paying customers. They gave them a pass. There are no hero's in this mess at all except the players who chose not to bulk up and, by the looks of things, they aren't much a part of it because everyone, from Brady Anderson to Roger the Rocket and pretty much all points in between were using stuff to be stronger, to heal sooner, to throw harder, to last longer.
Instead of the torture Boswell imagines, why don't the writers just do what they always do; like everybody else, take the easy way out and just let 'em all in? The fans don't much care. The owners and players sure don't and it is a bit more than I can stomach for the writers to start caring now long after the story wrote itself and they, after the house burned down, came running to the rescue.
:shrug:
Boswell, draw the line on steroids and the Hall of Fame. he says this is the last fun year with Larkin being a fun, easy, happy choice with only Bagwell to snub but next year...
This is crap, crap, crap and the sportswriters are to blame for it because they are THE WRITERS. They are the ones who are supposed to protect the fan and the players and, most importantly, the game, with their mighty pens.
But, noooooooo. Ball players had millions on the line. They gave them a pass. Fans love home runs. They gave us a pass. Owners just want paying customers. They gave them a pass. There are no hero's in this mess at all except the players who chose not to bulk up and, by the looks of things, they aren't much a part of it because everyone, from Brady Anderson to Roger the Rocket and pretty much all points in between were using stuff to be stronger, to heal sooner, to throw harder, to last longer.
Instead of the torture Boswell imagines, why don't the writers just do what they always do; like everybody else, take the easy way out and just let 'em all in? The fans don't much care. The owners and players sure don't and it is a bit more than I can stomach for the writers to start caring now long after the story wrote itself and they, after the house burned down, came running to the rescue.
:shrug: