Barry Bonds is back on trial, this time for perjury and obstruction of justice. A recent article by ESPN is showing us once again how Barry Bonds has become the poster boy for one of the darkest parts of Major League Baseball: Performance Enhancing Drugs, or PED's. Steve Hoskins, a business partner and friend of Bonds, is now testifying that he had seen Bonds and his trainer Greg Anderson walk into a room with syringe and needle in hand at least 2 or 3 times each spring training from 2000-2003. PED's are arguably the most controversial part of Major League Baseball, with the records of todays most famous pros tarnished by accusations and court cases. With so many pros now admitting that they used performance enhancing drugs at one point, the questions about the Hall of Fame remain. Should players who admitted using PED's at one point during their career even be considered for Hall of Fame. I dont think so, considering how they have greatly damaged the face of baseball for a long time to come. When people look back, they'll wonder why great players such as Andy Pettite, or stars such as Alex Rodriguez aren't in the Hall of Fame.The amount of players violating the rules has made it so this era of cheating will never be forgotten. Comment on whether or not you think players who cheated should be allowed in the Hall of Fame, or anything else you want to let us know.
-Jrod
Players who used steroids when it was not illegal should not be banned from the hall of fame. I know that Alex Rodriguez used steroids *before* it was illegal. How should he be not considered for the hall of fame when he didn't break any rules?
ReplyDeleteI think that each individual case should be considered with players that used steroids when it was illegal. If the player only took some steroids once, to heal, he should not be banned from the hall of fame.
But players who used it quite often, to enhance their performance should be banned.
-Fly on the Wall