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Old 12-16-2015, 07:54 PM   #340
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I don't think character has much to do with steroid users be denied entry to the Hall of Fame. It's the fact that their numbers are inflated by cheating. There has come to be a consensus that this precludes their enshrinement for whatever reason, but I am sure some of the users are stand-up guys otherwise.

And why do Rose and the Steroid Users have to be tied together?

And also, those of you who think Ty Cobb was the worst human that ever lived should read the new biography written about him: "Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty" by Charles Leerhsen. It is a rather convincing argument against the hyperbole that has shrouded Cobb's legacy.
Suspected means not guilty. You give Rose every break but use different criteria for others.
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