[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by BaseballMan

Going by that there's probably a few hall of famers that should be kicked out of the hall.

Agreed. Again, do past mistakes obligate me to repeat them?

Plus is a player lying when he says something at a press conference that
the team or his agent told him to say but he knows isn't true or doesn't believe?
What if a player is a great player and teammate but a lousy father?

I'm not going to deny there are idiot voters who put non baseball criteria into their vetting process. I can't speak for those people. Again, I'm not letting the mistakes of others force me to make the same mistake. Steroids & gambling affect the game. I'm not denying fact just because I have sentimental feelings towards a player.

I really wished they would take that out and judge players for what they did on the field.

They could do that & make it easier on everybody. But you will also send the message being a superstar on the field means the rules don't apply to you. And I, for one, have had enough of people getting away with things because of $, race, power, or popularity. If all men are created equal, then let's let the consequences be level as well.

Sure you can add that a player was a kind human being but don't hold it against him if he isn't the nicest person in the world.

All for this. I'm not for disqualification because of personality. I'm for honoring the best who played within the rules. Rule breakers lack integrity & character and don't deserved to be honored as the best the game produced.