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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr
Ruth was suspended for barnstorming. That did not give him an advantage on the field. In fact the rule, as far as I can tell, was illegal as far as the Constitution is concerned.
For Hornsby, as far as I can tell, no one knew he cheated until he admitted so in the 60's. Thirty years after his last game, 25 after his induction & 15 after he left baseball. No one can fault putting him in decades before they had evidence his play was suspect.
There is a difference between your examples and players like Bonds, Clemens, ARod, Rose & McGwire. People we knew who broke the rules to gain an advantage while playing and tarnished the league's image while in its employ.
So until the Hall of Fame makes a means of "de-inducting" members, the point you bring up is meaningless. It is still the same poor, crazy argument that mistakes were made in the past so we are somehow obligated to repeat them.
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The MLB can't pick and choose when it wants to enforce rules. They were very inconsistent in how and when they enforce steroids and gambling rules. Steroids testing did not begin until 2003, even though MLB knew there was a drug epidemic. MLB has entered into a marketing agreement with draft kings and allowed Oakland to move to Las Vegas, in the name of making money, not in the name of upholding the integrity of baseball. MLB has dirty hands and the writers should know this and not keep players out for doing what they can to win and do the best for their careers.