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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
An interesting question. Let's take Beltran, whom I just dumped on.
The answer would be no, he should not be disqualified from such recognition on the basis of this incident because he did not personally benefit from it over a significant span of his career. Same goes for any other Astros or Red Sox players.
That's as far as I can go toward meeting any cheating excusers. That is, in overlooking a moral flaw that allows players to cheat the game and their fellow players. Believe me, that is a stretch for me.
Anybody who thinks that is anachronistic preaching should put themselves in the shoes of the pitchers who would hear garbage can banging every time they threw a breaking ball.
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I wouldn't unilaterally disqualify players just like I think it's silly old man grandstanding to disqualify suspected steroid users when nearly the entire league was doing it.
However, if I was a voter I would give absolutely zero credit for "winning" that world series in my evaluation.