Source: awfulannouncing.com --- Friday, November 24, 2017
Shortly after the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released, Hall of Famer (and former ESPN analyst) Joe Morgan wrote a letter to Baseball Writers Association of America voters in which he asked them not to support eligible players who have been linked with PED use. That letter has prompted one prominent national Baseball writer, Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan, to decide that he will no longer submit a vote for the Hall of Fame. Joe Morgan’s letter convinced me of just one thing: As the Hall of Fame tries to warp the vote, it’s time for me to give up my ballot. Column: https://t.co/iNVQuaH4sM http://pic.twitter.com/T40S6ku0IP — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 23, 2017 Morgan’s plea stoked plenty of debate among Baseball fans, commentators and Hall of Fame voters. Some share Morgan’s belief that players who have been linked to steroid use during their careers were cheaters who should not be considered for Baseball’s highest honor. Others feel that PED use was so prevalent during the “steroid era” (generally considered from 1994 to 2005) that it’s impossible to know who was taking such substances and who wasn’t, so particular players shouldn’t be singled out. Considering that support for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens — two players with Hall of Fame resumes tainted by PED association — continues to grow each ballot (each received approximately 54 percent of the vote last year ), the Baseball Hall of Fame apparently felt that something had ...
from Baseball http://ift.tt/2A5fUDm
No comments:
Post a Comment