Baseball Hall of fame time.. Shame on you

Every year at this time I rant about the voting of the Hall of fame in baseball. They rarely get it wrong but over the last few years they have left me puzzled.  Today some sports writer announced that he would not vote for anyone who played in the steroid era. What?  He made the same proclamation in 2012.  I don't want to say his name because he is the typical anonymous sports writer that annoys me when voting for these honors comes around.  He is one of these bitter writers who enjoy this power. His one vote was revealed and the person he voted for is Jack Morris.  When did the steroid or p.e.d. period begin?  The 1980's? Jack Morris pitched from the heart of the 80's into the mid to late 90's. He pitched in the 1991 World Series. Remember game 7?  10 inning masterpiece against Atlanta?  Sometimes I think people say things to get on television or to get their 15 seconds of fame. I wonder if he isn't the only one thinks that way.
Greg Maddux should have been a unanimous choice. He has several Cy Young awards, 350 plus wins, 18 gold gloves. He has a world series title. He has appeared in several post season games. He revolutionized his position. He made P.e.d. users look silly. He is the greatest pitcher in the national league over the last 40 years. What a joke. Tom Glavine  should be a high 90 percent guy too. Craig Biggio should have gotten in last year. Mike Piazza too. Neither men had any steroid or p.e.d. allegations tied to their names. Frank Thomas too. Mike Mussina had a ton of wins and probably could have won 300 if baseball mattered to him. He won 20 games in his last season as a Yankee. We know that Clemens and Bonds are going to have to wait. Jeff Bagwell just didn't do enough. Jeff Kent will eventually get in in a few years, but not before Biggio. Biggio has 3000 hits.
I am anxious to see how it all shakes out. I wish I had a vote. I would take the honor seriously. Jack Morris is in his final year of eligibility. He deserves some love. He pitched on two championship teams in Detroit and Minnesota. He won 20 games 3 times. He was the ace of his staff. Was his career better than Dave Stewart who never gets a lot of votes? The answer has to be no. Stewart s knock is he pitched for the Oakland A's team that is link to p.e.d. use.  Was his career better than Bert Blyelven who got in last year? I think it was. Blyelven was consistent but never spectacular. Morris was a horse. He faced every teams best pitcher. There is no criteria. Put Morris and that opens door for Mussina, Stewart, Tommy John. Curt Schilling too. He is a whole new argument. I love baseball. I wish them all luck...

Baseball hall of shame

I am disgraced to be a baseball fan today. Today the the geek squad got revenge against the cool kids.  No player was elected to the baseball hall of fame. Clemens no. Bonds no. Piazza no. Sosa hell no. Schilling no. Craig Biggio who has 3000 hits, a perennial all star, the face of his franchise for 20 seasons, did not get in. Is that a joke?  Mike piazza the greatest hitting catcher in the history of the game is out. Why? His name was never linked to p.e.D's during his career. He played hurt and still won a batting crown, all time leader in home runs by a catcher, played countless all star games, and he is out? Curt schilling who has an impressive post season record with wins in world series against the Blue jays, Yankees, and Rockies. He was the only player the Phillies had for years. I am disgusted.
Now Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, knew they would not get in on first ballot, but I am outraged that they didn't get in either. Unlike McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, Sosa were playing the best baseball at their positions. Clemens won multiple Cy Young awards before he was called a cheater. Bonds won 3 m.v.p.s before he allegedly took steroids. Those awards alone should have merited hall of fame status. Apparently the innuendo and non proof  of facts is enough to keep you out of the hall.  What I love is when I hear these old timers say I don't want to associated with the hall if cheaters got in. Everyone knows that Gay lord Perry doctored baseballs when he pitched and yet he got in.  No one ever talks about that.
The other thing that bothers me is that everyone thinks that baseball is such an easy game to play and that taking a shot or ingesting a pill will make you a better player. Everyone of the people accused of steroids used the stuff to get on the field or recover quicker. Bonds, Sosa, Mcgwire were already hitting homeruns so they weren't making steroids to get stronger.  Strength is not what gives you home run power. Bat speed and swing elevation does. Pitchers dont throw a ball faster because they have muscles. Its a gift. Haven't you seen people try to throw out first pitch before big games and can't reach home plate.  If I was a player today, I would boycott the media for one season. The media creates innuendo anyways right? So let them write stories without facts like do anyway.
The pen is mightier than the sword, is a great saying, is it mightier than the truth?  For guys like Biggio and Piazza what did they do. These athletes do what we want them to do. They play. Look at the debate now. Rg3, did Shanahan end his career?  Jay cutler got crucified for not playing. In NASCAR, if you are not cheating, you're not trying right.....