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Apr 14, 2011 -- 2:22PM, Lola wrote:

Apr 14, 2011 -- 2:04PM, GottaGoToMo wrote:

I continue to believe that when it comes to the Hall of Fame, you let everyone in ... but you put an asterisk on their plaque with an explanation that they used performance enhancing drugs and the information that is pertinent to that particular player in detail.  I also believe that every player in the entire era that enters the Hall of Fame should have a footnote on their plaque which states that they played in this particular steroid era.  Just because people weren't caught, doesn't mean they didn't use ... and for historical purposes, there should be clarification. 

The whole steroid issue is a mess. It's very unfair to the players that did not use.  I don't know about letting everyone in...  there has to be consequences to those who may have had an advantage over the guys who didn't use. In Manny's case I honestly don't think he belongs, he knew the rules and continued to thumb his nose at them. It makes me very sad that a player of his talent, made the decision to basically flush his chances to be in the HOF down the toilet.

It's a hard call to who belongs and who doesn't.... I'm glad I don't make that call.

Well, to be fair, I feel you have to let everyone in ... because they haven't even let out the names of the list of players who used ... and even if they did, you can't prove you know everyone that used.

back to Manny's fielding prowess...  we'd watch him on sportscenter all the time messing up plays, heck everytime they showed a Manny highlight they could have been playing the Benny Hill theme, but.......  didn't it seem that everytime he played in left against us he'd step up his game?  I mean there'd be a liner heading to left and we'd all smile "here's a double!" and out of nowhere Manny's glove would appear....  it's says a lot about the guy, if he gave it all 100% of the time he could have put up even more stagerring numbers....