Roids did not make Big Mac. He came into the league a tall skinny stick bombing 49 HRs….He (other then Bonds, Rafe, and so on) should not take the fall for everyone is baseball who used roids during the time – which was 90% of them.

the same I could care less whether Bonds and everyone else did.

I do think he made an idiot of himself before the nation with his “I’m not here to talk about the past………………….” etc etc.

If he had admitted his mistakes or his error in making a fool of himself then he should be forgiven and maybe eventually elected to the HOF

Now Clemens, he’s a different story. He lied his arse off (Hopefully to be proven beyond a shadlow of a doubt) , made himself look like the total **** that he is and should never be allowed in the HOF ever (IMO)

Bonds should be as long as he is not convicted when and if his trial goes forward. He was a HOF before he did stuff and the fact that there are and will be many offenders in the HOF, should not exclude him.

Just my 4 cents

Watch the video link by Gammons on the article above…it sums up how I feel about it 100%. Among my opinions is that Jay McGwire isn’t very credible just like Canseco isn’t, something I felt since Canseco’s book came out but alot of people wanted to believe him anyway.

I agree McGwire most likely used, one issue I have is holding things against players there is no concrete proof of. IMO innocent until proven guilty has some meaning and should be considered here. I wish and hope he will come out and clear the air at some point, most people will forgive or get over it eventually if he does that.

I’m glad all of this has helped put in place testing so the “steriod era” is surely behind us but don’t feel this makes me an apologist, my view or reaction that this is overblown by some in the media since day one and sketchy people like Canseco and Jay McGwire want to sell a book put fuel on the fire. I’m glad people stopped paying attention to Canseco by the time his 2nd book came out.

The much higher standard that baseball players are/were held to on the steriod issue vs football or other sports is annoying to me. I understand records and numbers mean more in this sport but the topic and issue has been beaten to death. Shawn Merriman was found to use steriods but wheres the outcry? (I realize he was suspended but thats it) Oh thats right, its football, its not that big of a deal. How much of the NFL used ‘roids in the 70’s and even 80’s? You bet alot of players did, surely some Hall of Famers too.

Again, I hope at some point Mac comes clean as well as other players, you have to think part of them wants to at least.