But the real reason for this post is a player who hasn't got in...Mark McGwire. The guy has 583 career homers. 583! That is 8th all time. The only player ahead of him that isn't in the HOF is Griffey, and that's only because he is still playing. And Griffey will be a first-ballot HOFer. Sure there is the controversy about him using PEDs. But guess what?!? PEDs weren't banned in baseball until 2003. McGwire's last season was 2001. Why is he being punished for something that wasn't even against the rules? If he did anything wrong at all? In '98 when he and Sammy Sosa brought baseball back from the dead, he gave fans something to cheer for. He filled the stands for batting practice. BATTING PRACTICE! There was not a single game that season that the stands were not packed full. He broke Roger Maris's record of 61 homers in a season. Not only broke it, but crushed it with 70. Then followed it up with 65 the next season! The man dominated the plate for 16 seasons! He was the most feared hitter of his time.
Roberto Alomar almost got into the HOF today. He was 11 votes short. This man spit in the face of an umpire. HE SPIT IN THE FACE OF AN UMPIRE! You can not tell me that this man is more deserving than McGwire. It would be a shame if he gets in before McGwire. The voters have got this one wrong and hopefully someone will knock some sense in them and get Mark McGwire into the Hall of Fame.
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