Judgment of Steroid Era comes every year at Hall of Fame
June 18th, 2014 Leave a comment
(Editors’ note: Mike Piazza was inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 24, 2016.) Can the game’s story be complete without a plaque of the baseball’s all-time home run leader? Doesn’t the man with the most Cy Young Awards deserve induction? How about the catcher with the most career homers? All have been on the ballot, yet none is enshrined. The allegations pointed toward Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are well-documented. The case for Mike Piazza remains less clear. Certainly his numbers are certainly Cooperstown-worthy. Amassed in any other era, his 427 homers and .308 lifetime average would be enough to garner the catcher a bronze plaque. Piazza’s six seasons with at least 100 runs batted in, 12 all-star appearances, and ten Silver Slugger awards certainly seem Cooperstown-worthy. In today’s Hall of Fame voting process, however, numbers aren’t enough. That’s where hypocrisy begins to creep in. During the steroid era, the Baseball Writers concerned themselves only with on-field performance. Seven times they voted prickly Barry Bonds the MVP; seven times they cast enough votes for Roger Clemens to receive the Cy Young Award. No one cared then that the players’ statistics might have been aided by performance enhancing drugs. When those same two players were on the Hall of Fame […]
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Yes he should
Absolutely
He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame !! The numbers are there, can’t believe he has been overlooked. Fred Mcgriff is another one !!
Don’t understand why the numbers aren’t enough to get someone inducted into the Hall of Fame. Andy’s speak loud and clear !! Another one is Fred McGriff hardly any votes at all. Maybe some of these voters should be replaced Schilling received way to many seriously. Makes people think that if you guys don’t like someone for some personal reason, step down !!
Andy was one of the best WON many big games
He deserves to be there
I believe, when questioned, he admitted the use of growth hormones for an injury. Where as many others did not, they denied or deflected the question with a non answer. Honesty & admitting a mistake goes a long way. His stats are good enough or better than some already in the Hall of Fame.
Good player but not a great player.. not worthy of HOF
I believe Andy Petite belongs in Cooperstown.
100% agree. He should be in
YES !
Good player absolutely
Andy Pettitte is a Hall of Fame pitcher. Period. The HGH he used was in an attempt to heal from an injury, not an attempt to gain strength and bulk. Proper critical thinking would lead one to that conclusion. Bonds, Clemens, Ortiz (although he’ll make it), Ramirez and Rodriguez were not trying to recuperate from a significant injury, they were looking to get to the next level physically and dominate the competition. Pettitte was merely trying to get back to where he was. There’s a difference.
Andy should be in the Hall of Fame. What a great person on and off the field. His numbers are great.
never has a pitcher won 100 games more than they lost and NOT gotten into the HOF.
Without a doubt……
Criteria …..match him up to all the other pitchers that pitched during his tenure and compare……and big game pitcher….
HOF
Absolutely should be in Cooperstown
YES! Most definitely yes.
Borderline but bet he gets in…what about Carlos Delgado – nearly identical stats as Willie “Pop” Stargell but didn’t play on two World Series teams like he did.
Yes no doubt. Big game pitcher.
he admitted he was a cheat and juicer, why any controversy?
Best money pitcher I ever saw
andy is mike mussina except with more playoff wins and championships.. if Messina is in then Andy should definitely be in..
46 is a class act, a magnificent athlete, and a proven winner. Of course he should be in there.
Pettitte deserves the call to the HOF. 1st reason his accomplishments 2nd reason his faith in God the family is religious. The 3rd reason is borne out of the 2nd. If Pettitte said the HGH was to get better not bulk up then his religious compass would not let him lie. He was the only one to admit it’s use. It’s a reflection on us not to see it this way.
Yes Andy belongs on the HOF!!