How I would vote for this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class

I think all three should get in.

If I had a vote for this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame class, this is how I’d vote.

  1. BARRY BONDS – YES
  2. ROGER CLEMENS – YES
  3. SAMMY SOSA – YES
  4. MIKE PIAZZA – YES
  5. CRAIG BIGGIO – YES
  6. CURT SCHILLING – YES
  7. SANDY ALOMAR – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  8. KENNY LOFTON – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  9. TODD WALKER – NO
  10. REGGIE SANDERS – NO
  11. ROYCE CLAYTON – NO
  12. JEFF CIRILLO – NO
  13. DAVID WELLS – NO
  14. STEVE FINLEY – NO
  15. JEFF CONINE – NO
  16. JULIO FRANCO – NO
  17. SHAWN GREEN – NO
  18. ROBERTO HERNANDEZ – NO
  19. RYAN KLESKO – NO
  20. JOSE MESA – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  21. MIKE STANTON – NO
  22. AARON SELE – NO
  23. RONDELL WHITE – NO
  24. WOODY WILLIAMS – NO
  25. JACK MORRIS – YES
  26. JEFF BAGWELL – YES
  27. LEE SMITH – YES
  28. TIM RAINES – YES
  29. ALAN TRAMMELL – NO
  30. EDGAR MARTINEZ – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  31. FRED MCGRIFF – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  32. LARRY WALKER – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  33. MARK MCGWIRE – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  34. DON MATTINGLY – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  35. DALE MURPHY – NO
  36. RAFAEL PALMEIRO – NO, BUT MAYBE LATER
  37. BERNIE WILLIAMS – NO

To put it simply, yes there are issue with players that have been connected to steroids. But I am on the boat that the Hall of Fame is a history museum. It tells us a story of baseball’s history. Whether good or bad, history can’t be covered up. Because of that, I feel that the players connected to steroids should be included because of it.

Sure their stats may have been enhanced by the drugs so I believe maybe they should have an asterisk on their plaques or something. But to completely ignore them doesn’t work. Maybe they won’t get a plaque, but they have to be recognized for what they did for baseball. After all, steroids saved baseball in 1998. You can’t deny that.

I am glad I am not a voter. This would have blown my brains trying to justify these votes.