HOF

I like the fact that the HOF announcement gets the blood boiling.

So Maddux, Glavine and Thomas go in this year. Biggio misses by .2% (2 votes), Piazza holds steady in the 62% range and Jack Morris takes one on the chin. He'll undoubtedly go in when the verteran's committee gets his name in 5 years.

But here's the problemo:

You can keep out Bonds, Clemens, McGwire all you want BBWAA. PEDs! But what about guys in 50's, 60's and 70's that used greenies (aka amphetemines)? Wasn't that a performance enhancer? I vote yeah on that question.

Armando Benitez (0.2%), Jaque Jones (0.2% and I had to look him up) and JT Snow (0.4%) all got some votes. Now unless these stiffs moms' have votes, how can that be. People scream that Biggio was screwed. Well whoever voted for these cardboard heroes is mis-informed.

Curt Schilling is not a HOF-caliber player. He had some great post-season games. But he is not a HOFer. if you put him in, then Andy Pettitte should be a lock. But guess what? he's not a HOFer either. Very good to great players. That's enough.

Piazza is the greatest hitting catcher in history. His day will come. And backne? I had a pal that had chronic backne. It's a condition, not a symptom. Did he use PEDs? He said no. But there are whispers. Those whispers are what sank the ship.

Next year you get names like Smoltz (lock), Randy J., Sheff (509 HRs!), and Pedro on the ballot. I'm sure Brandon Looper will ge a vote or two by somebody as well.