Steroid Ball was Last Great Era of Baseball
Yesterday, only one man was called to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, David Ortiz. He and many other famous players will forever be staring at those who visit that hallow ground where the Lake shines with the spirits of those who played the game. Yet, the baseball hall of fame may never feel its righteousness without its stars of the steroid era.
When was Baseball at the hype of its game? It was when players like Mark Mcguire, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, etc., were playing the hype of their prime. They were making Baseball breathtaking. Fans wanted to buy tickets to see these men rack balls! Then all of a sudden, PED testing happened. It destroyed the game to the point that people were furious at the level of playing going on, then it began known that players were going to lose all bit of credibility even to be enshrined in the hall of fame because of it.
I remember as a kid thinking that was the right choice because they were cheating. The older you become however, the more you realize how wrong it is. When did a drug tell someone that every amount of effort they put in beforehand didnt matter. Taking a supplement to help themselves recover becomes an advantage for other players. The MLB is even trying to get the long balls back by fixing the damn ball. The rule change for pitchers in the middle of a season was disgusting because how can you change a rule just like that and screw everyone up.
Baseball doesn’t care about the fan’s choice whatsoever, and that brings me concern. We all know that most baseball fans would want Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Curt Schilling on that list. The BBWA is not even giving a damn about the popularity, bringing me concern about the legitimacy of the hall of fame.
Major League Baseball wants to see the sport go six feet underground with a stone on top of it. They don’t care about the players’ impact on their organization and the fans who watched it. Manfred and his posey businessman don’t know what human emotion stands for. He is proving the league that truth with his judgments every day. Until Manfred is out as commissioner, Baseball might as well transcribe its history like the fall of Rome book series.
Photograph: Christopher Barth/EPA
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