[quote name='GhostShark']I really dislike how Bagwell and Piazza are suffering because of the era they played in. [/QUOTE]
It's disgusting.
It's not going to get easier for these guys either. Next year they have to compete with Maddux and Glavine, then with Randy Johnson and Pedro the year after. I suspect Biggio will get in eventually, but some of these guys like Piazza and Bagwell who not only 100% deserve to be there but also have never been accused of using steroids might be waiting a long time.
This is really about the egos of many members of the BBWAA. So many of these guys got swept up in that era too and failed to do their jobs in reporting on the steroid era while it was happening, now it's just about petty revenge masquerading as righteous indignation.
It's disgusting.
It's not going to get easier for these guys either. Next year they have to compete with Maddux and Glavine, then with Randy Johnson and Pedro the year after. I suspect Biggio will get in eventually, but some of these guys like Piazza and Bagwell who not only 100% deserve to be there but also have never been accused of using steroids might be waiting a long time.
This is really about the egos of many members of the BBWAA. So many of these guys got swept up in that era too and failed to do their jobs in reporting on the steroid era while it was happening, now it's just about petty revenge masquerading as righteous indignation.