Feb 19 2009
A-Rod, A-Fraud, A-Roid (What Legacy Will He Leave?)
Well, Jeter might not have any more comments on A-Rod’s use of Performance Enhancing Drugs, but I do. Just one more post about it though, unless some other really big news comes out about him.
In an earlier post, I commented that I was unsure whether I thought that A-Rod should be automatically disqualified from the Hall of Fame. Well, now I’m ready to say that I’m 100% sure that I don’t believe he should be automatically out of the Hall. However, I do believe that his use of PEDs should be considered by the writers (as I’m sure it will be). How much weight it should have depends on how much longer he plays, what type of numbers he puts up from now on, and what he does about his legacy as a user during the “Steroid Era”.
I am a big believer in having character considered when looking at Hall of Fame candidates. It shouldn’t be everything, but it should be important. If A-Rod continues to be a great ball player, and comes through with this anti-steroid campaign he hinted at in the press conference, he should be considered for the Hall.
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