A-Rod steroid story reignites debate on records, HoF fitness
Can we all just give this a rest for a moment?Seriously, among the myriad of stories out there, there has been no lack of pontification by writers, bloggers and columnists about how the latest steroid scandal is yet another stink and that Alex Rodriguez 's records are forever tainted because of the revelation of a positive test in 2003 .
Get over it.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) wasn’t given the Hall of Fame vote to suddenly become the judge and jury about what records are legitimate and what records are nothing more than an injection.
It is amazing to me how every writer who has a vote has suddenly become protective of the Hall while defending some of the very lowlifes that are already in with the rationalization of “well, I didn’t vote for that guy” followed by some ridiculous hypothetical.
It is even more amazing to see columnists defend the exclusion of players because they sought an