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In a unprecedented move, the Baseball Writers of America, decide not to vote any players into Cooperstown. Craig Biggio came the closest with 388 votes, only 68.8%. Players need 75% of the vote to be inducted. Ironically, Roger Clemens received more votes than Barry Bonds. Clemens received 214 votes, 37.6%, and Barry Bonds got 206 votes, 36.2%. If the best player and best pitcher are not in the Hall is it really the Hall-of-Fame??? This is the first of many years that PEDs will play a major factor. Sammy Sosa, Rafeal Palmeiro, and  Mark McGwire were denied also.

by Ryan Henry After Melky Cabrera, San Francisco didn’t just lose their best hitter and the only person who could cover for Buster Posey in their lineup. They also lost a legitimate MVP candidate. Baseball also came face-to-face with performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) yet again. Not even two weeks later, Oakland A’s ace Bartolo Colon tested positive for PEDs. Their punishment? Each was suspended for 50 games. This seems almost too fitting as Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens all become eligible for the Hall of Fame. Eventually, baseball is going to have to admit that PEDs are a problem and that putting a stop to their use is more important than losing one of their stars. Cabrera before his suspension. Courtesy of mlb.com First of all, 50 games for a first offense is simply not enough of a penalty to actually cut down on PED use. During a radio interview with ESPN Radio New York, Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, said that “as much as 50 percent” ...