tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post1808342239425080384..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: Gaylord Perry, Barry Bonds, and the Hall of FameVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-86914655804699943312007-08-08T12:00:00.000-07:002007-08-08T12:00:00.000-07:00The problem is Gaylord Perry looked like he was th...The problem is Gaylord Perry looked like he was throwing the spitter every pitch. Have you ever seen him prepare to pitch.<BR/>If you were a batter you would be distracted looking for the spitter on every pitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-76783716598675408612007-07-25T23:07:00.000-07:002007-07-25T23:07:00.000-07:00I don't think the argument that all sins are creat...I don't think the argument that all sins are created equal works here. If so, nobody would be in the Hall of Fame. Willie Mays missed stepping on third base one time, but scored anyway. That's cheating so he's out. George Brett has pine tar too high on the bat -- cheating and no HOF for him. There is a huge difference between "cheating" on the field, out in the open, to gain a small advantage on a single play (where you can be caught and punished - as Gaylord Perry was) and using illegal substances to modify your body to gain an unfair advantage every day and on every play; just as jaywalking and murder are both against the law, but not deserving of the same sanctions.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad that a number of players (and their records) will be forever tainted, but to me it doesn't seem undeserved.The IdeaJuicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978470189754782542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-80551322944906583932007-07-24T09:56:00.000-07:002007-07-24T09:56:00.000-07:00Well, Jim Bouton makes exactly that argument-that ...Well, Jim Bouton makes exactly that argument-that altering one's body is more egregious than altering the ball-which Whitey Ford also admitted to, and Don Drysdale said Don Sutton did...just to mention a couple HOF pitchers. <BR/><BR/>Bouton's argument is, laughable, to be sure. Cheating is cheating. Certainly Bonds shouldn't face a HIGHER standard than other cheaters-assumimg he did in fact do so.<BR/><BR/>It's a non-issue, anyway-at 43 Bonds, presumably clean, is till one of the besty hitter sin the game. Quite clearly, PED's didn't make his career.John Salmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09267280368859553938noreply@blogger.com