The Steroid Era: Will Anyone Make The Hall?

Jake Karmel by Scribe Written on July 08, 2009
NEW YORK - JULY 01:  Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees looks on against the Seattle Mariners on July 1, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Mariners 4-2.  (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The big question on any baseball fan's mind now-a-days is, "Will anyone from the steroid era, who took steroids, make the hall?" At least in my mind that is a question.

For a young baseball fan like myself, growing up through most of the "steroid-era," I want to know a dying question. Will anyone from this era get the call to the hall? I say yes.

These, "steroid users," are who, in my judgement, are deserving of a plaque in Cooperstown.

 

Alex Rodriguez

Yes. A-Rod deserves a call to Cooperstown. Maybe not first try. But he, in my mind, should be in once he retires.

Alex tested positive for steroids in 2003. In 2003 he won the AL MVP and the AL Homerun crown. He hit .298, 47 home runs, and 114 RBI's as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers.

Look to his numbers pre-steroids and post-steroids. They are sickening.

In 1996, at the age of 20, Rodriguez hit .358 with 36 homeruns and 123 RBI's.

From 1994 until 2002, A-Rod hit .309 with 298 homeruns and 872 RBI's. Those numbers right there, to me, are hall of fame numbers.

After steroids, 2004-present day, A-Rod's number are just as amazing. He hit .299 with 222 homeruns and 659 RBI's.

Even if you take out 2003, A-Rod's numbers are still baffling. He should be a definite hall-of-famer. 

 

Barry Bonds

Barry Lamar Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. Yes, the same Barry Bonds who hit 73 homeruns in 2001. The same Barry Bonds who has been completely shunned by the entire baseball community. Look to the stats.

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