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09-20-2024, 12:29 PM | #46 |
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Nah. They lost credibility when they made David Ortiz a first ballot HoFer after taking a firm stance on steroid use and the hall, not to mention the handful of other known users currently in the HoF. I have no problem if they want to say Bonds and Clemens arent in because of steroids, but you can't then turn around and say a guy who was popped for steroids the year before a ban was put in place is a first ballot.
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Yeah while he is AMAZING and everyting..........
People just overlook the gambling.. Sure wish Rose got the same treatment |
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09-20-2024, 12:42 PM | #48 |
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Impressive. Pitching and hitting is crazy. So far, he's a one in a hundred-year type player.
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Pete Rose
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I would like to apply for the Ohtani interpreter position
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What was the result of his gambling investigation? I thought this player would have been on the investigation list by now.
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09-20-2024, 07:36 PM | #54 |
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If Pete Rose isn't in the HOF, Bonds, Sosa and Clemens absolutely don't belong.
Their cheating was worse.
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**** you, you cretin.
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Yeah, I don't think Ohtani is in any kind of trouble or is the focus of any investigations. I believe I read that they found that his translator stole from him without his knowledge, so Shohei is in the clear.
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