A 22-year-old Deadspin intern has offered the most cogent argument I've read against barring the Hall of Fame door against Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, et. al.
Read David Roher's perspective here at Baseball Prospectus. Here's an excerpt:
"But the writers will never do that, [advocate for the removal of all players who set a bad example for children] because their case against steroid
users has nothing to do with history and everything to do with their own
nostalgia and insecurity. Just as the baseball establishment of the
1960s scrambled to find a way to keep Babe Ruth ahead of Roger Maris, it is now trying to find a way to keep Roger Maris ahead of Bonds and Mark McGwire.
The naysayers are killing two birds with one stone: they’re assuring
their inner child that Mantle and Mays are way better than the new
cheaters, while assuring their outer adult that they’re mature enough to
care about morality in sports."
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