CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America is taking up the thorny question of what to do with “Steroid Era” players and the Hall of Fame.
The writers plan to meet Friday to discuss whether there should be guidelines. Six of the top 20 career home run hitters have been linked to performance-enhancing drugs.
Hall of Fame voting is open to writers who have been BBWAA members for 10 consecutive years. The only listed criteria is a player’s “record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.”
As more and more players once thought to be locks for the Hall have been implicated in the steroids mess, writers have struggled with their votes.
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