“It pains me greatly to see the old records being beaten by men using steroids. When old records are beaten legitimately it give me joy and respect for the new champion.”
And here is the problem.
I’d actually consider these people acceptable for the Hall of Fame if the records they supposedly “hold” were voided. Henry Aaron was and is the home run king AFAIK, and Roger Maris/Babe Ruth for the single season record (yes, I know about THAT controversy).
With better drug testing, I don’t know if the PED records will EVER be beaten. This is inherently unfair. Or, we do an equivalent to the Saturday Night Live “All Drug Olympics” where ANY drug is legal, and in fact encouraged, by the sport.
Wait until genetic modification you have no test for.
The below is only the start.
and Roger Maris/Babe Ruth for the single season record (yes, I know about THAT controversy).’...’
I’ve never understood why that was a controversy; after 154 games, Maris had 59 homers, the same as Ruth in 1921...Ruth also hit 60 homers in that same number of games in 1927, thus Ruth is the champion, regarding those two players...