Steroids Assumptions Make You Look Like . . . 

In my opinion, there are three, and only three, acceptable ways to address the PED era:

  1. Not vote for anyone;
  2. Vote for everyone eligible regardless of PED usage; or
  3. Only penalize those people who have been confirmed to use PEDs. 

I’m in part three of the camp, but I can accept anyone’s reasonable thought process on the issue. What is not reasonable is playing the steroids guessing game. When you do that, you’re bound to make mistakes. When you do that, you’re bound to be inconsistent and look foolish. Of course, I’m specifically addressing Rick Plumlee’s vote. 

https://twitter.com/rickplumlee/status/676894578625105922

Here is his ballot blown-up:

  
Now, I typically don’t take issue with public ballots. I don’t take issue because there are presumably reasonable and justifiable reasons for not voting for a player. I think Mike Piazza is a sure Hall of Famer, but there could be legitimate arguments why you don’t vote for him. 

There could be valid reasons why you would vote for Jeff Bagwell and not Piazza. This is not one of them:

https://twitter.com/rickplumlee/status/676904982768189440

Note, I had to include this exchange because Mr. Plumlee deleted his Tweet where he stated there was a “credible case” Piazza used steroids.  After deleting his Tweet, he used a Mets Today piece about Piazza admitting he used Andro.  That’s his basis. It didn’t matter to him Andro was legal back then:

https://twitter.com/rickplumlee/status/676907078145937408

I could accept not voting for anyone that took anything. He drew a line in the sand, and he used it as a basis to vote for Bagwell but not Piazza. There’s one problem with that . . . 

Bagwell made the same admission. You know how I found this Bagwell article?  I used what your older relatives refer to as “The Google.”  Of course, Mr. Plumlee has not answered any questions why the line of demarcation or why he’s comfortable for voting for a steroid user in Bagwell. 

Again, this is why you don’t play the steroids guessing game. Eventually, you vote for a guy who used steroids. You vote for that guy even if the information was readily available. 

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