Despite the fact that he is New York Yankee, many people respect Alex Rodriguez as one of the greatest current players, possibly even one of the best of all-time. His Hall of Fame chances were never in doubt, until the past two weeks. Still people say he had a HOF career before taking "boli".
But really there are still so many questions. Was 2001-2003 his only PED taking period? Was it just "boli"? What is "boli"? Too many questions to really say if he should be in the Hall. Jeremy Schaap of ESPN recently discussed this. In the ESPN Extra Point Podcast from 2/20, he discusses the chances of A-Rod's induction. I'll say that this is one of the few times I have agreed with Schaap. I usually find him too arrogant to believe, but here he makes a good argument. A-Rod takes these PEDs for 3 years sure, but what are the long term effects? How do we know they don't have a long lasting tenure to allow him to enhance his play? Moreover, why should he deserve to make it to the Hall when Pete Rose and Joe Jackson are banned for life? Rose and Jackson have been banned mostly for non-play actions, although one could argue their actions have affected play.
So the question now becomes, why shouldn't A-Rod get into the Hall? Arguments are that the Hall of Fame is a museum, so the "good" and the "bad" should be in. But the Smithsonian does not hold induction ceremonies, so how is that the same?
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