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Something else to keep in mind about Santo is that he, like Wills, peaked in an era that favored pitching by a wide margin. Look at how dominating he was as a hitter in the 60's and apply that to any other decade and it's mindblowing. His defense was nearly on par with Brooks Robinson and Mike Schmidt and his hitting was closer to Schmidt than Robinson. How a guy like that can be overlooked for the hall of fame is beyond me. I also would not object in any way to having Dwight Evans and Ken Boyer in the hall, for that matter. Hell, if Traynor and Collins can make the hall without an uproar, I wouldn't even bat at an eyelash if Nettles or Cey made it.
Jason
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"I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses."
-- Tom House
"In 1973, the year I first ran for Congress, the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce concluded a year-long investigation that found--and I quote--'drug use exists...in all sports and levels of competition...In some instances, the danger of improper drug use--primarily amphetamines and anabolic steroids--can only be described as alarming'"
-- Henry Waxman
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