The two most talented and accomplished suspected PED users in baseball history will soon be inducted as Hall of Famers, and anyone who has a problem with that should understand the sport did this to itself.
Maybe this would’ve happened, no matter what. Maybe the overwhelming careers of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens would’ve convinced voters eventually. But the actions of the men who run the highest level of baseball ensured it.
Purists remain, and the righteous among a shifting voting bloc will continue to be outspoken. But a clear message is being sent: the taint of performance-enhancing drug use is fading.