Before I had a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was easy to engage in the arguments about steroids and statistics. But when you hold that ballot in your hands, as I have for the last five years, it becomes a much tougher debate with yourself.
The most pressing issue is steroids, the one that Major League Baseball and the Hall of Fame never settled and has left in the hands of voters. And my line has been this: If a player was proven to be a user, suspended or banned, they are out. In speaking to baseball officials over the years, there is a belief that a huge percentage of players were using, so maybe someday I will lower that bar - allowing players such as two-time suspended Manny Ramirez onto my ballot.