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Joe Morgan’s letter, Barry Bonds’ candidacy: more Hall of Famers weigh in

Former pitcher Tom Glavine said Thursday he heard from fellow Hall of Famers that “a lot of guys” support Joe Morgan’s Cooperstown crusade to exclude players linked to performance-enhancing drugs.

“They feel very strongly about it,” Glavine said. “I don't know that I can sit here and tell you that I'm one of those guys. I'm kind of indifferent to it, and I think in large part it's because it was such a big part of my era of baseball that when I played you knew guys were doing stuff.”

Morgan, a Hall of Fame board member, wrote a letter to voters that was emailed by the Hall in November, encouraging them not to vote for steroid-linked players and suggesting Hall of Famers would shun induction ceremonies “if steroid users get in.