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                The discussion on whether or not PED users should be allowed into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Baseball did not crack down on PED users until early 2000s, and as a result many players used them in order to get better at the game. These players such as Roger Clemons and Barry Bonds are cheaters and liars who should never be associated with the sport of baseball. The players are considered to be cheaters, and cheaters should never get rewarded for their actions. Any play who takes PEDs should not be allowed into the Hall of Fame since they gain an unfair advantage to deceive their fans. They not only cheat themselves, but their hardworking teammates and the dedicated fans that did support them.

                Baseball is a game of hard work and dedication that measures character. In baseball, there is no room for cheaters who disgrace the game of baseball. As shown in through voting, once Barry Bonds and Roger Clemons were accepted as maybe taking part in the steroid era, their votes went down by a few percent. no room for cheaters who disgrace the game of baseball. As shown in thr voting, once Barry Bonds and Roge These players who take the steroids take away from the spectacular plays that their teammates make. Not only do they take away from the experience, they take away the spotlight of great players. Every hit or home run that they get is all a lie, and is celebrated as they are playing. Teammates are being lied to on a daily basis, and are being played like a puppet. They are being deceived by these cheaters who act as if they are the best player in the game. Not only do they seem perfect, they act the same way. Teammates most likely do not like cocky teammates who have no ability to work hard, or to be an honest person. Frank Thomas has shown that no one player, even if a teammate should not be allowed into the Hall of Fame if he used steroids. Working hard and character goes together because your character is determined by your actions. Every player dreams to be the best player in history, and chose to put the work in, and take the time to improve over a long period of time. This character is accepted as the norm, and cheaters do not adhere to this. Cheaters become great just over one day because of the power of steroids. Cheaters take away from the game of baseball, and mislead their teammates into thinking that they are an amazing player.

                Players are idolized as heroes, when in reality they are nothing but cheaters who use illegal substances to gain unfair advantages just to make fans like them. The steroids allow these players to hit the ball further, and give them an advantage instantly. The amount of muscle that the players get is an absurd amount, and no normal human being could ever get the maximum power without the steroids. Hitting the ball farther usually results in a large amount of home runs. The records that these players may get such as Sammy Sosa are all a lie, and are mostly due to the power of their swing. The problem is that they don’t train or work hard, but rather instead use PEDs. The guidelines are told to every player, and every player knows the difference between right and wrong. Using these steroids gives the players a way to seem better, but in reality they are dishonest and fake people. The fans show their support by buying a player’s jersey, and idolize them as perfect people. For many players this is true, but there will always be players who feel the need to be in the spotlight every second. The steroid users disgrace the character of themselves, and honesty. Players going into the Hall of Fame should be great athletes, but also have a great amount of character. Character includes being an honest and hardworking person. Once a player takes steroids, they have no character, and uses the fans as a way to live a life of a lie. Fans are constantly being let down, and don’t like it when players cheat. Fans become disgraced because they are being treated as puppets to a master plan.  Cheating is not allowed anywhere, and is no different when a person has a special talent.

                Some people think that players using steroids should be allowed into the Hall of Fame. During the late 1900s, baseball was an American sport that was always for fun. Fun could be defined multiple ways, and in baseball fans loved seeing home runs being hit. Many players achieved this goal by taking steroids to increase their power of their muscles. The MLB was very lenient with checking whether or not players had taken the steroids during or before the start of the season. Since they did not check, players felt that they could get away with anything they wanted. This meant that players could use steroids, and not get caught easily. The MLB didn't enforce the guidelines and rules of players which didn't help them gain any respect. Since the players knew that the guidelines and rules were not enforced, they were comfortable using steroids. Using steroids was so common that every player who hit a large amounts of home runs could have been using steroids. Fans may only look at the numbers or statistics, and encourage the players to be allowed into the Hall of Fame based upon it. Fans ignore the clause that when a player is trying to be admitted to the Hall of Fame, character is one of the guidelines to look at. A view could be that since these players were not suspended while they played, it is unfair to not allow them into the Hall of Fame. Although these players were never taken out of the game for steroids, the act has greater meaning to it.