L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.
Byline: -- Kevin Modesti
I wrote in a Dec. 7 column that I'd need ``every day until the Dec. 31 deadline'' to decide whether to mark my Hall of Fame ballot for Mark McGwire Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the Oakland Athletics before finishing his final years with the St. Louis Cardinals. .
It didn't take quite that long.
My votes have been faxed in, with check marks next to Bert Blyleven, Andre Dawson Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954, Miami, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. In 1975, he was drafted by the Montreal Expos and made his major-league debut on September 11, 1976. In 1977, Dawson hit . , Goose Gossage, Tony Gwynn This article is about the former San Diego Padres player and Baseball Hall of Famer. For his son who plays for the Milwaukee Brewers, see Tony Gwynn, Jr..
Anthony Keith Gwynn , Jim Rice and Cal Ripken Jr., among this year's 32 candidates. Not McGwire. My decision on McGwire came down to this basic principle of the Hall of Fame selection process: We wait five years after a player's retirement to vote on his Cooperstown credentials because it's important to have as much context as possible for his career before committing. But five years after McGwire's retirement, we still don't have that vital context. His performance-enhancing drug performance-enhancing drug Ergogenic drug Sports medicine An agent–eg, amphetamines, androstendione, erythropoietin, hGH, testosterone, known or thought to improve performance in a particular activity. See Anabolic-androgenic steroids, 'Stacking.'. use, and that of his contemporaries, is as much a mystery as ever.
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