Zero. That’s the number of players elected to the Baseball Hall of
Fame last week—and not for lack of qualification and impressive
resumes. The reason was cheating, or more accurately the suspicion
of cheating. There was such a pervasive misgiving and uncertainty
about which former players
might
have used performance-enhancing drugs that the 569 voters couldn’t
agree on even one eligible player. Therefore, legends like Roger
Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Sammy Sosa will not join the
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