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Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were named as the 2016 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday night, but prior to the announcement former major league pitcher Roy Halladay shared his thoughts on the Hall of Fame merits of a couple of assumed steroid users.
When you use PEDs you admit your not good enough to compete fairly! Our nations past time should have higher standards! No Clemens no Bonds!
— Roy Halladay (@RoyHalladay) January 6, 2016
Not surprisingly, Halladay’s social media assertion inspired a reaction from Clemens, with a statement shared by Mark Berman of Fox 26/KRIV:
“I was asked to comment on the subject of the Hall of Fame once again by some of my friends in the media. I will say thank you again for those who took the time to vote. I have distanced myself from the subject and have moved on.
“Having said that, what is disheartening is getting a call or a text from family or friends about an ill informed player making an asinine statement. The latest coming from a former Blue Jays pitcher. Just to enlighten him, he was accused of using amphetamines by the ‘strength coach.’ You should be very careful when putting tweets out while not having your facts on the matter at hand.”
Clemens has never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (neither has Bonds) and both guys have been cleared of any legal charges attached to their denials about steroid use. As the voting process changes and older voters are weeded out, the chances for suspected or proven PED users to gain Hall of Fame induction may increase. But Halladay’s social media outburst reflects what is still prevalent in the court of public opinion, so Clemens and Bonds will continue to be lightning rods and poster boys for the “anti-steroid user” crowd.
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