Originally posted by quackquack
I think the asterisk room would be very popular and likely will happen. I however would be strongly against it as I would not honor a cheater. There should be no honors for guys like Sosa (he struggled early in his career and then with performance enhancer hits more homeruns than Mickey Mantle). Steriod users took away the jobs of all the defensive pla ...[text shortened]... essing that despite my preferences, Bonds plaque will hang between the BALCO and Clemens plaque.
I wonder -- how many players would want to be in the HOF if it meant that they had to go into a shameful "asterisk room"?
Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, McGwire, Palmeiro, Ramirez, A-Rod, Ortiz, Sheffield, Rose, the entire 1919 Black Sox team, etc
a whole row of plaques underneath a huge asterisk - and on their plaques, instead of their accomplishments, there'd be a detailed listing of their disgrace(s).