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Baseball's all-time home run king and the most decorated pitcher likely will be shut out of the Hall of Fame in January. A survey by The Associated Press shows that Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, as well as slugger Sammy Sosa, don't have enough votes to g

Given what baseball fans have endured and debated in recent years regarding the nature of performance-enhancing drugs in the game, what stance should they take with Lance Armstrong as he fights charges against him?

Blog | Conversation | January 19, 2011

Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

"Character" and "sportsmanship" matter in Hall of Fame voting -- except when they don't. Cheating, betting and doping did not disqualify past players from the Hall, so why are Pete Rose and players from the steroids era held to a different standard?

Blog | Conversation | September 12, 2010

The value of a home run has changed over time, but Peter Keating takes care of that in this Next Level analysis by re-scaling the all-time leaderboard based on dominance. And wouldn't you know it, we have a new leader.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2010

St. Louis Cardinals batting coach Mark McGwire's wife delivered triplets and he'll be away from the team for a few days.

lbert Pujols hit two of the St. Louis Cardinals' team-record four homers on opening day Monday and the NL Central champions, with Mark McGwire as their new batting coach, beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-6.

What are Joe Mauer's chances of staying in Minnesota? Where will Joe Crede's new home be? What's the deal with the Josh Johnson deal? And what are Eric Byrnes' and Derrick Turnbow's futures? Buster Olney tells all.

Blog | Conversation | January 17, 2010

Buster Olney speaks with several people from around baseball to try to get a handle on how Mark McGwire's recent confession is being received throughout the sport. Plus, answers to readers' questions on McGwire, and news and notes from around the league.

Blog | Conversation | January 13, 2010

Mark McGwire wanted to be truthful when he spoke before Congress in 2005. He wanted to talk about his past use of steroids, and turn around to the Hooton family and tell them, from a place of greater credibility, that he was sorry for their loss. He ...

Blog | January 12, 2010

Who's in? Who's out? The debate boils down to a few simple graphs.

Story | Conversation | January 05, 2010

Keith Law won't be a Hall of Fame voter for another nine years, but that doesn't mean he can't opine about worthy (and unworthy) candidates for next year's inductions, including Mark McGwire, Tim Raines, Bert Blyleven and Edgar Martinez.

Blog | Conversation | November 30, 2009

A precedent has been set for those linked to performance-enhancing drug use: Come forward with your admission, repent and move on. But Mark McGwire is in a different category. His links are of a different kind, and so is his mentor.

Blog | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Managers such as Tony LaRussa and Joe Torre could have intervened in baseball's burgeoning steroids problem a decade ago, but baseball's code of silence kept them and others from speaking up, writes ESPN's T.J. Quinn.

Ken Griffey Jr. capped his Seattle homecoming with two home runs, passing Mark McGwire for seventh place on the career list in the Cincinnati Reds' 3-2 loss to the Mariners on Sunday.

Griffey hit his 583rd and 584th home runs during the Cincinnati Reds' game Sunday against the Mariners, tying and then passing Mark McGwire for seventh on the career list.