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The biggest loser in Wednesday's Hall of Fame shutout was not Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens, two all-time greats who got about one-third of the vote. The biggest loser wasn't Craig Biggio, whose very strong first-year showing makes it all bu...

Blog | January 10, 2013

Jack Morris is an example of why the Hall of Fame voting rules need to change, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | January 10, 2013

Buster Olney says that while he thinks players with a PED past should be in the Hall of Fame, that information should be included on their plaques. He even writes sample plaques for Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire.

Blog | Conversation | January 09, 2013

Every Hall of Fame quality people ascribe to Jack Morris, Curt Schilling has in greater supply.

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2013

The difference between Pete Rose and the alleged steroid users when it comes to the Hall of Fame is simple: Rose has been formally expelled by MLB and thus has never been on the ballot, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | December 30, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Buster Olney argues that it's pointless, and rather silly, to ban all PED users from the baseball Hall of Fame.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2012

The Hall of Fame ballots for the 2013 class are expected to be mailed to voters Monday, and within the same envelope, there also will be pages containing concise career biographies for each of the candidates. For Roger Clemens, there likely will be ...

Blog | November 25, 2012

Buster Olney explains why baseball writers should view the Hall of Fame as a museum meant to document history, with all that entails, and elect players suspected of PED use if they are worthy.

Blog | Conversation | November 25, 2012

Roger Clemens made his second outing for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League on Friday night, and he shut out the Long Island Ducks for 4 2/3 innings. In the process, he showed me enough to think he could successfully pitch a f...

Blog | September 07, 2012

Jason Churchill talks to a number of scouts and execs to get their sense of how good Roger Clemens could be in the majors at age 50.

Story | Conversation | September 06, 2012

Justin Verlander has the desire to be great, and sometimes that can present challenges, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | September 03, 2012

The prosecutors representing the government in the case against Roger Clemens called dozens of witnesses, including experts in everything from beer cans to the handling of DNA. The attorneys argued so meticulously, in such excruciatingly thorough det...

Blog | June 19, 2012

Roger Clemens was found not guilty of perjury, which doesn't mean he did not take performance-enhancing drugs. But as Buster Olney writes, the Clemens verdict further questions the purpose, credibility and execution of the Mitchell report.

Blog | Conversation | June 19, 2012

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its 2012 class of inductees earlier today, and shortstop Barry Larkin was the only player elected. He is certainly deserving of the honor and should enjoy all the accolades that come with it, but much of t...

Blog | January 09, 2012

This is meant to lead to an open-ended question, and not a rhetorical question, for the readers: The reputations of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro have taken huge hits because of their alleged or acknowledged link...

Blog | January 19, 2011

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