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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

Rafael Palmeiro is now a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He hopes someday Cooperstown comes calling as well.

Buster Olney writes that Jeff Bagwell is seemingly close to the Hall of Fame -- earning 56 percent of the votes this year -- but yet so far because of the ramifications of his era and PED suspicions that some writers can't seem to overlook.

Blog | Conversation | January 10, 2012

Like Bonds and McGwire, Alex Rodriguez has benefited from steroids in his career at a time when it's fair to assume a high percentage of his playing peers did as well. He is among the best of that group, but Hall of Fame candidacy could be an issue.

Blog | Conversation | August 05, 2010

David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez and others weren't alone, but to be nailed for steroids use in 2003 -- knowing what the players knew regarding the consequences -- took a special kind of selfishness, Buster Olney says. With lots of reaction.

Blog | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Sammy Sosa's positive test should be greeted with the kind of outrage reserved for the worst breaches of trust because it means we've been taken for an outrageous ride.

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts got his name in the Mitchell Report on the flimsiest of evidence: Former teammate Larry Bigbie told investigators that Roberts admitted injecting himself with steroids "once or twice."

George Mitchell's 20-month report into steroid use in professional baseball blamed both players and management for the problem.

Some important dates in the Mitchell Investigation, which began on March 30, 2006.

A former employee of the New York Mets has pleaded guilty to distributing steroids and human growth hormone to dozens of major league players between 1995 and 2005, and is cooperating with baseball's steroids investigation.

Will Rafael Palmeiro make it into the Hall of Fame or not? We polled Hall voters to get their thoughts.

Story | Conversation | August 02, 2005

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the implications of Rafael Palmeiro's suspension.

Story | Conversation | August 01, 2005

Baseball's steroid controversy has caused the marketability of several top stars to plummet, according to a survey of sports marketing experts by the SportsBusiness Daily.

Seven developments we can expect to see as we move forward out of the Steroid Era.

Jason Giambi was excused from testifying at Thursday's congressional hearing into steroid use in baseball, but attempts by Rafael Palmeiro and Frank Thomas to avoid appearing were rejected.

The head of the committee holding a hearing this week on steroids in baseball predicted Sunday the full House easily would pass a contempt of Congress resolution if subpoenaed players such as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa don't show.