A couple weeks ago, the 2016 class of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductees was announced. No one was especially surprised. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were the only two who i thought would make it in for sure and it turns out that they were the only ones to make it in this year period. BUT, what did shock me was what came after... Jr. Griffey secured a vote on a little over 99% of the ballots. Only three people didn't think he belonged in the Hall of Fame. THAT'S 3 TOO MANY! What kind of idiot doesn't think that Jr. Griffey doesn't deserve to go into the Hall of Fame on his first year of eligibility??? Did you not watch him? Did the backwards hat upset you? Did he smile too much? what?? There is no way that any person who watches sports at all can think that Jr. doesn't deserve to be in the position that he is. And then to top it off, all the conversation about Piazza is mentioning PED's! Where did this "guilty until proven innocent and then still maybe kinda guilty" mentality come from?? Mike Piazza has never failed a piss test. That should be then end of it. He was a beast on the field and no one can take that away from him. And as a catcher, his body would have broken down much quicker than it did. Especially at the level he competed. It just goes to show you that no matter how well you do, or how many fans you make, haters gonna hate...
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