Well, the BBWAA lost all of its credibility when Ozzie Smith was a first balloter and Alan Trammell has never even gotten close. Tigers drafted both guys in the same draft ('77, I think??? edit: '76--just looked it up), and there's a reason they let Smith walk, while keeping Tram. I love baseball, but I think Hall voting is a sick joke. Barry Bonds is a first ballot HoFer if there ever was one, steroids or not. Let's not forget he invented the 40/40 before the steroids era. Steroids are such a red herring. My buddy from high school pitched in independent league ball, and he was on 'roids. The problem wasn't ever restricted to the Big League. The writers act as if steroids were some magic bullet that turned ordinary folks into superheroes. Its silly, and so are they.