[Positive]

"McGwire certainly has HOF *numbers*, no doubt about that. But I think it's wise at this time to hold off on voting him in until he can be cleared of the strong suspicion of chemical enhancement."

McGwire acknowledged that he took Androstenedione while he was still active.

Andro is not a steroid and was available in "health food" stores at the time. I don't hold that against him anymore that I would if he were taking Vitamin B-15.

[Charles Henrickson]

McGwire acknowledged that he took Androstenedione while he was still active. Andro is not a steroid and was available in "health food" stores at the time.

That part is understood and is not a problem. The question is what McGwire may have ALSO taken that he DIDN'T acknowledge. There ae plenty of yellow flags, if not red ones.

And like I say, I followed McGwire's St. Louis years very closely, and I cheered for him at the time. I WANT to believe, but even I have my doubts.

If there were no doubts about what he took, then I would say McGwire is absolutely a first-ballot HOFer. Definitely one of the top ten 1b of all-time, based on his numbers (along with Gehrig, Foxx, Greenberg, Sisler, McCovey, Murray).