Rob Parker Agrees With Mark McGwire, Baseball has Been Unfair to Steroid Era Players 

Love how passionate Rob gets about baseball.

They let David Ortiz in the HOF but not Bonds? Wtf.

I'll never forget the year Big Mac and Sosa chased the record. It was one of the greatest baseball summers ever. I rarely watch baseball now.

IF THEY DIDNT TEST FOR IT THEN HOW DID THEY CHEAT IS MY QUESTION

Rob made a great point at the end when he said that the hitters were also facing pitchers that used steroids.

I don’t know man…feels wrong to keep all these guys out of the HOF because of steroids and “cheating the game.” Yet, not a single player suspended on the Astros team that literally committed the ultimate sin of cheating in the World Series.

Bud Selig is in the Hall of fame. He knew all this was happening when the games was struggling.

What's really hypothetical about the MLB on the steroids issue is that the league rode the wave of all the home run hitting during that time. They made ghastly amounts of money featuring McGuire, Sosa, Bonds.

They literally saved baseball...... It was a terrific era

Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa HR chase definitely increased viewership. That era kinda saved baseball

Thank you Rob for saying something about that era that is totally true. How does the MLB & the press selectively punish athletes of that time but fully benefit financially from it all while it happened all the while getting off Scott free? Just put an asterisk on everyone from that era, all records broken/made during that time & move forward.

Dude said he went from 49 to the 30s like 30 home runs is not alot of HR. CB Mark been a HR hitter rob Parker is right

PED Era = Attitude Era in WWF Best time to be a fan. Change my mind!

Bonds is arguably the greatest overall hitter ever, but PEDS helped him also get to 70 also. He was able to recover quickly through a 162 game season. Bonds never hit 40 until he left for SF. Still should be in the HOF with Pete Rose and manger Billy Martin

I wish people were this passionate about Tim Donaghy and other refs rigging NBA games

Not only did Bonds go to Federal court and win his case, but no documents or proof of his alleged Steroid use has ever been provided, only unsubstantiated conjecture. Baseball has succeeded in ruining it's Hall of Fame and making it irrelevant by missing it's greatest power hitter, the player with the most hits, and it's best power pitcher.

Well said Rob. Hats off. Put the guys in the hall of fame.

One of your best takes of all time Rob. The depth that this goes isn’t talked about. They are just looking for scapegoats.

My issue with the steroid era was never with the players who used or the managers and front office who benefited. It is with the media . They didn’t care about PEDs until media pariah Barry bonds began annihilating records. Then it’s “oh we have a problem.” Ken caminiti and Jose canseco both said roids were rampant in the game.

from 96 to 03 the steroid era is what got me to watch baseball as a kid has down one of the dopest era's in the sports history

Told that boy to write a diet book 😂😂😂

I have an issue that baseball and its writers have an issue with this era. They weren't complaining when the money rolled in. They didnt complain when it saved the game after the 1994 strike. They didn't complain about the attention the homerun race between Sosa and Mcgwire. And to play dumb that the league and it writers didnt have an idea it was going on until the Mitchell report? Or the random testing that was supposted to stay private? If you have issues with the era then return the money made during it. If not put Sosa, Bonds, Clemons, Mcwire and the others in. In my opinion you cant have it both ways

I'm not into baseball but growing up watching him and sosa was great.. people used to say that era saved baseball

I don't see the big deal with it , if what Rob Parker just said is true, i never knew more pitcher's were on it than hitters, if this is true than Barry Bonds belongs in Hall of Fame, the way it was franed the hitters had this big advantage over the pitchers, which is BS to me, you still have to hit a 90 to 100 mile and hour ball coming at you ,

It was cheating to use anabolic steroids. I loved Mark McGwire as a kid. I loved the race between him and Sosa. I was heartbroken when I learned they juiced. And so did a lot of pitchers. MLB is corrupt. They knew it was happening. Now they shun the guys who made the league grow. I don't feel too bad for Big Mac or Bonds or Sosa or anyone cheating who don't make the HOF. Mark is deceiving himself if he think he was hitting 60 or 70 without steroids. He was a 30-49 guy with injuries and then he hit 50+ and then 70 and went from a lean strong hitter to looking like The Rock does today. Some for Bonds and others. I don't think u can tell the story of baseball without Pete Rose either, or the White Sox team from 1919...that doesn't mean they all necessarily belong in the HOF. I think it is VERY fair of Rob Parker to point out MLBs inconsistency and hypocrisy on this issue. Many managers in the steroid era with championships are in the HOF, many pitchers and popular players made it in too. But some guys are getting selectively shunned for life and it's unfair as hell. So I am not saying they deserve the HOF but they should not be treated badly by MLB who knew and profited.

McGuire should be in the Hall of Fame

Gary Sheffield was like a right handed Barry Bonds

Mark maguire and Barry bonds was juggernaut’s they will always be first ballet hall of famers in my mind 💯🦾

After the strike, fans did not return to baseball. The steroid era saved baseball, and the MLB 100% knew it was going on. Let these guys in.

If you're going to let McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, and Rodriguez into the Hall of Fame, you have to let guys who were clean and had great numbers but got overshadowed by the aforementioned into the Hall of Fame first.

Steriods is like a barenuckle fight but one guy has Brass Nuckles

If McGwire didn’t think it was wrong then he never would said I’m not here to talk about the past

I thought Mark wasn’t here to talk about the past?

If they were no rules against steroids why did they lie about taking it

Mike Piazza admitted to using Andro in his 2015 autobiography, I’m just leaving it out there.

Bonds and Mcguire should both be in hof

Wait a minute, the brother said he "didn't need to do it". Then my question if I was the interviewer would have been, if you didn't need to use steroids then why did you use them? Where is the f'ing pushback?

Its crazy that all those guys arent in. The leauge was roided up anyways. Those guys should have gone in first ballot

The sports media phrased mark and Sammy when they were hitting those home runs putting baseball back on the map,

What is the "unfairness" that McGwire referred to? Is it the suspension of players, the HOF banning, or the shunning from the general public? If he's speaking from the perspective of players being fined, suspended, etc. by the league, I'd agree with him that the rules did not exist on paper so they can't be penalized. If McGwire is referring to public perception, no one can help him on that one. People don't respect those that are dishonorable. That's life. You can't sucker punch someone and then whine when the crowd doesn't cheer for you. No one is going to respect you even if there were no rules in the fight. If McGwire didn't need the PEDs, why take it? It ENHANCED his performance. That's what it does. That's not to say he couldn't hit HRs without it. I'm just saying it's unlikely he would've hit 70 without it. The HOF do what they do. I'd agree they're inconsistent and biased. They banned Bonds but not David Ortiz. I would like to see some nuance in how players are judged individually. I know that is difficult thing to do. I conclusion, we can't justify recent nonsense by stating what supposedly happened in the 70s. "Well everyone was doing it" is never a good response. That sounds childish. Unfortunately, when there is a an issue anywhere in corporate America or in regular day to day life, a few are always selected to be the example. We punish the few to deter others. It happens everywhere. I say expose all players on the Mitchell list but I understand why MLB would not do that. That would be bad for business.

As a STL native. Everywhere in the city was riding the race to 70 home runs. Chicks dig the long ball

The records being broken by multiple players was unprecedented back then. SO many guys hitting 40, 50, 60 HRs. So we can’t just view it like the segregation era, mound change, etc.

Mark & Sosa! That was the Greatest Season baseball ever had! 💯

The steroid era players saved baseball from becoming irrelevant. Now that the steroids are out for good, baseball on the verge of for sure going irrelevant

I will never understand why people act like steroids give you talent you could take everything from a lab and you still won't be able to hit a ball like barry bonds or mark McGuire or run like Usain Bolt steroids can't make you athletic so people need to stop using the juice as a excuse to keep guys out of the hof because that era to me saved baseball because the sosa vs mark record chase made me a baseball fan forever

sammy also corked his bat lol

During the steroid era baseball hit an all time low! Fans weren't attending mlb games the same way as nfl & nba! No matter what people say the guys saved the game of baseball!!! Once they started hitting bombs, people started coming back to watch mlb games. What about all of theses coaches & managers that turned a blind eye to what was going!!!! I bet they all have their plaques on the wall in cooperstown!!

Rob never been more right fr fr

Right but Rob didn't vote for Kurt Schilling

MARK MCGWIRE .. GARY SHEFFIELD .. BARRY BONDS .. MANNY RAMIREZ .. ALEX RODRIGUEZ .. RAFAEL PALMEIRO .. ROGER CLEMENS .. ARE ALL MLB ⚾ HALL OF FAMERS ..

I haven't watched MLB for 13 years and haven't missed it. The handling of the steroid era players is only part of it. The Astros were the final nail in the coffin, but the problems go on long before that. Pete Rose being banned from baseball, yet invited to the All-Star Game when it was in Cincinnati. Joe West, Angel Hernandez, and far too many umpires seeking the spotlight when I shouldn't know who they are. Shoeless Joe Jackson not being reinstated and put in the HOF where he belongs, even though the findings show clearly he didn't throw the 1919 World Series. Teams tanking to leave cities. Now, the games are shorter than ever and more expensive to attend than ever; 81 games on the schedule and one seat in the right field bleachers of Dodger Stadium against a last-place team is $80. You can have it; I've been done.

I remember back then mlb had the commercials of the players made like superheroes

Rob makes zero sense when it comes to Mark 💯💯💯

It's Interesting how David Ortiz gets a pass because he was a media favorite

We live in a baseball world where the fanbase expresses fealty to players who cheated, knew they cheated, didnt get away with it and still what to be immortalized in Cleveland. MM I got love for you but gfys bro.

It's going to be one of those things where 20 years from now, when some of these guys pass away, they will be inducted to The Hall posthumously. 😐

What's funny is that Ralphie Palmeiro knew better English than most Americans 😂😂

I was saying it at the time… McGwire was a home run hitter always. He should be in the hall.

Rob Parker is 100% accurate! This is terrible for these guy’s. Baseball had no problem making money off this era. What a shame

Bonds,mcgwire and Clemons all belong in the hall of fame.

Just write “steroid era” on their plaques or something. It’s ridiculous those cats aren’t in - especially Bonds & Clemens. Yet, Harold Baines is a HoF’er? SMH 🤦‍♂️

Chris said 30 homers like thats not great

The segregation argument is apples to oranges. And individual making a decision vs a league rule is not the same

It’s pure hypocrisy!!!! Put em in the Hall!

Rob spittin....his baseball knowledge is superb 👌🏾

Here's a compromise: they give up all their records, and, in exchange, we acknowledge them as the best of their generation.

If they say didn’t need to take it why did they take it? 🤷‍♂️

Yeah I guess if I had a cheat sheet for my exams to get into a good school I shouldn't be treated unfairly and they should just let me in the hall of fame, I mean the college. 😅

Barry Definitely needs to be 8n the Hall of fame

Listen all I'm going to say is steroids don't make you hit them out of a park. Does it give you an edge? Yeah sure, but you still have to have the talent in order to be a high caliber athlete like Mark McGwire was It's a damn shame he's not in the Hall of Fame. He is legit one of the top five power hitters of all time

The ending is epic 👑

N Ortiz name was on da drug list not Bonds

Imagine the guys in the hall that cheated, in various ways. That we DON'T know....Im not a fan of mark but put barry and roger in

I'm willing to let these guys into the HoF IF they will give up the homerun records. The single HR season record is permanently tainted because of the steroids. Only Judge has hit 62 since Maris. It's astounding. And it's such a shame. Let them in, but they need to acknowledge what they did and give up their records.

Barry Bonds never said he did steroids

Best era baseball EVER had! 💯

Nothing wrong with steroids. Imo. I don’t use them and I don’t think all top athletes use them but it’s a lot of athletes that use them that aren’t even that good.

Chicks love the long bat as well !!!

Another unwritten rule in baseball lol

I remember when Sosa and McGwire were going homer for homer…had My granny tuned in watchin who knew jack about bb

Make steroids great again! Id actually watch..

I agree, with Rob 1000 percent

Rob in his bag when he’s taking baseball

The steroids elongated careers for sure but damn it was exciting.

I don't often agree with Rob Parker. But he is absolutely 100% spot on here. Especially when he talks about the segregation era. Baseball is the most hypocritical sport there is.

The Astros should vacate their WS trophy. They cheated like crazy!!

Mark,Bonds,Clemens,Sheffield and Pete Rose should all be in the HOF. No way you can tell the story of MLB without Bonds, Rose and Clemens. Definitely not without those 3.

Gary S . was caught using unknowingly, he said the cream/clear

Chicks love the long ball lol who else thought of the same-thing I was thinking lol

you mean he wasn’t david ortiz??

Let them in. With all the technology and sports rehab they have now, it’s all designed to enhance performance. LeBron is celebrated for spending a million dollars a year maintaining his body. You’re telling me he isn’t taking certain meds. And I don’t even mean steroids.

Trial was so crazy Sosa turned white

Trust you McGuire? What a freaking liar. Rob you are so wrong

The league benefited from it yet want it hidden? Hypocrisy

Rob loves him some baseball.

Don't matter what the problem is. We just gotta do better. Get some more people in there. Out with the old, in with the new. Never give up, we gotta keep trying for the babies

TWO WORDS COME TO MIND. BARRY BONDS😂😂😂. THOSE 70 HOME RUNS CHANGED THE GAME

Jordan and Bron used test and growth.

Rob cooked.

Ummmm federal law.. i was in college and played ball...we knew