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Keep them out: Steroid users like Bonds, Clemens don’t deserve even a sniff at Hall of Fame

Show me a new sabermetric and I’m fascinated. I love talking WAR, FIP and wRC, and am grateful these stats exist to help better measure a player’s value.

Show me a bat flip and I’m entertained. Every other sport seems to embrace celebrations, and I think baseball players should have the freedom to let loose without fearing payback in the form of a fastball.

Show me an unwritten rule and I’m annoyed. Such codes, like not bunting to break up a no-hitter, are antiquated and silly and generally in defiance of common sense.

In other words, I tend to think like most young writers when it comes to all things MLB.