Cooperstown

Steve Buckley wonders if McGwire would have made Cooperstown if he never spoke before Congress. I wondered the same thing aloud a lot yesterday.

Michael Morrissey talks to Gwynn and Ripken about McGwire.

Bill Plaschke said he would have voted no for McGwire, but it wouldn't have been easy. (The LA Times doesn't let it's writers vote).

Shaughnessy says a message was sent.

Gerry Callahan looks at the hypocrisy of demonizing McGwire while Shawne Merriman faces little outrage.

Thomas Boswell actually writes about someone who did get in.