The 2000 steroid era in MLB shook everyone and raised many questions, and baseball star Roy Halladay took a stance. He was highly disappointed and took a bold stance against the entry of Performance-Enhancing Drug users into the Hall of Fame.
Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds should not be inducted into the Hall of Fame, according to Roy Halladay, who expressed this opinion on Twitter:
When you use PEDs you admit your not good enough to compete fairly! Our nations past time should have higher standards! No Clemens no Bonds! - Roy Halladay
Clemens' statement in response to yet another rejection from the induction was sent along by Mark Berman, the sports director of Fox26 in Houston. Clemens made the following statement in response to Halladay:
.@rogerclemens gets 45.2% of votes for HOF, up from 37.5 last year. The 7time CyYoung winner issued following statement - Mark Berman
Halladay, an eight-time All-Star, was among the best pitchers of his era. He led the league in complete games seven times, making it the most of any pitcher whose career started after 1945. He is known for his exceptional longevity. He also held the league lead in both innings pitched and strikeouts for walks five times.
Halladay died on November 7, 2017, after his ICON A5 amphibious aircraft went down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. He was in his forties. On January 22, 2019, Halladay was revealed as the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
He was the first player to be inducted posthumously since Deacon White in 2013 and the first player to be chosen by the BBWAA since Roberto Clemente in 1973.
Roy Halladay was particularly opposed to Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, who both used PEDs
Bonds, the home-run king, was found guilty on one count of obstructing justice, but a federal appeals court eventually overturned that verdict in 2015. After being suspected of lying to a congressional committee about never using PEDs, Clemens was charged with perjury and obstruction of congress.
Nevertheless, at his 2012 trial, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner was found not guilty of any of the six felony charges against him.