In case you missed it, on early Wednesday morning former MLB pitcher Roy Halladay took his thoughts to Twitter and said Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens should not be voted into the Hall of Fame because they used performance-enhancing drugs.
Well, Clemens didn't like that comment too much, and after the Baseball Writers Association of America announced the 2016 MLB Hall of Fame Class, the seven-time Cy Young winner responded to Halladay.
Check out this tweet from Mark Berman of Fox 26 in Houston:
.@rogerclemens gets 45.2% of votes for HOF,up from 37.5last year.The 7time CyYoung winner issued following statement pic.twitter.com/qclbFxRcYW
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) January 7, 2016
It's unknown if Clemens' claim that Halladay was accused of using amphetamines has any truth to it, but that's certainly eye-popping. In what is believed to be his response to Clemens, Halladay tweeted this morning, "I'll let my reputation speak for itself."
Clemens is in among the alleged PED users on the Hall of Fame ballot and many of the BBWAA members refuse to cast their vote for players associated with the scandal. As a result, the 53-year-old's highest Hall of Fame vote percentage was 45.2 percent on the 2016 ballot. He didn't exceed 37.5 percent in his previous three tries.
Additionally, it's believed the spike in his votes isn't a legitimate precursor to his future election.
On the other hand, Halladay was never linked to PED use and the two-time Cy Young winner will have a pretty solid case once he's eligible to be on the Hall of Fame ballot. The right-hander retired after the 2013 season due to injuries, but he enjoyed a successful 16-year MLB career and went 203-105 with a 3.38 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 2,117 strikeouts in 416 games (390 starts).
Clemens spent 24 years in the MLB and amassed seven Cy Young awards, seven ERA titles and one MVP award. He went 354-184 with a 3.12 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 4,672 strikeouts in 709 games (709 starts). He'd have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer if it weren't for his link to steroids.
We'll see if the feud between these two persists, but Halladay can really win this argument if he's elected into the Hall once he's eligible.
