"So while fair or not, every player named in the report is tainted for life. Clemens' stain is far worse because it very possibly will cost him the Hall of Fame. I can't speak for the rest of my voting Baseball Writers' brethren as to whether they will invoke the "character/sportsmanship" clause when it comes to passing Hall of Fame judgment on the known steroids cheats. I have been on record as saying I won't vote for any of them, and if I'm to be consistent in that stance, that now has to include Clemens. "