The other players that have been caught have been punished. Instead of not being remembered, or being remembered as a 'scrapper' or for some sort of signature moment, they will be remembered infamously, due to poor decision-making.
The best players of the generation, of which I do not consider Sosa or McGwire to be a part, have not really been punished. Not garnering entry into the Hall of Fame is largely the same as the infamy of those lesser players.
Moreover, they broke the rules. I don't really care how many players utilized performance enhancing drugs, as there's no excuse for it. Something that is against the rules remains against the rules, regardless of how many players choose to break said rules. If it came to light that x-amount of players were gambling on the game, then x-amount of players should be barred from it.
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