FILE - In this Sept. 27, 1998, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire tips his helmet to the crowd after hitting his 69th home run of the season, off Montreal Expos pitcher Mike Thurman, in a baseball game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The chances of Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa or McGwire entering the Hall of Fame are dwindling. Baseball writers so far overwhelmingly have decided the outsized statistics of the Steroids Era stars are tarnished by their connection to performance-enhancing drugs use. Once again Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, Cooperstown’s doors remained shut. (AP Photo/James A. Finley, File)