Gaylord Perry and the Double Standard of Cheating

Beloved Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry died on Thursday at age 84. The first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in the AL and NL, Perry won over 300 games and was a 5 time All Star who threw a no hitter. He was also a notorious spit ball thrower and gleefully told stories in his retirement about how he would throw an illegal pitch. The act of cheating is also on the minds of baseball fans as the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee will decide the Cooperstown fate of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro. Meanwhile the Astros have the cloud of cheating still hanging over their heads even though there is almost a total turnover from the 2017 squad. Why do some cheaters become beloved and others can never find forgiveness? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! SimpliSafe With Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnMLB to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices