Drop Him From The Hall Of Fame?

This is a surprise.
From the New York Daily News: The Mick may have used a corked bat in the waning days of his Hall of Fame career.
An auction house says they’ve gotten their hands on a doctored Mickey Mantle bat — and they’re selling it to the highest bidder starting at $5,000.
It’s a 35-inch long, 32.6-ounce Hillerich & Bradsby Co. ash baseball bat manufactured in 1964 with “a light coat of pine tar at the mid handle,” according to the description on the Grey Flannel Auctions website.
But on closer inspection, authentication expert John Taube noticed a tell-tale spot on the barrel.
“The finish in the area has also been touched up to mask the circular area,” Taube reported. “Alterations of this nature indicate the barrel has been drilled and filled with cork.”
And an X-ray confirmed it.
There have long been rumors that the Yankee slugger sometimes used a corked bat, but up till now “none of the bats have surfaced,” the site claims.
Corking a bat, which supposedly makes it lighter thus enabling the batter to swing faster, is illegal in Major League Baseball.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/x-ray-shows-bat-mickey-mantle-corked-expert-article-1.1334662#ixzz2SJYeg3GE
If they can deny Pete Rose for betting on baseball games, then they can take Mantle out of the Hall of Fame for cheating, just like they are keeping steroid users like McGuire, Sosa and Bonds out of the Hall of Fame.