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Baseball

Bleacher Creature

(11,504 posts) Tue Jan 25, 2022, 02:02 PM Jan 2022

Column: If Barry Bonds isn't a Hall of Famer by the end of the day, it's a failure by the HOF [View all]

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I agree with this 100%. Bonds was clearly a Hall of Famer before he was ever reported to take PEDs. There are also some incredibly odious people in the Hall of Fame who've done far worse. Bonds is easily one of the five best hitters who ever lived, and his exclusion is absolutely ridiculous.

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Column: If Barry Bonds isn't a Hall of Famer by the end of the day, it's a failure by the HOF [View all] Bleacher Creature Jan 2022 OP

Yeah even though I'm from the Bay, I dunno that I'd go this far ... Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2022 #1

He certainly was Casady1 Jan 2022 #7

I think the consensus is that he first started taking PEDs in 1999. Bleacher Creature Jan 2022 #8

Fair enough, I guess what I'm questioning is whether the 'reported' use is really when it started Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2022 #9

But he didn't, and his eligibility should be judged on his *whole* career Fiendish Thingy Jan 2022 #13

Nope madville Jan 2022 #2

Amen! overleft Jan 2022 #3

What are your feelings Casady1 Jan 2022 #6

Be consistent madville Jan 2022 #11

do you know Casady1 Jan 2022 #12

I didn't mention them specifically, you tell me madville Jan 2022 #16

So you basically know nothing Casady1 Jan 2022 #19

Keep your blinders on if you wish madville Jan 2022 #20

I have been following baseball Casady1 Jan 2022 #21

I agree SCantiGOP Jan 2022 #15

No, no he doesn't. n/t ms liberty Jan 2022 #4

* unweird Jan 2022 #5

No fucking way. Bonds, Canseco and McGwire nearly destroyed the sport Fiendish Thingy Jan 2022 #10

How do you feel Casady1 Jan 2022 #14

That's what I don't get either. Bleacher Creature Jan 2022 #18

x1000! Capt. America Feb 2022 #22

Sometimes cheaters don't win. Xoan Jan 2022 #17