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JT45242

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7. They let in a lot of steroid cheats already...plus his pre-roid stats

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2024, 06:07 PM

Jun 13

The hypocrisy of baseball and especially the Mitchell report on steroid use where Mitchell hid the use of red Sox like Manny, Big Papi, Garciapara etc. or Brewers since the commissioner had ties to the Brewers.

Then they leaked only some names from the anonymous testing years, targeting folks the media or sources wanted to make look bad.

While others like Piazza, Biggio, Pudge Rodriguez etc who were well liked get a pass. If you let some in, let them all in.

Just acknowledge the steroid era like the greenie era of the 1970s.

And before the roids, bonds already had HOF worthy career.
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Should Barry Bonds be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame? [View all] red dog 1 Jun 13 OP

You left out one.... sdfernando Jun 13 #1

A former major leaguer oswaldactedalone Jun 13 #3

Barry Bonds deserves to be in the Hall of Fame red dog 1 Jun 13 #2

Yes, he was a hall of fame before he started using steroids. Bleacher Creature Jun 13 #4

The HOF should allow Andy Van Slyke an official vote 303squadron Jun 13 #5

No. Neither should Sosa or McGuire (among others). n/t ms liberty Jun 13 #6

They let in a lot of steroid cheats already...plus his pre-roid stats JT45242 Jun 13 #7

The best hitter these former MLB players ever saw red dog 1 Jun 13 #8

Yes, but I think Pete Rose should be also. Bristlecone Jun 13 #9

Bonds did not use steroids tirebiter Jun 13 #10

Go Giants! red dog 1 Jun 14 #15

Except he admitted to using them during his grand jury testimony. Angleae Jun 16 #18

Enough sports writers and former athletes of renown think so ... Auggie Jun 13 #11

That would be my condition True Dough Jun 13 #12

If transgender females who transitioned after puberty can play with women, Bonds should be in the HOF elias7 Jun 13 #13

I'm cool with it assuming the appropriate asterisk (*) is assigned to his name Brother Buzz Jun 13 #14

Hmmm. Wonder if we will see cboy4 or upton chime in on this? madinmaryland Jun 14 #16

Then there's Tim Lyncecum, no steroids, just too short a time for all of his accomplishments tirebiter Jun 16 #17

Not only should he not be admitted, but the other roid users already in should be expelled. Angleae Jun 16 #19

Barry Bonds & Ken Griffey at Rickwood tirebiter Jun 22 #20