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Barry, a HOFer?

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by user Yakeeography

With the BALCO scandal and his recent accusations with steroids, should Barry Bonds enter the Hall of Fame on the first ballot, or even in the Hall all together?



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Thu 06/15/06, 6:24 pm EST

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Bobbyjim45Draft Pick
1264 days ago
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The BALCO and steroids thing is going to keep him from getting on in the first ballot, but his numbers are so ridiculous that he kind of has to get in eventually. The only way he doesn't get in is if the MLB bans him from baseball once they get some undeniable evidence that he used steroids.
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Anonymous Fanatic #1
1263 days ago
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The punishment for being convicted of taking steroids or testing positive for them is 50 games. There's no way he can be banned for it.
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SteaksammichRed-Shirting
1264 days ago
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He is the greatest player we've ever seen play the game. He is a first ballot hall of famer and besides Babe Ruth (and maybe 2 or 3 others) he's the greatest player to ever play the game.
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The sharkDraft Pick
1264 days ago
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Despite the cloud that follows him wherever he goes, Barry is definitely a HOF'er. There are too many variables and uncertainties surrounding "the steroid era" to actually begin barring players from the Hall of Fame. The best thing that can happen is a cleaning up of the game and a fresh start - the dawning of a new age in the game.
However, Bonds is in.
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Angels FanJV Squad
1264 days ago
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I'll have to make it back to Cooperstown before Barry gets in since I would never honor him with my patronage.
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JuTMSY4Legend
1264 days ago
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Pete Rose and joe jackson can't get in barry shouldn't be allowed when his time comes. Just image the explosion when this happens. I can't agree more Angels Fan, right on...
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ChachiOSUDraft Pick
1264 days ago
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Is it too early to call for an official lifetime ban for him from the ArmchairGM HOF?
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Alex HolowczakHall of Famer
1264 days ago
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Would we put him in our own proposed HOF?
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JuTMSY4Legend
1264 days ago
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He doesn't have my vote...
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Anonymous Fanatic #2
1263 days ago
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he has my vote
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Ray agmJV Squad
1263 days ago
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He's a HOFer, but quite possibly not first-ballot. Pete Rose and Joe Jackson are out of the hall because MLB had a VERY explicit policy SPECIFICALLY forbidding any type of gambling/manipulation. I mean every clubhouse has got veritable sign on the wall that says exactly that. That's why those two are not in the hall. Bonds is guilty of steroid use, something that was NOT against the explicit rules of baseball at the time of his use. I do understand that steroids are illegal under US laws, but last time I checked, those issues never stopped other players from getting in. Unless it's found out that he's on that shit THIS season, with the current rules...slim to none chance that he won't make it. And slim just left town.
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JuTMSY4Legend
1263 days ago
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So if the rule is ambiguous it doesn't count?! and did someone just give me a minus one because I believe BB doesn't belong in our HoF?!
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ChristofMVP
1263 days ago
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No, he is not a Hall of Famer on the first ballot because if his steriod use. Should he be allowed in 1 day, yes. he was a HOFer without the juice. But b/c he used the juice, which is a federal criminal offense, he should not be allowed in on the first ballot.
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WrightsmyboyTee-Baller
1263 days ago
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This should not even be a question, he's in without a doubt, and unlike Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe we have no concrete proof against him. Innocent until proven guilty, this is supposed to be America people.
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JuTMSY4Legend
1263 days ago
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Its only a formality really. Once the court docs are released, my understanding is that bonds name is mentioned. Moreover, there is no proof that rose or jackson are guilty. Rose admitted it because he was forced to and jackson was just screwed over...
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Angels FanJV Squad
1263 days ago
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Maybe in a court of law, someone is innocent until proven guilty, but this is not a legal proceeding. The court of public opinion has no such rules, and the press who have been snubbed by Bonds for years are not likely to forget.
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EnyboDiv-I Stud
1263 days ago
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Didn't LT snort cocaine before games. Would that be considered a performance enhancer?
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BoycottBarry.comTee-Baller
1188 days ago
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NO WAY -- Barry will never get into the HOF. He has spent his whole career being a jerk to the people who vote -- sportswriters! Not to mention his 'alleged' steroid use...

LT used to send 2 or 3 hookers to the hotel room of the opposing running back the night before games. Pretty solid stuff.

Check it all out at http://www.BoycottBarry.com
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