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Is Bonds a Hall-of-Famer?

Yes	1 vote - 100 %
No	0 votes - 0 %

1 Total Votes

An Obvious Answer to a Stupid Question | 4 comments (4 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Everybody did it, eh? (#1)
by Flemish American on Sat Dec 08 2007 at 2:52 AM EST

Many times we do things and try to justify them by saying everybody did it. Bonds has been an unfortunate poster-boy for everything that's been wrong with the handling of steroid use in baseball and many might feel he's getting too much attention over others who were even more guilty. However, he made the decision to take steroids and, like any life decision, he should feel some of the consequences.

I have serious doubts that Bonds will be asked to repay any major amounts of his salaries or bonuses earned during his career and he'll still command speaker fees and appearance fees that are more than my yearly salary, so what else can you do but to penalize him by keeping him out of the Hall?

Arguments like you make would mean that Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson should both be in Cooperstown. While I wouldn't be against that, the simple fact is that even without Hall Membership no-one really has forgotten how great these players were and the same will apply to Bonds. He might not get official credit for everything he did, but who is really going to forget him?

hmm (#2)
by JDWC on Sat Dec 08 2007 at 3:44 AM EST

I understand where you're coming from, but you can't deny the best players in baseball history HOF induction for personal choices. I understand they did things that were bad for the game, but technically it was legal when Bonds took steroids, so basically they are considering not inducting him because he lied in court. That's ridiculous. And also, another point i was making was that he's already been penalized enough!! The guy has been through so much. Also, the HOF isn't built to judge morals, it's built to judge baseball talent, and it's undeniable that Bonds has been one of the best players of all time. Lastly, I know he won't be forgotten, but that's not the point. He deserves recognition for his on-field accomplishments as a baseball player and enshrinement into the HOF.
J.D.
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Uh, legal? (#3)
by Flemish American on Sat Dec 08 2007 at 10:15 AM EST

Just because baseball's rules were not clear enough on the issue doesn't mean taking the steroids was legal. I'm not a legal expert, but I have serious doubts of your claim that what he took was within the rules of law, especially since different states have different laws and he travelled all over the country as a professional ball player.

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: okay well... (#4)
by JDWC on Sat Dec 08 2007 at 3:56 PM EST

...technically there was no rule against them in baseball at the time.
J.D.
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