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Bleacher Creature

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4. Yes, he was a hall of fame before he started using steroids.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2024, 05:31 PM

Jun 2024

At what point do you draw the line? For example, what if you have a shoo-in who was clean for 19 years and started using steroids to try and get through year 20? Is that an automatic disqualifier?

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Should Barry Bonds be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame? [View all] red dog 1 Jun 2024 OP

You left out one.... sdfernando Jun 2024 #1

A former major leaguer oswaldactedalone Jun 2024 #3

Barry Bonds deserves to be in the Hall of Fame red dog 1 Jun 2024 #2

Yes, he was a hall of fame before he started using steroids. Bleacher Creature Jun 2024 #4

The HOF should allow Andy Van Slyke an official vote 303squadron Jun 2024 #5

No. Neither should Sosa or McGuire (among others). n/t ms liberty Jun 2024 #6

They let in a lot of steroid cheats already...plus his pre-roid stats JT45242 Jun 2024 #7

The best hitter these former MLB players ever saw red dog 1 Jun 2024 #8

Yes, but I think Pete Rose should be also. Bristlecone Jun 2024 #9

Bonds did not use steroids tirebiter Jun 2024 #10

Go Giants! red dog 1 Jun 2024 #15

Except he admitted to using them during his grand jury testimony. Angleae Jun 2024 #18

Enough sports writers and former athletes of renown think so ... Auggie Jun 2024 #11

That would be my condition True Dough Jun 2024 #12

If transgender females who transitioned after puberty can play with women, Bonds should be in the HOF elias7 Jun 2024 #13

I'm cool with it assuming the appropriate asterisk (*) is assigned to his name Brother Buzz Jun 2024 #14

Hmmm. Wonder if we will see cboy4 or upton chime in on this? madinmaryland Jun 2024 #16

Then there's Tim Lyncecum, no steroids, just too short a time for all of his accomplishments tirebiter Jun 2024 #17

Not only should he not be admitted, but the other roid users already in should be expelled. Angleae Jun 2024 #19

Barry Bonds & Ken Griffey at Rickwood tirebiter Jun 2024 #20