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Originally Posted by somerfrost
All good points in the past few posts...bottom line: Bonds would be in the HOF (assuming he has used roids) without them. He is the best player of my lifetime, you can argue the best ever...gold gloves, stolen bases AND power. We may never know the truth...but why is Bonds the one everybody wants to point fingers at? Ruth drank like a fish, Ty Cobb was a racist pig...the HOF isn't for nice guys, it's to honor achievement in the sport.
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obviously the HOF is for on field only, as plenty would be kept out due to off the field antics.
why is bonds getting the attention? because he's the one getting ready to break the record. people tend to put athletes on pedestals, the longer they've been gone, the higher the pedestal. if bonds record stands long enough, i'd imagine the next to break it will get a lot of scrutiny as well. a-rod looks like he may threaten it, he certainly isn't a favorite son.