Barry Bonds denied Hall of Fame entry

Barry Bonds 

rejected by baseball's 

Hall of Fame in today's vote.

Tommy Lasorda: No on Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens or Sammy Sosa to the Hall of Fame

“To me, they don’t belong in there. They cheated. That’s the way it is. If my brother did that, I’d say the same thing about my brother. I mean, I know those guys. They’re good friends of mine. But by golly, they didn’t do it the right way. I tell you, it’s a shame. How in the hell could a guy hit 73 friggin’ home runs? I mean, Babe Ruth couldn’t do it.”



 --- Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame manager, Los Angeles Dodgers

Barry Bonds vs. The Hall of Fame

Voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.

Baseball Writer's Association of America

Barry Bonds says bygones should be bygones

"I don't even know how to explain it. The world has become so negative. One day, I'll be able to say things the right way. But it's tough when you have so many people out there who don't want to turn the page and want to be angry at you forever. I don't understand why it continues on. What am I doing wrong?"

"I can sit here and say, 'You know what? Baseball is great. I love it.' I can sit here and say in a very kind way that I'm sorry about the way things ended. I can sit here and say that I respect the Hall of Fame, which I do. But I don't understand all the controversy we're having about it. For what reason? What's there to be gained by all of this? What's the point?"

Thom Loverro: No on Barry Bonds

"Bonds, Sosa and Clemens fail on all three counts." - Thom Loverro


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Jeff Kent on the "cloud around" Barry Bonds

Did you ever suspect that Barry Bonds was using performance-enhancing drugs?


Jeff Kent: “Well I think all of us, as baseball players, even the fans, you watch a player evolve into something bigger and better and, as a player, you scratch your head and you go, ‘Wow, really? I mean can that really happen?’ So you don’t really know, but you have in your mind that something’s not right and Barry presented that cloud around himself and kind of got himself in trouble. I’ll try to stay away from that the best I can, but that’s the small soapbox I can stand on about that.”

Barry Bonds loves Lance Armstrong

Barry Bonds defends Lance Armstrong: 

 'He was the greatest cyclist of all'

Barry Bonds, Year 1 with the Giants (1993)

Barry Bonds #25 Left Field 
San Francisco Giants

1993 Statistics:

46 Home Runs 123 RBI's .336 AVE

In time, Barry Bonds should get his bronze plaque

The thorny issue of Barry Bonds’ Cooperstown candidacy


SI.com talks about Barry Bonds:

The wide consensus among voters is that Bonds certainly isn’t going to get in on the first ballot. Unless he receives less than five percent of the vote — highly unlikely given the precedents of McGwire and Palmeiro — he’ll have 14 more years to gain entry. It may be several years before he gets in, but the evolution of the electorate — which began admitting members of the electronic media (such as Rob Neyer, Keith Law, Christina Karhl and even this writer) — in recent years could work in his favor. So too might the pressure on voters to hold their noses and recognize that the Hall is a private institution whose revenue is based upon tourism; a failure to accurately reflect the era as part of baseball history may doom it — and by extension, the voting body — to irrelevance. It certainly won’t be a pretty process, but in time, Bonds should get his bronze plaque.

Barry Bonds vs. Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens is his own manager, lawyer, public relations specialist, strength coach, pitching coach, and now trapeze artist.

Just look at his career. Look at the results:

Career: 354-184 (9th), 3.12 ERA, 4672 SO (3rd), P, 1986 AL MVP, 7xCy, 11xAllStar

How can you argue with the results?

Now, in his most difficult feat of all, he attempts a comeback stunt.

He dislikes being associated with Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire. He dislikes when he hears Barry Bonds say "I'd going to the end of the earth for [Roger]." He dislikes that people laugh at him and will not vote him into Cooperstown.

Roger Clemens wants to end the laughter.



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Barry Bonds vs. Melky Cabrera

Melky Cabrera released the following statement (issued by the MLB Players Association):

"My positive test was the result of my use of a substance I should not have used. I accept my suspension under the Joint Drug Program and I will try to move on with my life. I am deeply sorry for my mistake and I apologize to my teammates, to the San Francisco Giants organization and to the fans for letting them down."

Melky Cabrera 2012 
Batting AVE .346

OBP .390

SLG .516

SUSPENDED: 50 games

"I went through the system. And that's what it is. And that's what I got. I went through the system. I'm in an appeal process right now. I was never convicted of steroids." 

-- Barry Bonds May 29, 2012

Rafael Palmeiro Supports Barry Bonds

Rafael Palmeiro says he believes Barry Bonds and Clemens belong in Hall of Fame


The Truth according to Rafael Palmeiro:

"You're talking about, in my opinion, probably the best pitcher of all-time and the greatest player of all-time. Keep them out and then the Hall of Fame has no credibility."

More Rafy:

"I know what kind of career I had. I'm good with it. I can look at myself in the mirror and feel good and proud of what I accomplished. Clemens and Bonds, 10 years before they retired they were the best players in the game. These guys dominated the game before anything was ever mentioned about anything.”