Do you think Barry Bonds belongs in the hall of fame ?
December 16, 2024
Do you think Barry Bonds belongs in the hall of fame ?
27 comments
Yes. Even when he had a normal-sized head
If Pete Rose couldn’t get in because of a non-impact violation (didn’t impact his team or any game)…
…why should Bonds get in when he outright cheated, which did impact games?
If he never juiced, easily. He would have had the numbers to do it hands down, but the steroids are a no go.
Secret Base did a dope deep dive into how good Barry Bonds would have been _if you took away his bat_. In other words, had Barry gone to the plate empty handed, how good would he have been? It’s a [wild](https://youtu.be/JwMfT2cZGHg?si=YyE–1s15RHoMP0N) ride.
All the HOF needs is the * Hall that talks about the steroid era. Bonds was HOF guaranteed even before the roids. Bonds, Clemens, every other HOF worthy steroid user should be in. They saved baseball when it was dying and MLB was happy to cash those checks at the time.
It is not a legit Hall of Fame without him there.
He was apparently an absolute dickhead to everybody so the people who remember him are keeping him getting into the HoF.
Steroids aside, his domestic violence record alone should’ve been grounds to keep him out.
The character clause exists for a reason. As star baseball players, they are ambassadors for the game. By putting him in, that would be an endorsement of his behavior.
Yes. Bonds was a hall-of-famer before he even did steroids.
If Ortiz got in first ballot there is no reason bonds should not be in.
If David “Big Juicy” Ortiz got in the other juicers should get in.
Bonds is the 🐐 so yes
I went to the HOF last year for the first time. The museum that is attached to it covers all of baseball’s controversial eras. There are whole exhibits on Bonds, Rose, McGwire, etc. They just don’t have plaques. I’m not saying he should or shouldn’t be in, but the notion that Bonds etc aren’t represented at Cooperstown is wrong.
If Pete Rose is barred FOR LIFE from Cooperstown for gambling (even though he only gambled on games he KNEW the Reds would win), then Conseco, McGuire, Sosa, Bonds, Ripken, et all. should be barred from Cooperstown FOR LIFE for steroid usage.
Absolutely. Either the Roid Hall of Fame or the Pumkin Head Hall of Fame.
He is in the hall of fame. It’s a museum to the sport and his exploits are featured throughout.
Hall of fame plaques exist to honor players. He doesn’t deserve that honor.
Yes, for 2 reasons.
1: By most accounts, Bonds didn’t start juicing until 1999, and his stats from ’86 to ’98 were HOF-worthy.
2: Bud Selig is in the Hall of Fame.
Absolutely. The best hitter to ever play the sport should be enshrined.
Sure does. It was a time in baseball where everyone was doing the same thing. Records were broken left and right. It’s wa the era.
Yes, based on his Pirates career alone.
Best hitter I ever saw, roids or no. So that’s a yes from me
Absolutely.
Yes*
Like Bill Simmons said create All-Steroid wing and vote them in.
Yeah, and I know a lot of people are gonna say oh but the steroids yeah we all know he took them. But he never tested positive. I don’t care. Baseball knew this was happening and they didn’t care. They only cared when somebody made a federal case out of it so fuck them. Bonds, Maguire all those guys belong in the Hall of Fame.
Yes. You could literally tell players what pitches were coming every at bat astros style and still not do what barry did. Anyone thinking he was only good because of steroids is fucking high lol. But I get precedent. If you let one in you gotta let em all in… so ortiz getting in sealed it for me. How can you not put him in after that?!?!
Yes, he never got punished because steroids weren’t against the rules when he was doing them. David Ortiz, Ivan Rodriguez and Mike Piazza all got inducted and they also allegedly did steroids while being named in the same reports as Bonds and Clemens.
27 comments
Yes. Even when he had a normal-sized head
If Pete Rose couldn’t get in because of a non-impact violation (didn’t impact his team or any game)…
…why should Bonds get in when he outright cheated, which did impact games?
If he never juiced, easily. He would have had the numbers to do it hands down, but the steroids are a no go.
Secret Base did a dope deep dive into how good Barry Bonds would have been _if you took away his bat_. In other words, had Barry gone to the plate empty handed, how good would he have been? It’s a [wild](https://youtu.be/JwMfT2cZGHg?si=YyE–1s15RHoMP0N) ride.
All the HOF needs is the * Hall that talks about the steroid era. Bonds was HOF guaranteed even before the roids. Bonds, Clemens, every other HOF worthy steroid user should be in. They saved baseball when it was dying and MLB was happy to cash those checks at the time.
It is not a legit Hall of Fame without him there.
He was apparently an absolute dickhead to everybody so the people who remember him are keeping him getting into the HoF.
Steroids aside, his domestic violence record alone should’ve been grounds to keep him out.
The character clause exists for a reason. As star baseball players, they are ambassadors for the game. By putting him in, that would be an endorsement of his behavior.
Yes. Bonds was a hall-of-famer before he even did steroids.
If Ortiz got in first ballot there is no reason bonds should not be in.
If David “Big Juicy” Ortiz got in the other juicers should get in.
Bonds is the 🐐 so yes
I went to the HOF last year for the first time. The museum that is attached to it covers all of baseball’s controversial eras. There are whole exhibits on Bonds, Rose, McGwire, etc. They just don’t have plaques. I’m not saying he should or shouldn’t be in, but the notion that Bonds etc aren’t represented at Cooperstown is wrong.
If Pete Rose is barred FOR LIFE from Cooperstown for gambling (even though he only gambled on games he KNEW the Reds would win), then Conseco, McGuire, Sosa, Bonds, Ripken, et all. should be barred from Cooperstown FOR LIFE for steroid usage.
Absolutely. Either the Roid Hall of Fame or the Pumkin Head Hall of Fame.
He is in the hall of fame. It’s a museum to the sport and his exploits are featured throughout.
Hall of fame plaques exist to honor players. He doesn’t deserve that honor.
Yes, for 2 reasons.
1: By most accounts, Bonds didn’t start juicing until 1999, and his stats from ’86 to ’98 were HOF-worthy.
2: Bud Selig is in the Hall of Fame.
Absolutely. The best hitter to ever play the sport should be enshrined.
Sure does. It was a time in baseball where everyone was doing the same thing. Records were broken left and right. It’s wa the era.
Yes, based on his Pirates career alone.
Best hitter I ever saw, roids or no. So that’s a yes from me
Absolutely.
Yes*
Like Bill Simmons said create All-Steroid wing and vote them in.
Yeah, and I know a lot of people are gonna say oh but the steroids yeah we all know he took them. But he never tested positive. I don’t care. Baseball knew this was happening and they didn’t care. They only cared when somebody made a federal case out of it so fuck them. Bonds, Maguire all those guys belong in the Hall of Fame.
Yes. You could literally tell players what pitches were coming every at bat astros style and still not do what barry did. Anyone thinking he was only good because of steroids is fucking high lol. But I get precedent. If you let one in you gotta let em all in… so ortiz getting in sealed it for me. How can you not put him in after that?!?!
Yes, he never got punished because steroids weren’t against the rules when he was doing them. David Ortiz, Ivan Rodriguez and Mike Piazza all got inducted and they also allegedly did steroids while being named in the same reports as Bonds and Clemens.