The only outrage in the Hall of Fame voting? How many people voted for Bonds.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/28/barry-bonds-roger-clemens-steroids-hall-fame/

 

John Feinstein’s best column ever, as he totally demolishes all of the justifications advanced for enshrining Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in Baseball’s Hall of Fame.

 

“Baseball does have a character clause on its ballot — unlike, for example, the NFL. If MLB and the Baseball Hall of Fame wanted to remove that clause, they could, but they choose not to do so, for good reason. A Hall of Fame should be about more than numbers; it should be about what a player — or manager or owner or commissioner — meant to the history of the game.”

 

“A Hall of Fame — in any sport — is supposed to be about what is good in that game. It goes beyond numbers. … [T]he steroid cheats damaged the game.”