"Bonds was denied admittance to the hall by the writers for a decade, and now the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee whatever that is will deny him admittance. Bonds shares a ballot with Jeff Kent, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield, and four others this time around. Their vote will be announced on Sunday. And so we have another opportunity to rehash the debate we've had since 2013. Is he the greatest? Is he a cheater? Do the cream and the clear negate the 762 home runs?"
"If Bonds never gets into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the sun will still rise, the fog will still roll into the Bay, and the Hall itself will continue to slide into irrelevance. The angst over his exclusion is based on the false premise that the Hall of Fame still possesses the moral authority to judge him. But that ship sailed a long time ago."
Barry Bonds has been repeatedly denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame despite his 762 home runs and ongoing debates about performance-enhancing drugs and character. Voting bodies and committees continue to exclude him while including other controversial figures. The Hall's application of the character clause and moral standards is inconsistent, with some implicated individuals enshrined and influential administrators honored. That inconsistency undermines the Hall's moral authority and diminishes its cultural significance. Public memory, the sport's records, and everyday fandom remain intact regardless of formal Cooperstown recognition.
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