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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

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    John Perrotto:

    I truly agonized over whether to vote for players connected to PED use, like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. I even considered abstaining from the process, like two long-time baseball-writing colleagues whom I have great respect for, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer and T.J. Quinn of ESPN

    So here are the nine players who got my vote:

    Jeff Bagwell: I don’t get the steroids talk now that his career is over, because he drew little or no suspicion when he played. Regardless, he’s a Hall of Famer in my book and has been since the day his career ended.

    Barry Bonds: Questioning the legitimacy of his home run record is certainly fine and dandy, but he is the greatest player I have seen in my 48 years on Earth, and it was a privilege to cover him for five seasons from 1988-92 when he played for the Pirates.

    Roger Clemens: These achievements can’t be misremembered: a record seven Cy Young Awards, seven ERA titles, five strikeouts titles and 11 All-Star Game appearances.

    Edgar Martinez: I’ll say it again: designated hitters are people, too, and he was the best one ever with a .312/.418/.515 triple-slash line that was as pretty as his swing.

    Rafael Palmeiro: An extremely reliable source—with no ties to Palmeiro—told me an off-the-record story at the Winter Meetings that convinced me that Palmeiro was indeed a clean player and was tricked into using the steroid when he thought he was taking a shot of vitamin B-12 that led to his suspension and end of his career in 2005. Unfortunately, there would be too many legal ramifications to make the story public.

    Mike Piazza: Granted, he did have a lot of acne on his back, but he was the greatest offensive catcher ever.

    Curt Schilling: Everyone knows he was one of the game’s great post-season pitchers but he was also pretty darned good in the regular season.

    Alan Trammell: This is a classic example of why players can stay on the ballot as long as 15 years if they gain at least five percent of the vote. I didn’t vote for him in his first 11 years on the ballot but have changed my mind after considering he played the most difficult position on the diamond (shortstop) and won four Gold Glove and three Silver Sluggers while helping redefine the position with his offensive prowess. Raines fans, there is your hope!

    Larry Walker: The critics can say he was a Coors Field creation and too fragile, but I’ll say he had a 141 OPS+ with a triple-slash line of .313/.400/.565 in 8,030 plate appearances


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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    I have no problem with Barry Bonds getting in, simply because I truly believe he would have been a Hall of Fame player even if he'd never started going on 'roids. Before he got to San Fran and started juicing, he was just a hair behind Griffey for one of the absolute best players in the game. He'd never have broke the home run record or become the super beast into his late 30's that he became, but he'd have been H.O.F. material.

    I don't know what to think about Clemens, really. But as much as I have no problem with leaving borderline guys out for the obvious reasons, I don't think Bonds was ever borderline even in spite of his usage.
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    Clemens before 2000

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    2    Lefty Grove                1.36     3.06     4.42      298       77      668   3940        457   
    3    Roger Clemens              1.26     3.12     4.38      355       93      732   4916.2      707   
    4    Whitey Ford                1.10     2.74     3.84      214       49      321   3171        438   
    5    Walter Johnson             1.07     2.17     3.24      470      100      643   5914.2      666   
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    9    Carl Hubbell               0.98     2.98     3.96      253       46      355   3591        431   
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    14   Bob Feller                 0.91     3.25     4.16      252       38      279   3828        484   
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    19   Curt Schilling             0.80     3.46     4.26      220       40      346   3261        436   
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    28   Don Drysdale               0.70     2.95     3.65      219       35      229   3432        465   
    29   Billy Pierce               0.68     3.27     3.95      221       25      224   3305        432   
    30   Ted Lyons                  0.68     3.67     4.34      284       27      286   4161.2      484   
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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    Quote Originally Posted by Brutus View Post
    I have no problem with Barry Bonds getting in, simply because I truly believe he would have been a Hall of Fame player even if he'd never started going on 'roids. Before he got to San Fran and started juicing, he was just a hair behind Griffey for one of the absolute best players in the game. He'd never have broke the home run record or become the super beast into his late 30's that he became, but he'd have been H.O.F. material.

    I don't know what to think about Clemens, really. But as much as I have no problem with leaving borderline guys out for the obvious reasons, I don't think Bonds was ever borderline even in spite of his usage.
    I have a big problem with it.

    He had 2/3 of his ABs in SF, 7 years in Pittsburgh, 15 in SF. He had just started hitting his prime when he left for the West Coast. I think you can infer the beginning of his PEDs usage as sometime once he went to SF, but I think it is fair to question any of his production, not just when his head got big. I'm not saying that is what you are using to mark when he started, but I think that is the common conception, and it begs the question regarding when he did actually start. Only God and Barry know.

    I think he built his HOF credentials primarily in SF, where all of his production can be considered tainted, and therefore he should not be in the HOF. Plus, he's the poster child for the steroid scandal the same as Shoeless Joe and Pete are for gambling scandals.

    If they let Bonds in, then the steroid impact on a career should not be considered for anyone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    I have a big problem with it.

    He had 2/3 of his ABs in SF, 7 years in Pittsburgh, 15 in SF. He had just started hitting his prime when he left for the West Coast. I think you can infer the beginning of his PEDs usage as sometime once he went to SF, but I think it is fair to question any of his production, not just when his head got big. I'm not saying that is what you are using to mark when he started, but I think that is the common conception, and it begs the question regarding when he did actually start. Only God and Barry know.

    I think he built his HOF credentials primarily in SF, where all of his production can be considered tainted, and therefore he should not be in the HOF. Plus, he's the poster child for the steroid scandal the same as Shoeless Joe and Pete are for gambling scandals.

    If they let Bonds in, then the steroid impact on a career should not be considered for anyone.
    Only one major leaguer had more WAR between 1986-1992 (the Pirates years) than Bonds. His name was Roger Clemens. As a Pirate, Bonds won 2 MVP awards while finishing second in another year. He won 3 gold gloves and 3 silver slugger awards as well. In other words, as a Pirate, Bonds not only was considered the best player at his position, he was widely considered the best player in the league. What's more, this all occurred before his age 28 season.
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    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    I have a big problem with it.

    He had 2/3 of his ABs in SF, 7 years in Pittsburgh, 15 in SF. He had just started hitting his prime when he left for the West Coast. I think you can infer the beginning of his PEDs usage as sometime once he went to SF, but I think it is fair to question any of his production, not just when his head got big. I'm not saying that is what you are using to mark when he started, but I think that is the common conception, and it begs the question regarding when he did actually start. Only God and Barry know.

    I think he built his HOF credentials primarily in SF, where all of his production can be considered tainted, and therefore he should not be in the HOF. Plus, he's the poster child for the steroid scandal the same as Shoeless Joe and Pete are for gambling scandals.

    If they let Bonds in, then the steroid impact on a career should not be considered for anyone.
    No one except Bonds knows for sure, but others have said that he started using after McGwire and Sosa broke the HR record on PED's. His use was a direct reaction to it. And his numbers suggest that. He actually started to decline a bit in 1999, then saw drastic improvements in 2000-04.

    From 1986-1998, Bonds had 445 HR's, 1299 RBI's and this slashline: .288/.409/559/968 163 OPS+ 3 MVP's.

    He retires after that, he's a HOF'er, imo.
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    WOY, I think that 2nd Clemens chart is inaccurate, looks to be his entire career.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edabbs44 View Post
    WOY, I think that 2nd Clemens chart is inaccurate, looks to be his entire career.
    Yes it is, here's the 2000-2012

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    3    Roger Clemens              1.15     3.34     4.49      100       57      185   1454.1      228   
    4    Felix Hernandez            1.09     3.22     4.30      105       69      145   1620.1      238   
    5    Brandon Webb               1.08     3.27     4.35       99       50      199   1319.2      198   
    6    Roy Halladay               1.08     3.28     4.36      180      103      313   2524        357   
    7    John Smoltz                1.06     3.28     4.35       61       37      124   1058.2      125   
    8    Jered Weaver               1.05     3.24     4.29       95       59      133   1320.1      207   
    9    Adam Wainwright            1.04     3.15     4.19       80       48      112   1073        151   
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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    Only one major leaguer had more WAR between 1986-1992 (the Pirates years) than Bonds. His name was Roger Clemens. As a Pirate, Bonds won 2 MVP awards while finishing second in another year. He won 3 gold gloves and 3 silver slugger awards as well. In other words, as a Pirate, Bonds not only was considered the best player at his position, he was widely considered the best player in the league. What's more, this all occurred before his age 28 season.
    Which is a great start to a career, but certainly doesn't qualify him for the HOF. By that logic, Albert Belle and dozens of others were on a HOF career track. Baseball-ref similarity scores (since you threw out WAR, I'll use something dubious for evidence as well) at that age is Greg Luzinski, hardly a HOF candidate. His exalted status was accomplished in SF, with magic beans that really worked. It will really make the HOF a sham if he is voted in.
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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    Vote "present" like they do in Congress

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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    I suppose a lot depends on whether a player's character is going to be considered in the HOF vote. If you're going to let Bonds and Clemens in, you might as well let Pete Rose in as well.

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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    Quote Originally Posted by AmarilloRed View Post
    I suppose a lot depends on whether a player's character is going to be considered in the HOF vote. If you're going to let Bonds and Clemens in, you might as well let Pete Rose in as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by traderumor View Post
    Which is a great start to a career, but certainly doesn't qualify him for the HOF. By that logic, Albert Belle and dozens of others were on a HOF career track. Baseball-ref similarity scores (since you threw out WAR, I'll use something dubious for evidence as well) at that age is Greg Luzinski, hardly a HOF candidate. His exalted status was accomplished in SF, with magic beans that really worked. It will really make the HOF a sham if he is voted in.
    Simply assuming a normal career trajectory after Pittsburgh puts him in the HOF.
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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    Quote Originally Posted by jojo View Post
    Simply assuming a normal career trajectory after Pittsburgh puts him in the HOF.
    Projecting him after his first four years (1986-89) had him as "good" not great. We can all play this game.

    Who knows when he started juicing? There is nothing normal about Barry Bonds' baseball career and stats. He might as well have been an alien robot.

    Canseco was on the juice since the mid-80s. This speculation that Bonds only took steroids in his later years, and that he was HOF-calibre without them, is just that - speculation. When I joined this board, a significant portion of posters were in denial of him EVER using.

    He's tainted, grimy as dirt, covered in crap. It's pointless to try to figure out what might of been, since HE HIMSELF made it impossible.

    He's a freak, a joke, an asterisk, a point so far off the curve it can only be an error. There's no projecting that and no point in trying.
    Bonds equals steroids. One doesn't exist without the other.
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    Re: John Fay Abstains from HOF Voting to Avoid Casting Votes for Bonds and Clemens

    Quote Originally Posted by oneupper View Post
    Projecting him after his first four years (1986-89) had him as "good" not great. We can all play this game.

    Who knows when he started juicing? There is nothing normal about Barry Bonds' baseball career and stats. He might as well have been an alien robot.

    Canseco was on the juice since the mid-80s. This speculation that Bonds only took steroids in his later years, and that he was HOF-calibre without them, is just that - speculation. When I joined this board, a significant portion of posters were in denial of him EVER using.

    He's tainted, grimy as dirt, covered in crap. It's pointless to try to figure out what might of been, since HE HIMSELF made it impossible.

    He's a freak, a joke, an asterisk, a point so far off the curve it can only be an error. There's no projecting that and no point in trying.
    Bonds equals steroids. One doesn't exist without the other.
    Nah he's a great player

    This is really who the above statement is about



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