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The Best Reason Why Barry Bonds Should Be in the Hall of Fame

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The Best Reason Why Barry Bonds Should Be in the Hall of Fame

Barry Bonds is up for a vote this weekend. He is one of the game's greatest players. Before 2000, he was a five-tool player. After 2000 he started taking designer drugs. The drugs were legal under federal law. He made 14 All-Star appearances, won eight Gold Gloves and was named MVP of National League seven times. His surly reputation didn't help his chances for inclusion in the sport's most exclusive club. Major League Baseball has applied inconsistently the litmus test for induction. It's a matter of suspicion that he cheated the games. They didn’t recognize the clear as a steroid when Bonds started crushing dingers at a disrespectful pace.

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