Barry Bonds Fails To Make Into Hall of Fame On Final Ballot, Twitter Screams Hypocrisy

Major League Baseball and The Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America has as soon as once more did Barry Bonds soiled. 

Arguably MLB’s finest hitter Barry Bonds fell wanting getting the required votes wanted to be enshrined in Cooperstown on his tenth and last Corridor of Fame poll. Bonds ended up with 66% of the votes, his highest displaying but, nevertheless it was not sufficient. The Baseball Corridor of Fame introduced that Boston Purple Sox slugger David Ortiz was the one participant on the poll to earn greater than 75% help from the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America voters on the 2022 poll.

Ortiz’s first-ballot choice is being met with some criticism as a result of there may be some stench of PEDs nonetheless lingering on him. PEDs additionally occur to be the problem holding Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Alex Rodriguez out of the Corridor of Fame. Bonds being denied once more has the highlight on the writers who appear to have a lifetime grudge in opposition to the San Franciso Giants slugger for his use of performance-enhancing medication and his tumultuous relationship with the press.

The Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America is now trying fairly hypocritical. In 2009, a number of publications, together with the New York Occasions, reported Ortiz was one of many many gamers to check optimistic for a band substance throughout a 2003 testing survey carried out by the league that was supposed to stay nameless. Present Main League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred wasn’t too involved with stories and questioned them. Manfred even doubted the legitimacy of the stories saying that Ortiz might have examined optimistic for a complement and never a band substance. “I feel it’s actually unlucky that anyone’s identify was ever launched publicly,” Manfred stated in 2016.

Whereas talking with the press after the announcement, David Ortiz heard the cries and even placed on his cape for Bonds. “I do know there are a whole lot of issues happening, however to me, the man was a Corridor-of- Famer means at the start, all of the discuss, all of the issues. This can be a man who performed the sport at an entire totally different stage. Not having (Bonds and Clemens) be part of me at the moment is one thing that’s onerous to consider, to be sincere with you. These guys did all of it. It’s what it’s, and there’s nothing I personally can do about it.”

Bonds himself didn’t touch upon lacking out on the Corridor of Fame once more however did congratulate Ortiz on his induction in an Instagram publish writing, “CONGRATULATIONS Huge Papi in your induction into the Corridor of Fame! Effectively deserved…I really like you my brother.” 

Roger Clemens did put out an announcement just about shunning the Corridor-of-Fame, claiming that was by no means his predominant objective. “My household and I put the HOF within the rearview mirror ten years in the past,” Clemens stated. “I didn’t play baseball to get into the HOF. I performed to make a generational distinction within the lives of my household. Then deal with profitable championships whereas giving again to my group and the followers as properly. It was my ardour. I gave all of it I had, the suitable means, for my household and for the followers who supported me. I’m grateful for that help.”

The reactions on social media to the Bonds and Clemens being snubbed are just about on their facet with everybody agreeing the 2 retired gamers should be in Cooperstown, whether or not you preferred them or not.

We see no lies within the tweets. You possibly can peep extra reactions within the gallery beneath.

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