Who will get in the Hall of Fame first: Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, or Pete Rose???

Question

This should be interesting....

Answer 1

Bonds will get in. He was established as a Hall-class player before the first whiff of scandal touched him. (Plus the writers bestowed four consecutive NL MVP Awards upon him, one unanimously, even after thick-skulled heads had begun to be scratched; while Hall voting isn't the same as MVP voting, there's probably a sense of historical inevitability about Bonds that no other player carries; maybe Clemens.)

Sosa, I dunno... he'll probably get the McGwire treatment, and we won't really know how the electorate views Mac until the 2008 results are released. Was 2007 a one-time smack, or will they hold the line? I don't think McGwire will get elected in 2008, either, but just the change in his return will be interesting.

And let's be clear: McGwire's 23% was based upon the scandal cloud above him and not anything to do with his career stats. Anyone claiming "not enuff hits" is either willfully ignorant or desperately disingenuous. Ignorance can be cured.

Rose will continue to be ineligible, as is proper.

Answer 2

They should definitely not be in the Hall of Fame. Think about the old legends: Ruth, Mantle, Mays, and Aaron. Here we have four guys of substantial power who worked their way to the top without artificial hormones. Are they and many others going to have their records broken because of cheaters? Yes. However, that doesn't mean that we can's stop these records FROM BEING RECOGNIZED. If we keep these players out of the Hall of Fame, they will never receive the ultimate honor that the old legends got, and that is enough justice for me. Think about all the players that didn't cheat also. Today we have stars such as Mike Mussina, who is a great pitcher. Nevertheless, he does not receive as much recognition as he deserves. Perhaps this is because the steroid munchers have tainted his stats and what he really could have accomplished. There are also hitters such as Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Howard (whom I am fairly certain are not juiced) who get a lot of recognition, but perhaps not as much as they should. And yes, Pete Rose deserves to be in much more than they do because although he was crooked, he did not cheat in the sport. However, this gambling will keep him out of the Hall of Fame and instead into the Hall of Shame.

Answer 3

Sammy Sosa

Answer 4

Probably Bonds, because he will retire before Sosa. They both will be elected into the hall. Pete may have to wait until he's left this earth.

Answer 5

Sosa he has NEVER failed a drug test Pete Rose Gambeled after the ban was initiated long before him and Bonds will pop a piss test sooner or later if hard evidence does not come out against him first

Answer 6

I hope Pete Rose.. Sosa never failed a drug test but he did cork his bat. Bonds will get in first because MLB doesn't give a $hit about who took steroids or not or even finding out the truth about it. If they did, MLB would demand the immediate release of the players' names involved in the former Mets' employee guilty plea to steroid distribution. Fans dig the long ball.

Answer 7

Well first of all Pete Rose is never going to get in the hall of fame. He broke rule 1 of baseball. Barry and Sammy will both get in the same year. They are both going to retire this year and in my opinion are both first ballot hall of famers.

Answer 8

Pete Rose because he what he did was bad but it was not that bad. Why not Sosa he is not that famous anymore it all started with cork and a bat. Bonds wont becauase I just don't think he will.

Answer 9

I'm sure Bonds will,like earlier stated,MLB is afraid of him. Sosa is a tough one,he has plenty of home runs. Pete Rose,why not? Mantle and Mays were both convicted of gambling and having ties with casinos back in the 60's or early 70's.

Answer 10

Sosa