Is it Time to Consider Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame?
To be considered as potential candidate of the Hall of Fame Award, athletes need to have a record of incredible sports achievement. Not only should his record be stellar, but he should meet certain criteria that demonstrate experience in excellence, significant time and contribution to the game.
But now, with a generation of steroid-using players, the selection process won’t be nearly so clear. Such is the case of Barry Bonds who is implicated for steroid use and had been recently convicted for perjury. He was sentenced for two-year probation, 250 hours of community service and a $4,000 fine. With all this controversial issue, Bonds eligibility to be part of the prestigious Hall of Fame is under heated discussions.
Steroid Use May Impede Bonds’ Hall Of Fame Award
With almost a year away from Bonds’ eligibility, controversial issues has been widely discussed and debated early as now with Bonds implications of steroid use. Bonds steroid scandal dated back in 1998 after feeling the need to get bulk to compete and get the same attention Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa was enjoying.
Prior to his steroid use, Bond had won three MVP award and 7 gold gloves. According to baseball writer Mike Silva, these achievements were good enough to be among the awardees of Baseball Hall of Fame. After his reported use of steroid for 5 years, Bonds despite losing his defense and speed had won 4 MVP Award and 1 Gold Glove.
The exemplary performance of Barry Bonds before turning to steroids was more than satisfactory to qualify him for Hall of Fame, Mike Silva concluded. He plays an overall consistent game from start to finish even without the help of steroids. An accomplishment that Bond work hard for.
Writers Viewpoint of Bonds Eligibility for Hall of Fame
Host of sports writers are citing that part of the Hall of Fame voting guidelines is the embodiment of virtues and character of the inductee. Something that Mike Silva find amusing noting that the Hall talks about character guidelines on a game that has shown so very little throughout the history.
Stringent election process includes various subcommittees and host of sports writers casting their vote to the most eligible baseball player. Voting will be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contribution to the teams he played for. The criteria used were however tainted with the past choices for Hall of Fame Awardees. Personal connections and likability plus industry connections and other non-athletic considerations unjustifiably influence the votes rendering political decisions.
The Hall of Fame enshrines baseball greatness. It embodies players who gave every baseball game their best shot. For majority of fans who love the game, that’s more than enough. Baseball writers and voters should use all information available to sort through the candidacy. The 15 years of dedicated performance of Barry Bonds is now up for the writer’s votes.
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