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McGwire Hall Snub Bodes Ill for Bonds, Clemens

Could Bonds, Clemens face exclusion?

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 13, 2009 4:46 PM CST
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(Newser) – Mark McGwire's awful showing in Hall of Fame voting—he got only 21.9% of votes this year, which is actually worse than last year and way below the required 75%—is a good sign that that fellow steroid pals Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds face long odds when they appear on the ballot four years from now, writes Bill Shaikin in the Los Angeles Times.

"How many might vote against Bonds or Clemens the first time as a vote against the steroid era?" writes Shaikin. "Each man is innocent until proven guilty, of course. But, by the time the feds are finished, this might be the question for the Hall of Fame electorate: How many might vote against Bonds or Clemens every time?"


A federal grand jury is looking into evidence that Roger Clemens lied to Congress about drug use.
A federal grand jury is looking into evidence that Roger Clemens lied to Congress about drug use.   (AP Photo)
That Mark McGwire, suspected of steroid use, got an even smaller percentage of Hall of Fame votes this year than last should worry Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, Shaikin writes.
That Mark McGwire, suspected of steroid use, got an even smaller percentage of Hall of Fame votes this year than last should worry Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, Shaikin writes.   (AP Photo)
In this 2005 file photo, former Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson is shown prior to a baseball game in Oakland, Calif.
In this 2005 file photo, former Oakland Athletics' Rickey Henderson is shown prior to a baseball game in Oakland, Calif.   (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jim Rice reacts during a New York news conference, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009.
Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jim Rice reacts during a New York news conference, Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Barry Bonds, seen as a poster child for baseball's steroids era, shouldn't count on getting into the Hall of Fame right away, Bill Shaikin writes.
Barry Bonds, seen as a poster child for baseball's steroids era, shouldn't count on getting into the Hall of Fame right away, Bill Shaikin writes.   (AP Photo)
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