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I"m a hard ass when it comes to the HOF...think it should be for the elite of the elite. I can't get past the steroid stuff so Bonds and Sosa are DTM (dead to me). I can't remember if Clemens was implicated in that. If so, he's also DTM. If not, he and Jeter are the only two I'd vote for. Some others had really really nice careers but that's not quite good enough in my book.
Clemens was implicated. About as much as Bonds and others that have been voted in and already have plaques in Cooperstown. None ever tested positive nor was there any hard proof or confessions.
Jeter is obviously a lock and certainly should be. No other 1st ballot nominees this year should ever even sniff 75%.
I am not naive enough to think there wasn't some fire that caused all of the smoke around Bonds and Clemens. I do still contend though that they are the best everyday player (that may change to Trout if he stays healthy and keeps producing) and pitcher I have seen in my lifetime and would vote them in.
And I agree that only the elite of the elite should be elected.