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Great conversation you guys are having.
I am a little more sensitive about Bonds & Clemens because as many of us growing up around the same age these guys along with Griffey and a few others were the greatest of our generation. Also, I am probably a bit stubborn about this but Bonds was just that much better than any other hitter I have ever seen. The PED's didnt give him the best hand/eye coordination to ever play, it didnt give him the best ability to know the strike zone of his time, it also didnt make him one of the most intelligent baseball players to ever play.
The Rocket wasnt as great as his job as Bonds was but he was clearly the top pitcher of the mid-late 80s and a large portion of the 90s. In my opinion, he was a top 5 pitcher of all time.
If you want to keep out a borderline player because of PED's, sure that is your opinion. But to keep out the all-time greats to make a point means you shouldnt get to vote or your vote means nothing to a lot of people.
Keeping these guys out is basically saying that baseball during this time period didnt even exist.
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