Does anyone besides Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens want to see their HOF induction speech?
Outside of Suzyn Waldman, that is.
Otherwise, who’s going to make the trek to Cooperstown to see two unrepentant frauds take their place among baseball’s greatest players. (Yes, there are some genuine louts in the HOF, and other players who probably shouldn’t be there, but why add more?)
Can you imagine a more soulless induction ceremony? Actually, you can, granted you were among the masochists who watched Barry Bonds break baseball’s greatest record. I wasn’t watching and, if I’ve even seen a replay I’ve forgotten it — out of sight, out of mind. Without looking it up, do you even know the name of the pitcher who gave up No. 756? Or what team he pitched for/
(Mike Bacsik of the Nats, for the record.)
The Hammer was more gracious than he should have been, offering videotaped congratulations. But he didn’t watch.
A woman who answered the phone at Aaron’s home in Georgia shortly after Bonds’ homer said that Aaron was asleep.
You can bet your last dollar that there will be a spartan and sparse turnout to sit on that stage if this ever happens.
Maybe they can get Neyer and Craig Calcaterra to sit up there instead of the other HOF players…