If it were up to Darryl Strawberry, Barry Bonds would be in Cooperstown.
During a recent appearance on OutKick's “The Ricky Cobb Show,” the 62-year-old eight-time All-Star was asked if Bonds, among other players with ties to performance-enhancing drugs, should be in the Hall of Fame.
“I think if you look at the list of all the players that are in the Hall of Fame, somebody has done something. Let's face it, nobody's perfect. We all make mistakes, we all fail,” Strawberry said.
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Barry Bonds is introduced to fans at the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame ceremony at PNC Park. (Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports)
“When you look at the guys, any guys that have played, it's pretty hard to do it year after year and compete and put your body through everything you have to put it through. To see those guys not get recognized for what they accomplished on the field, I think it's crazy.”
“You can't put some in and leave others out. There are some that people know that did the same thing, and then you're leaving others out, and you point to these guys and say these guys don't come in. Well, why did you let the other guys in? You let other guys in that did things. Why not let those guys in, too, because they accomplished a lot of great things on the field?”
Bonds, despite being a seven-time NL MVP, 14-time All-Star, 12-time Silver Slugger, eight-time Gold Glove winner, two-time batting champion and having the most home runs (762), walks (2,558) and intentional walks (688) in MLB history, is not a Hall of Famer.
Bonds tested positive for steroids three times in his career, and during his 10 years on the writers' ballot, he never had enough votes to enter the Hall of Fame.
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Former New York Mets player Darryl Strawberry speaks during a press conference at Citi Field before the team retires his number. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
He could one day be chosen by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee, but in his case he will not be eligible for election until 2026.
The Pittsburgh Pirates inducted Bonds into the Hall of Fame last month. The San Francisco Giants retired his No. 25 in 2018.
Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2022, but according to a New York Times report, he tested positive for a banned substance in 2003 during an anonymous survey. The substance was never made public, and Ortiz has never admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career.
Ortiz received 77.9% of the vote, narrowly exceeding the 75% requirement to be inducted. In 2022, Bonds received 66% of the vote.
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Barry Bonds addresses fans after being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame at PNC Park. (Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports)
Strawberry also believes one of his childhood idols, Pete Rose, should be in the Hall of Fame.
“I was a big fan of Charlie Hustle, Pete Rose. I watched him play a lot for the Dodgers and I thought he was a phenomenal baseball player, the way he tried, the way he played, and of course his uniform was always dirty. If you're going to play baseball and your uniform isn't dirty, that means you're not doing anything.”
“Pete Rose taught me that by the way he played the game of baseball, and I hope that one day he gets honored and put in the Hall of Fame because he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame for everything he did for the game and the way he played the game the right way.”
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Rose was banned from Major League Baseball for life for betting on sports during his career. Rose is Major League Baseball's all-time hits leader with 4,256 career hits.
Strawberry played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. He was the New York Mets' Rookie of the Year in 1983 and was part of the team that won the World Series in 1986.
Strawberry also won World Series titles with the New York Yankees in 1996 and 1998 and finished his career with 335 home runs and 1,000 RBIs.
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