In today's Inside Baseball column, I tackled the dilemma that is the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot. And as some of you have already pointed out via email and my Twitter page, I have actually mentioned the name "Barry Bonds" and even done a complete 180 and said I would vote for him for Cooperstown.
(Yep, I'm stunned too).
I would vote down the line for Clemens and Bonds, as well as Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling, Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell. I would think only Biggio is pretty well set to get in this year, with maybe Morris finally pushing through as well. It will certainly be an interesting vote.
(You can still vote on my post from earlier in the week).
In my column, I mentioned these two items that I found particularly interesting this week and here's links to them.
Pete Abraham's blog in the Boston Globe, where he says he's gone from a no-steroid guy to being totally wide open.
Ray Ratto's column at CSNBayarea.com, where he makes his points at times LOUDLY! (Ratto is a longtime San Francisco writer who covered Barry Bonds)
Ian O'Connor has a similar view at ESPNNY.com. Basically, he's willing to vote in bad guys if they're really, really good. That's pretty much where I am right now.
---Mike Harrington
Twitter: @BNHarrington
