![]() That's a change from what it had been until last year: Today’s Game (1988-present), Modern Baseball (1970-87), Golden Days (1960-79) and Early Baseball (pre-1950).īonds, Clemens, Schilling and Sosa all played after 1980, of course, so they’re on the Contemporary Baseball candidate list, eligible for this eight-person ballot. There also is a Contemporary Baseball Era committee for non-players, such as managers, umpires, executives, etc. There have been many different veterans committees iterations over the years, but at the moment there are only two for players: Contemporary Baseball Era (1980-present) and Classic Baseball Era (pre-1980). How can Bonds, Clemens, Schilling and Sosa still be elected to the Hall of Fame?Īll players in good standing with Major League Baseball, as these four are - the list of banned players, such as Pete Rose, is short - are eligible to appear on veterans’ committee ballots. When one Hall of Fame door closes another potential Cooperstown door opens, at least technically. Their Hall journey isn’t over, of course. MORE: Looking ahead to the Hall of Fame class of 2023 Schilling’s total dropped he’d reached the 70 percent plateau in 20, but he finished at 58.6 percent that year. ![]() Players used to be eligible to stay on for 15 years, but that number was cut to 10 by the Hall of Fame in 2014. Bonds and Clemens finished with their highest vote percentage in their 10 years, but still fell short of the 75 percent needed for election. The class of 2022 was their 10th and final time on the BBWAA ballot. Will the doors of Cooperstown ever open for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa? If you're a fan of those four, well, it does not look good. ![]()
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