Below are the names. This will be interesting, because they recently selected Harold Freaking Baines, who had a lower career W.A.R. than all of the players on this year's list.
We've had the Bonds/Clemens debate here. Arguably, Sheffield is in or out depending on whether or not you argued the same way for those two. The others are interesting choices. Personally, I can see the committee choosing Murphy and Mattingly. I don't know how they will view the rest, and the P.E.D. guys are probably going to hinge on who is selected for the committee.
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Gary Sheffield
Jeff Kent
Dale Murphy
Carlos Delgado
Don Mattingly
Fernando Valenzuela
Replies to: "Basball H.O.F. - The 2026 Contemporary Era Ballot...let's discuss important things."
- Basball H.O.F. - The 2026 Contemporary Era Ballot...let's discuss important things. - jakers - 10:50am 11/21/25
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- Murphy played in a baseball desert - Fisher01 - 3:39pm 11/21/25
- With Mattingly, it's almost like the Terrell Davis situation. - jakers - 4:21pm 11/21/25
- Wait til they are dead, like they did with Ole Pete. [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:20pm 11/21/25
- This is actually the Leo Durocher rule - Mark - 1:34pm 11/21/25
- Paging Barry Bonds! A hole among a holes indeed. [NT]
- LanceManion - 3:08pm 11/21/25
- Barry Bonds is prone to getting a big head... [NT]
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- TakethetrainKnute - 3:46pm 11/21/25
- And well earned...Pitchers knew the odds of Barry launching one into the stands were very good. - TyroneIrish - 6:05pm 11/21/25
- Barry Bonds is prone to getting a big head... [NT]
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- TakethetrainKnute - 3:46pm 11/21/25
- Paging Barry Bonds! A hole among a holes indeed. [NT]
- LanceManion - 3:08pm 11/21/25
- But they are still holding fast with keeping Shoeless Joe out. [NT]
- ELP - 1:25pm 11/21/25
- His 1911 season is unfairly forgotten. - jakers - 3:28pm 11/21/25
- Maybe those heartless MFers should watch Field of Dreams. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:07pm 11/21/25
- Agree, and without the roids their numbers would not be so good. [NT] - PaND - 12:59pm 11/21/25
- This is actually the Leo Durocher rule - Mark - 1:34pm 11/21/25
- Bonds and Clemens deserve to have their plaques in the men's rest room above the urinals. [NT] - Hensou - 12:19pm 11/21/25
- I think there ought to be a steroid-era room - Chris94 - 12:09pm 11/21/25
- Agree on Bonds and Clemons...MLB was only too happy promoting the "Bash Brothers" before - TyroneIrish - 12:42pm 11/21/25
- Some have suggested simply putting it on their plaque. - jakers - 12:28pm 11/21/25
- I'd be fine with that - Chris94 - 12:32pm 11/21/25
- Enter under two giant crossed syringes... - TakethetrainKnute - 12:12pm 11/21/25
- Re: Basball H.O.F. - The 2026 Contemporary Era Ballot...let's discuss important things. - THEISMANCARR - 11:57am 11/21/25
- IMHO none of those men deserve to be in the HOF. [NT]
- Hensou - 11:42am 11/21/25
- I think Murphy is worth re-visiting. - jakers - 12:33pm 11/21/25
- Interesting thought. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 12:40pm 11/21/25
- I think Murphy is worth re-visiting. - jakers - 12:33pm 11/21/25
- Murphy played in a baseball desert - Fisher01 - 3:39pm 11/21/25