When it comes to Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, it’s time to ratchet things down.
Another year of Hall of Fame voting has passed, and despite some early indications that their candidacies might gain real momentum this time around, both ended up falling well short of election.
Bonds and Clemens are the two most accomplished baseball players not in the Hall of Fame by any number of measures — including the most Most Valuable Player Awards (Bonds), the most Cy Young Awards (Clemens) and Wins Above Replacement — but neither came close to 50 percent in the latest election, let alone the 75 percent required for induction.