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Hall of Fame Committee Could Be Tough on Players With Steroid Links

Sunday’s vote on players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will be secret, but past statements from committee members indicate a hard line on players accused of cheating.

Roger Clemens won 354 games and struck out 4,672 batters, but he fell off the writers’ ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame after ten tries.Credit...Barton Silverman/The New York Times

For a player who starred at Wrigley Field, Ryne Sandberg finished his Hall of Fame speech, in 2005, the way you would expect: “Thank you and go Cubs!” But right before that, on a stage filled with the most hallowed names in baseball, Sandberg made a pointed choice of words to cap his address.