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No matter what happens, a legend always remains a legend. The sports columnist, Skip Bayless, surely believes in this. Considering, he put baseball’s controversial legend, Barry Bonds, in the same group as the icons, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.

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In the wake of the All-Star game this year, the columnist talked about his perspective of the former baseball player, Barry Bonds.

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Skip named the players he thinks have legendary auras while mainly talking about the disputed home run king Bonds.

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Barry Bonds is one of the greats

One certain thing is that Bonds is one of the greatest players of all time. Over the years, Bonds has made a huge number of records, one of which is the most home runs in his career – 762.

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However, to this day Bonds’ record of most home runs stands disputed. He is disputed because of his admission of unknowingly taking steroids that might have helped him break the record of most home runs in a career by Hank Aaron.?

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No matter disputed or undisputed, Bayless still considers Barry Bonds as a player to have a legendary charisma. In his show, he said, “When I think of legendary auras, magnetic stature, people I’ve been around and felt the power of, I think of Ali,… I think of Michael Jordan,….. Tiger Woods,… I think of Barry Bonds. We’re talking about immortally great here.”

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Bayless covered Bonds for three years, and tried to know him but couldn’t because Bonds never let anybody know him. But he still kept a close eye and observed him day to day.

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Should Bonds be inducted into the Hall of Fame?

Barry Bonds got eligible to be in the Hall of Fame in 2013. But unfortunately, the baseball player never got enough votes in his corner to earn his inclusion.

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His not being in the Hall of Fame has people having different opinions on the same. The reason why he is not and should not be included in Cooperstown is that he admits to having taken steroids even if mistakenly.?

While some think it is wrong to have him excluded, others think the Hall of Fame should never have a member who played by cheating.?

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Do you think Bonds should be inducted into the Hall of Fame? Let us know in the comments below.

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Rakshita Madan is an MLB writer at EssentiallySports, with a prolific portfolio of over 1000 articles to her credit. Rakshita's admiration for the legendary Derek Jeter is well known, but she never lets her personal biases affect her writing. She is particularly intrigued by the twists and turns of the game, and it is this aspect that keeps her hooked on the sport. When Rakshita is not covering baseball, she indulges in her love for poetry and OTT shows. This passion for creative expression reflects in her writing, which is often characterized by a poetic sensibility and a flair for storytelling.

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