Joining us now, susan lesslesse former president of the baseball writers association of america and bob ryan, columnist for the boston globe, susan, barry bonds, roger clemene enclemens, let them in, why? my thinking about this has evolved over the years and thank you for having me on to talk about this because it is such an important top nick saic in san francisco. i did not vote for bonds and cl clemens first couple of years they were eligible. as soon as the leaders of that era went in automatically, upon their eligibility, i m talking about people like bud selig and sony la russa, i decided it did not make sense to hold two guys responsible for that entire era. and also on that ballot, the year that selig and la russa went in was pudge rodriguez, who i covered for two years with the dallas morning news. and one year his body type was completely different from the second year. and they say don t use the eye
Se susan, bob, a terrific discussion. the most important thing that happened in the hall of fame, which is that david ortiz, big papi, is in. i did sleep in this shirt last night. smells like victory. glory. it smells like glory, right? glory. cnn s coverage continues right now. very good wednesday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. i m bianna golodryga. we re following two major stories this hour. first, a cnn exclusive. the justice department is now investigating fake electoral college certifications that falsely declared former president trump the winner of seven swing states that he lost in 2020. the boeigus certificates were st by top officials representing the republican party in each state.
Juiced batters, let them all in, that day didn t come. why not, bob? i wrote this in the globe, it is a matter of having to look yourself in the mirror and are you comfortable letting these known cheaters and arrogant in one case cheater and when other people weren t. and i just couldn t do it. and i heard all the arguments about they were hall of famers before they allegedly starting doing it, yes, i know all that, and they are two of the greatest players of all time, i know that, very well, but it is just a matter of how you feel about yourself as a voter. i couldn t do it. susan? the problem is the character class, which is on the ballot that the hall of fame voters are given. in every way, shape and form, it is spelled out, you must consider character. what does that mean? we know there are cheaters in the hall of fame. one is celebrated. there are people who have, you know, been involved with