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Because Andy, there are records and entries, etc. connecting Bonds to P.E.D.s. And Bonds isn't being tried for taking steroids, he's being tried for lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Bonds is in the same boat as Clemens.

Well, he is arrogant for sure, but I wasn't upset when Maris broke the single season record (maybe because he was a Yankee I'll grant you), and I certainly wasn't mad when Henry Aaron passed the Bambino for the all time home run total (being a person of minority doesn't faze me at all). I guess the whole thing about Bonds is what turns people off.

First, he's a first class phony. He doesn't care about anybody but the guy he looks in the mirror. His personal life is a testimony to that. Second, his sudden and dramatic physical change in one off-season between 1998 and 1999. Third, nobody has gone to jail to avoid testifying for Clemens as they have Bonds (i.e. Greg Anderson). Fourth, they have records seized in search warrants linking Bonds to Balco, and Anderson, thus the lying under oath. Still, he looks the camera in the eye and lies.

Now look at Clemens. So far they have one guy's word. Yes, he's been corroborated by other athletes copping out they took something here or something there. Fine. Not one of them has put Clemens feet to the fire. Plus, there's no physical evidence. We have one guy's word.

I could say, "I injected Andy twice with P.E.D.s when he was in California. He supplied the stuff, but was too afraid to inject himself." So now your name is out there and how do you defend that? Not all these guys named in the Mitchell report were star athletes. In fact, their careers changed little if any after using.

Now, do I think Roger Clemens took P.E.D.s? Yes, but that's my opinion. Is what's been presented so far enough to keep him from the HOF? No. Unless, somebody's got something more that saying he did it, then you have to look at the name on the ballot and say was it ever proven he did that? If the answer is no, then mark the ballot for induction. Same with Bonds, if he walks out of court with a not guilty, vote him in. Mark McGwire? His "I'm not here to talk about the past" is enough for me to keep him out. It was a tacit omission/confession.

Just as a side note, I've said this before, what about Nolan Ryan? He continued at a high level well into his 40's. And he was around (1966-1993) when steroids hit the majors. He was 45 in 1992 when he threw 157.3 innings, struck out 157 (one per inning), and went 5-9 with an ERA of 3.72. Pretty good stats for a guy that age wouldn't you say? The next year he blew his elbow out (a common symptom of pitchers using juice), and his career ended. Check out his stats, especially after the age of 35, Nolan Ryan's Stats.

The point is you can speculate, say anything and cast suspicion on anyone. It doesn't prove anything.