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Our experts: Tough call on baseball’s Hall

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Rogers Clemens, above, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa are on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, and fans will find out on Jan. 9 whether drug allegations block the former stars from reaching baseball's shrine.

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Barry Bonds, from left, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa likely won't get enough votes to get elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, according to most surveys of voters.

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San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, above, Rogers Clemens, and Sammy Sosa are on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, and fans will find out on Jan. 9 whether drug allegations block the former stars from reaching baseball's shrine.

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Former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa, above, made it onto only one of the Daily Herald's ballots for this year's Hall of Fame class.

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Mike Imrem, Barry Rozner, Bruce Miles and Scot Gregor present their ballots for the Baseball Hall of Fame in a landmark year that sees many controversial players — including Sammy Sosa — in contention for the honor.