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Bonds, Clemens, Sosa fail to get into hall of fame

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Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa, left, and San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds smile during batting practice. Baseball Hall of Fame voters didn't elect any players to the hall of fame this year.

Associated Press/April 2003

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Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame, with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades. "Curt Schilling made a good point, everyone was guilty. Either you used PEDs, or you did nothing to stop their use," Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt said in an email to The Associated Press. "This generation got rich. Seems there was a price to pay."