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AvatarJay Jaffe
1:48
You're correct, in that it doesn't send a great message. I think there's much more discussion about Schilling and the PED guys because they're much closer to election (Schilling, Bonds and Clemens are all going to wind up ~60%) than Jones, who's polling in the single digits. If he were at 60%, I think his DV case would be discussed more.

As I noted within my Bonds profile, he has allegations re: DV in his past as well. In his 1995 divorce case, his first wife alleged several incidents of spousal abuse, including being kicked while eight months pregnant. In this day and age, those allegations would be investigated, and probably result in a suspension. In 2011, his longtime girlfriend Kimberly Bell alleged that he subjected her to verbal abuse and threats of physical violence. From the NY Times:
1:50
"Bell testified that Bonds threatened 'to cut my head off and leave me in a ditch' and said that 'he would cut out my breast implants because he paid for them.' He also said he was going to burn her house down, she said. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/29/sports/baseball/29bonds.html

I haven't seen much mention of any of this among voters. It's a problem that I don't want to downplay, but one that alas is a subset of larger ones, that we as a society are grappling with how to handle these, and those of us within the world of sports don't have great answers to such questions.
Rusty
1:51
who's a non-player you really want inducted into the hall?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:51
Marvin Miller. It's ridiculous that he's not in.
Conor
1:51
Who’s would you bet on being a modern-day Scott Rolen? In other words, what player that’s currently active could you see ending well-qualified for the hall by Jaws but being overlooked by many voters for some reason?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:53
Well, Scott Rolen is the modern-day Scott Rolen in that he still has eight more years of eligibility after this one. I'd say Chase Utley and Joe Mauer are the next two guys in that category — they're above the JAWS standard if not necessarily widely perceived as Hallworthy — but both just retired. At the moment, I don't think there's anybody active who's to quite that level.
Tim
1:54
Would you list the info re the bookstore that has your autographed copies of your book? I would like to get one for myself since I didn't make Santa's nice list. Thanks
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:54
Sure thing. Signed copies of The Cooperstown Casebook are available via Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn. Please see here https://cooperstowncasebook.com/2017/07/21/signed-copies-of-the-cooper...
1:56
And with that, I'm about out of time. Thanks for stopping by, folks! See you next week...
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