Hank Aaron, who died last week at 86, was a head of state — that state being baseball.
So how will Baseball Hall of Fame voters honor Aaron on Tuesday, when ballot results are announced — will they elect Barry Bonds, with his fraudulent 762 career home runs, to Cooperstown?
The Baseball Hall of Fame, like a lot oF American institutions and millions of American individuals, suffered greatly in 2020. The Hall saw seven members — the most ever in a calendar year — pass away.
Cooperstown said good-bye to Joe Morgan, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Whitey Ford, Al Kaline, Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro.