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Orange, NJ, December 12, 2017 — By a margin of 49% – 35%, Americans have said \u201cno\u201d to the inclusion of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in the Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nOrange, NJ, December 12, 2017 — By a margin of 49% – 35%, Americans have said \u201cno\u201d to the inclusion of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in the Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
The two have not yet been elected by the Baseball Writers, who are voting now for the 2018 inductees.\u00a0 Both seemingly had Hall of Fame credentials even before their linkage to performance enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n
The poll also showed Americans agreeing with Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, who sent a letter to voters saying players named as PED users should not be elected.\u00a0 62% supported Morgan\u2019s position, with only 26% opposing.<\/p>\n
\u201cBonds and Clemens are not the only reported PED users who would likely have gained election,\u201d said Poll Director Rick Gentile.\u00a0 \u201cBut they represent the top of the list of players under consideration who were scarred by the drug use.\u00a0 Support for their inclusion just isn\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The poll was taken November 27-29 across the nation, on both landlines and cell phones, with randomly placed telephone calls.\u00a0 The poll is sponsored by The Sharkey Institute.\u00a0 There were 719 respondents, with a margin of error of +\/- 3.7%.<\/p>\n
ABOUT SETON HALL UNIVERSITY<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n One of the country\u2019s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall University has been a catalyst for leadership \u2014 developing students in mind, heart and spirit \u2014 since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 academic programs, Seton Hall\u2019s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, U.S.News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek.<\/p>\n Seton Hall, which embraces students of all religions, prepares its graduates to be exemplary servant leaders and global citizens. Its attractive main campus is located in suburban South Orange, New Jersey, and is only 14 miles by train, bus or car from New York City, offering a wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university\u2019s nationally recognized School of Law is prominently located in downtown Newark.<\/p>\n For more information, visit www.shu.edu.<\/p>\n About the poll:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This poll was conducted by telephone November 27-29 among 719 adults in the United States. The Seton Hall Sports Poll is conducted by the Sharkey Institute.<\/p>\n Phone numbers were dialed from random samples of both standard landline and cell phones. The landlines were called Seton Hall\u2019s Poling Center at the Stillman School of Business and cell phones from Braun Research Incorporated. \u00a0 \u00a0The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. The error for subgroups may be higher. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.<\/p>\n The Seton Hall Sports Poll has been conducted regularly since 2006.<\/p>\n Media:<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Media: Marty Appel,\u00a0AppelPR@gmail.com<\/a>; The results:<\/p>\n Agree 62%<\/p>\n Disagree 26<\/p>\n Don\u2019t know\/No opinion 12<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes 35<\/p>\n No 49<\/p>\n Don\u2019t know\/No opinion 16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Orange, NJ, December 12, 2017 — By a margin of 49% – 35%, Americans have said \u201cno\u201d to the inclusion of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The two have not yet been elected by…<\/p>\n
\nMichael Ricciardelli, Associate Director of Media Relations, Seton Hall
\nmichael.ricciardelli@shu.edu<\/a>, 908-447-3034<\/p>\n\n
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