CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sunday’s Contemporary Baseball Era Committee vote could be the watershed moment that changes everything for baseball’s most controversial stars. Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast hosts recently dove into what might be the most consequential Hall of Fame vote in years - one that could determine whether former Cleveland slugger Manny Ramirez ever gets his bronze plaque.

Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com’s veteran Guardians beat reporter, didn’t mince words about the implications: “It’s going to have an impact on a guy like Manny Ramirez if the steroid guys get in, (Barry) Bonds and (Roger) Clemens. If they get elected, that means the green light, things have changed and that could really kind of pave the way for Manny, could pave the way for Alex Rodriguez, who are still on the BBW

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