Around the turn of the new millennium, the San Francisco Giants fielded an all-time great baseball player who was so good that fans would buy tickets just to see him play. He would accomplish feats that had previously seemed impossible, and he seemed destined to be a Hall of Famer. They also had Jeff Kent.

Yet, on Sunday, the latter was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, while the former, Barry Bonds, was yet again snubbed.