Is Barry Bonds ready to be loved?

The “greatest living player” is going into the Pirates Hall of Fame this weekend and his long-term public persona is about to be decided

It’s been two months since the wonderful Willie Mays passed away at age 93. As we mourned his death, we contemplated who should now be bestowed the title of “Greatest Living Ballplayer.”

We don’t have formal elections for these titles. I don’t think we reached a consensus as a country. From the straw polls that I’ve read and the conversations I had with …