Pete Rose......?

Does anyone else feel that Pete Rose should be in the hall of fame. He admitted to the gambling, It was years ago, get over it.He has suffered enough. After all he is one of the greatest hitters of the 20 th century if not ever.

Pete Rose......?
Never heard this question before.
Reply:You can go on and on all you want about steroids, but the bottom line is that Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, etc. were not breaking the rules of the game when they were juicing.



Rose, on the other hand, was gambling on his games. Not only was he betting on his games, but in my opinion, he was basically betting AGAINST his team on some nights. The Dowd Report lays out his betting habits, some nights he bet on the Reds, some nights he didn't. The nights he didn't bet on the Reds are as good as a bet against the Reds in my book. You don't think that maybe there were some nights he saved his bullpen in a game that he didn't bet on so they were more rested the next day for the game he did bet on? He has no place in the Hall.
Reply:No. Nothing has changed since Rose willingly signed his agreement of permanent ineligibility. He's older, but that's it.



The Hall really isn't a key issue. His status with MLB is, and that hasn't changed, and isn't going to change.



Bad decisions can have bad consequences. Rose made a bad decision, and made it repeatedly on a near-daily basis for a number of years.
Reply:Oh! C'mon. Everyone gambles. Get in your car and drive anywhere, you are gambling that you won't be involved in some sort of an adverse consequence. Sure the odds are in your favor. But buy a lottery ticket, and the odds are astronomical that you won't win. Hey, It is only a dollar that I'm betting. It still is gambling. The problem with the 1919 "Black Sox" was that they sold out to the big time gamblers and thus arranged to throw games in the big time gamblers favor. Netting the big time gamblers millions of dollars. These player sellouts, in comparison, were paid peanuts for their collusion to throw games.

Did Pete do anything like that? No. Pete's problem, to me, is that he lied about it. Was it, or is it, a big enough lie to keep him out of the HOF? No. I don't think so.
Reply:No way. Alomew_rocks is right in saying that Shoeless Joe and Buck Weaver belong in Cooperstown LONG before Pete Rose. No one disputes his accomplishments on the field. He's the Hit King, and he willingly abdicated his crown. Can't have it back now, Pete.



Every day his banishment is upheld is another day young ballplayers can understand that betting on baseball will get ANYONE banned. Permanently. What a travesty it would be to take that example away.
Reply:No. He violated the game's one and only "death penalty" rule: Do not gamble on baseball. He knew it was wrong. He did it anyway. Then he lied about it. If he had come clean at the beginning and apologized, chances are he would've been reinstated by now, and he might be in the Hall of Fame. I say do not ever elect him during his lifetime. If he gets in after his death, I would understand it. But he deserves the punishment. He thought he was bigger than the game. He wasn't.
Reply:pete rose was one of the best baseball players in major league history he deserves to be in the hall of fame, he would be there for his playing career not his managing career. yes it should be mentioned what he did, however if you think players like barry bonds deserve to be there, then why shouldnt pete rose?
Reply:Kidd Chris. I think he should be in the hall of fame. Did he not invent the head first slide, COME ON PEOPLE, if every one that had an addiction was not alowed in the hall of fame it would be a lot smaller.
Reply:This question comes up every week and my answer is always the same, NO. He has received a fair punishment for breaking the cardinal rule of the game.
Reply:With all the scandals these days it sure makes Pete's situation seem a lot more forgivable, huh?

I have a feeling a future commissioner would lift his ban.
Reply:I am a lifelong Reds fan but I have to say NO to allowing Rose into the Hall. Not only did he bet on baseball but he lied over and over again when asked face to face by a number of people!
Reply:Everytime this is asked, I answer the same.



Pete Rose's induction is loooooooooooong overdue.
Reply:He should be in. He's only human and his gambling problem should not be the reason that he can't get in. He's only human.
Reply:I think he should go in as a player, because he didnt bet when he was playing

just not in the hall as a coach
Reply:No! No! No! loser loser loser. He ain't gettin' in and dat's dat.
Reply:No......Pete Rosa broke the rules and has to live with his punishment
Reply:He is a disgrace to the game and this issue is closed.
Reply:Put him in with a asterisk for biggest tool in the game
Reply:He's a jackass but yeah he should be in
Reply:I'd rather see him go in then someone like Barry Bonds.
Reply:absolutely not. Are you not aware of the Chicago Black Sox? Banned permanently? Since 1921 and still banned? After the likes of Bob Feller and Ted Williams took up and petitioned MLB on behalf of Shoeless Joe Jackson, he is still banned. Ok so Jackson did not "admit" to anything but other facts of his case remain murky at best. But then there is George "Buck" Weaver who spent his life trying to get reinstated, to no avail. And all he had was "guilty knowledge." So to Pete Rose - NO NO NO NO.

No Jackson?

No Weaver?

No way for Rose