He AGREED to a lifetime ban in return for MLB ending its investigation into him. He was still lying about gambling on baseball. What did Rose get out of signing the lifetime ban? An end to the investigation.
What did Rose do after signing that lifetime suspension?
He lied about gambling for fifteen more years after signing.
I like Johnny Bench's comments "The question always is: 'Do you believe Pete should be in the Hall of Fame?' And I ask, 'Do you have kids?' [If Rose is in,] you can tell them that there are no more rules.' We've all had to abide by rules.""
Others have pointed out he thought when he made an admission it only applied to his working as a manager, coach, back office job.
NOT THE HALL OF FAME FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I have not checked what other folks say.
I say baseball is not only looking stupid but vindictive.
This is the 25th anniversary of Pete being out of baseball.
Baseball just let in coaches who let drugs run rampant in their locker room, The commish office sold for profit HOF memorabilia, Owners with criminal records owned teams.
Baseball is pathetic.
In the Judeo Christian tradition 7 years is the length of time of which debts not repaid should be forgiven.
We are all sinners, look at our President, they were adulterers, rapists, liars.
I am a forgiving type, otherwise I would be divorced, and not have many friends.
Pete bet, I live in Vegas we don’t think that is the worst thing one can do. Nobody even his accusers cannot prove he bet against his team as a manager, and nobody says he bet as a player. So Pete should be in the hall of fame since his alleged betting happened after he stopped playing.
25 years is too long killers and traitors get shorter sentences, this is a game not life death, betraying ones country, raping. Pete didn’t beat someone up.
The people that made Pete sign that paper and gave him the ban, if we had dug into their lives and businesses we would have found they lied and cheated, we are all sinners.
25 years is enough proportionally too much for the crime, and quite frankly I could make a total case that baseball itself is rife with corruption, drugs, thieves, owners who don’t measure up to even Pete’s standard as a player.
Vote Pete in now.