Posted on 10/18/2014 12:43:13 PM PDT by EveningStar
No matter what you think of Pete Rose, you can't deny what an electric moment it was on September 11th, 1985, when Rose became baseball's all-time major league hit leader -- a record that still stands today.
And yet, the debate over whether his cardinal sin -- gambling on baseball -- should keep him out of the Hall of Fame for life remains as fierce as ever, as correspondent Lee Cowan explains in a profile of Rose, to be aired on CBS' "Sunday Morning" October 19...
Take our poll!
Do you feel Pete Rose should be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, or not?
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Exactly scoutmaster, we are supposed to take the word of an addicted gambler who knowingly deceived MLB and bet on games that he could directly affect the outcome of, that he always bet on his team.
Yes, he did bet on games he managed.
FREE PETE, FREE PETE! Of course be belongs in the Hall. His hero Ty Cobb once crawled up into the stands and beat the hell out of a fan hollering at him. I think he broke his leg.
No. Not only did he do the crime, he lied and lied and lied about it. He needs to stop whining, stop “confessing” and take him punishment like a man.
Yes.
Just read up a bit more on the subject. I agree with you he should not be inducted.
I say hell yes.
His numbers belong in the HOF, he doesn’t. Ever.
Nope.
I think I gave you the info offline Impy, but a retired MLB player that I knew personally said “No!” when I asked him this very question ~10 years ago.
I have a very vague recollection.
Let me say up front that I never knew the whole story.
I guess my question is - was it ever proven beyond a shadow of doubt that he bet against his own team while he was playing?
If not, then let him in the Hall.
If so, then no.
My recollection (and the complete Dowd Report is available online) was they had irrefutable proof against Rose; that’s why he agreed to the ban.
He knew they had him.
I predict they’ll let him in posthumously.
RE irrefutable proof:
That being true, then no, he doesn’t deserve it, record notwithstanding...
Rigging the game is wrong, period.
Meanwhile, faggots can get married.
Rose has served his time.
99% of the people in the HOF can’t hold a candle to him.
Agreed.
This flick supposedly was very accurate; I came away from it with the impression that Rose is a filthy scumbag.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405980/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_105
Signing out... gonna watch the game!!!
Go KC!
10-4!
Watching this guy play, hit, and run turned me into the best player I could be and I have made sure that my kids followed suit.
HOF NOW!
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