Exactly!
Pete Rose, as a player, was “clean” and did not cheat to achieve his MLB record for most hits.
Yet MLB has kept him out of the Hall of Fame as a player.
you realize that betting on games is against the rules and betting on games that you can influence is an offense that will get a guy a lifetime ban.
He stood firm in saying he did nothing wrong, until he finally admitted what everybody already knew that he bet on his own games, which is a banable offense.
I love Charlie Hustle too but the rules are the rules. If someone of his greatness can get the ban, it can happen to anyone.
Same with Alex. His actions have been detrimental to the game and like it or not, he will be the scapegoat for the entire steroid fiasco. A lifetime ban is suitable but I don’t think it will be that much.