Same thing Hillary is saying for 2016.
How much did he pay?
Shoeless Joe Jackson first then we’ll talk about Pete.
It's my understanding that he never admitted that he bet on games. Bart Giamotti gave him several chances to do so, and he never did.
I say “No”.....The one thing that will destroy baseball is if the integrity of the game is brought into question....having harsh penalties for throwing/betting on games is the only way to protect the game.
He’s too old no one will sign a 72 year old 2nd baseman.
I say Yes also. He WAS a GOOD player! He just engaged in some petty crimes.
I say no. He was shown the evidence by MLB against him, and decided correctly to accept his ban. For years afterwards he decided to lie to the rest of us. Nothing is a bigger threat to any sport than gambling. Any hint the games are not on the level and it is curtains for the league and sport. No other category of scandal has that potential.
I am a big yes on this one. Pete Rose was an inspiration to aspiring players and fans over his entire great career. If his gambling had been proven to the point that he threw games I would change my mind.
No. I have always believed he doesn’t agree to the ban unless there is worse information he and the commissioner were aware of.
No he hasn’t, no he shouldn’t. What part of “lifetime ban” do these people find confusing? They should induct him the day after his funeral, no speech or ceremony by anybody, just announce that a Pete Rose exhibit has been added, and it includes the full text of the investigation.
I heard that he bet on baseball games but he never bet against his own team. He bet his team would beat the other team and did everything he could to win. If he lost games on purpose I would say hell no. If he used steroids I would also say hell no. I vote yes. He paid the price for his mistakes.
Although it should be noted that the Hall of Fame is not in any way connected to MLB as an organization.
But the key issue here is that he was betting on his own team, not against it. Said bet would not give him incentive to throw any games but to actually try harder.
Therefore, this is an infraction of the rules and not a violation. Rose deserves to be fined, maybe even suspended, but certainly not banned from baseball for life. I'd say that 25 years in the wilderness is more than enough.
He needs to declare he is gay, took steroids, hates the Tea Party, and write a book about it all.
He will then be welcomed back with open arms.
yawn. Let’s not be mistaking professional athletes and entertainers for people of significance.
But his admission into the HOF would be for what he did as a player. And he's obviously deserving based on his playing career.
So, I do not & have never had a problem distinguishing between the two & admitting him into the HOF.
I played catcher for 45 years in baseball and softball, until my knees gave out. Pete Rose was my hero then and, even now, knowing that he had feet of clay .. as does every other human being .. I don't regret a moment of it.
He doesn't need to be in the Hall of Fame; he'll always be in my Hall of Fame and it is those playing principles that I teach my players and grandsons.
If we’re going to allow Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame, why not give Lance Armstrong back his Tour de France awards and lift his lifetime ban on competition?
Pete Rose admitted that he bet on his own games for a team he was managing. He broke the golden rule of baseball at the time.
It really doesn’t get any simpler than that. Everything else is opinion, not fact.
He should not be allowed into the HOF but his records should be there.