“I bet on my team every night. I didn’t bet on my team four nights a week. I was wrong,” Rose said.
EVERY NIGHT. Are you kidding me. You think that’s alright. So you believe the rules should not apply to everyone. The best players, the superstars do not have to obey those silly rules like gambling on games. Only the journey men stiffs have to respect the rules.
When the Scum bag White Sox (Oh BTW I’m a Cubs fan) threw the 1919 World Series they destroyed baseballs credibility for years. The then Commissioner of Baseball Judge Mountain Landis banned almost every Sox player in that series. Shoeless Joe Jackson was banned for life. Even though Jackson refused to take any money and had an outstanding series himself. He knew about it and said nothing. He is still banned from baseball.
He bet on his team to WIN while manager
It should not affect his entry into the hall. His accomplishments were before his disgrace. And his admittance into the hall must be tempered with his inability to be part of current play. What’s so hard about that.
A hall of fame with the arguably BEST player and definitely BEST hitter is a joke.