Yeah, imagine if he hadn’t gambled and instead juiced up on roids and HGH. No problem, he’d already be in the HoF.
The rules against PED’s was late in coming. The gambling rule was there before Rose was born. There is also the signed agreement to the lifetime ban. He has no case
Don’t get me wrong, I’m against Pete getting out of the lifetime ban. I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy of MLB in general regarding the juiced players and hopped up baseballs to increase butts in the stands.