Pete's transgression didn't enhance his own stats or wins.
And EVERY other rule-breaker has been given chances, and is not banned from the sport entirely.
I'm done with baseball until Pete Rose is in the Hall of Fame... and if they wait until he is dead, then MLB is dead to me forever. Period.
He broke the one big rule, the sanctity of the game rule, the trust the results rule. The only rule with banned for life as the listed punishment. And it was posted over the phone he USED TO BREAK IT. He made his choice. He doesn’t belong in the hall.