“NO NO NO to Pete Rose in the HOF”
I’ve always felt the Baseball HOF should have an annex (maybe call it “The Out House”) for unquestionably exceptional players whose careers were tainted by significant indiscretions. Besides Rose, players like Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Sammy Sosa and a number of the other ‘performance-enhanced’ ball players could be included there.
The HOF is actually a separate entity and not affiliated with MLB. Its full title is “National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.” It is a private organization celebrating the greats of baseball. This includes non-MLB players, such as the Negro League inductees and non-players associated with the MLB, such as umpires and announcers. If it was a MLB entity, the Negro League inductees would be problematic.