[V_TWIN]

Compared to what I strongly suspect is going on not just in MLB but in pro sports in general these days, what Pete Rose did is tantamount to J walking.

[OttawaFreeper]

If Pete Rose gets pardoned, I would want to see this done for Shoeless Joe Jackson first.

[Vermont Lt]

I don’t think betting on baseball is a federal crime.

Pete Rose broke one of the untreatable rules of the game. I’ve been in Pro Baseball locker rooms and dugouts. The rule is posted everywhere. It is unconditional. Every player has to sit through an orientation where this is discussed.

Pete knew he was breaking that rule.

Pete was unapologetic about it.

Now it was a Lifetime ban. Pete is dead. So, ban is over. The old timer’s committee can vote him into the Hall of Fame if they want. MLB can reinstate any records. I think they should.

But, make no mistake, Pete knew what he was doing and broke the rule anyway.

[Vermont Lt]

I don’t think betting on baseball is a federal crime.

Pete Rose broke one of the untreatable rules of the game. I’ve been in Pro Baseball locker rooms and dugouts. The rule is posted everywhere. It is unconditional. Every player has to sit through an orientation where this is discussed.

Pete knew he was breaking that rule.

Pete was unapologetic about it.

Now it was a Lifetime ban. Pete is dead. So, ban is over. The old timer’s committee can vote him into the Hall of Fame if they want. MLB can reinstate any records. I think they should.

But, make no mistake, Pete knew what he was doing and broke the rule anyway.

[BRL]

It is symbolic, but it provides justification for allowing him into the hall of fame.

[Leaning Right]

From what I can tell, this pardon request has nothing to do with sports betting. Rose was convicted of tax evasion. He did not report income from his autograph and memorabilia sales.

That’s a federal crime. And that’s what the family wants pardoned.

I’d say no. Lots of folks get caught up in confusing IRS rules. But what Rose did was deliberate.

[T.B. Yoits]

Betting on "professional" sports is like betting on a WWE wrestling match.

Don't bet against the chair-to-the-head or smash-the-table and make them change the script.

[dfwgator]

People forget how much the Black Sox Scandal put baseball in jeopardy when it happened.

[vortigern]

The Hall of Fame primarily recognizes achievements on the field, and its significance diminishes without the inclusion of Pete Rose.