Posted on 07/27/2009 10:15:22 AM PDT by Artemis Webb
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Shrug. Why enforce any rules in any sport now?
They should let him in the Hall-of-Fame, as long as he agrees to take his shoes off.
Well the simple, and probably simplistic answer is; Pete and Joe and reinstated and inducted into the hall. All records in the steroid era are placed into their own column.
We forgive, move on and play ball in the sunshine.
It’s absurd that the all time leader in hits is not in the Hall of Fame.
If they want to mention his gambling, fine, but don’t ignore one of the greatest records in sport.
Put Joe Jackson in the Hall of Fame. He got a lifetime ban, which he finished serving when he died.
The difference between Pete and Joe is that while Pete gambled (and apparently bet on baseball games — including betting on his own team to win), Shoeless Joe was implicated in a plot to throw games for bookies. The Black Sox scandal was far more scandalous than Rose’s betting on his own team to win.
Rose is no longer baseball's top embarrassment.
What kind of odds is he giving on that happening?
They can still enforce the rules even while still allowing Rose to be reinstated for eligibility to the Hall of Fame. I would favor a reinstatement that allows him to be admitted to the HOF but not to “work” in the MLB system or any of its minor league affiliates.
Pete Rose killed Bart Giamatti (sic) too.
This is the key fact to today’s problems. Everytime I see Sammy Sosa or any of these guys who popped umpteen homeruns from the early 90s to 2004...I feel it was a joke. If the worst you can say about Pete is that he bet on his own team to win....then he’s walking on water compared to these guys. I’d personally like to see every record examined and adjusted by 40 percent down.
Citing differences is meaningless.
A sin is a sin, no matter the difference in degrees....
Pardoning of one sets a precedence, period.
Pardon one, pardan them all.
If Pete Rose did drugs, he would have been reinstated years ago (remember Steve Howe?)
Citing differences is meaningless.
A sin is a sin, no matter the difference in degrees....
Pardoning of one sets a precedence, period.
Pardon one, pardon them all.
Even if he was reinstated, he’s not making the Hall of Fame. Of course, he has the numbers. But a lot of baseball writers will be proudly voting against him.
Rose must have a terminal illness for Selig to even think about this. I hope that is not the case. Charlie Hustle belongs in the Hall of Fame. JMHO.
All the while keeping their own demons in the closet....
Personally speaking....like the All-Star game...the HOF...has been tainted for years now.
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