Love the guy, and if drug addicts are admitted to the HoF, so should gamblers, especially Trump-supporting, Charlie Hustle!
Honestly if Rose’s only gambling was a standing bet on every game that his team would win.. then I could care less.
If indeed he was betting agains his team and intentionally point shaving to make sure they lost to win his bet then toss him.
To date no evidence, or even allegation, from anyone that I am aware of has been of the latter.
Of course if it is the latter he’s no different in my mind that McGuire, Bonds and all the others who juiced... cheating is cheating.
I’ve been to Cooperstown a few times. Pete is in the HOF not as a monument but when I visited there was a board ranking the all time hit career leaders and Pete Rose was listed of course at the top. His only ban is he isn’t inducted as a plaque/monument. His historical record is acknowledged.
Amen
Freepers live I mean live to condemn
Not one snarky keyboard ranger here could carry Pete’s jockstrap
And yes I think he was a helluva a better player than Bench
And I don’t believe for one second he ever threw a game
No way