Posted on 10/01/2024 6:33:42 PM PDT by Morgana
They need to separate eligibility to work in baseball from eligibility for the Hall of Fame.
But the same permanent ineligibility is keeping Joe Jackson out. (Arguably Buck Weaver as well, though Jackson’s case for the Hall of Fame is clearer than Weaver’s.)
One of Dowd’s claims rested on a betting slip that had a combination of games listed that never occurred on any day during that particular season.
Another thing was that he said Rose was apparently using his friend Ron Peters to lay bets for him. They knew they were Rose’s bets because Peters couple never have gotten that much credit from the gamblers.”
Which raises the question:
How the heck did Ippei Mizuhara get that much credit from the gamblers?
The Hall decided after the first time Rose came up for vote (and got basically no votes) that banned players were banned from the Hall. Honestly it probably save him the embarrassment of getting voted against over and over until running out of his eligibility. But the ban was lifetime, so in theory he’s eligible now.
Full Disclosure:
This Guy owns multiple bats, multiple baseballs, and an SI magazine with Charley Hustle on the cover, all signed by the man circa 1992.
I never liked Rose after he plowed into catcher Ray Fossi in that stupid, useless ALL Star game. Ruined the kid’s life and career. Now, all professional All Star games are just a meet-and-greet exhibition for multi millionaires.
Is that the criteria for getting into the hall of fame?
One of the greatest baseball players of all time!
THAT alone is enough, regardless of his personal life.
Gambled on sports games? WOW, I’ll bet (pun intended) that he’s not the only player to do that. Hall of famers included.
“17x All-Star, the only player in MLB history to do so at 5 different positions:
All-Star first baseman
All-Star second baseman
All-Star third baseman
All-Star left fielder
All-Star right fielder”
“It stands uncontested as the most famous lineup in Reds history: Johnny Bench behind the plate, an infield comprised of Tony Perez at first base, Joe Morgan at second base, David Concepcion at shortstop and Pete Rose at third base with an outfield comprised of Ken Griffey in right, Cesar Geronimo in center and George Foster in left. It is this group that powered the Big Red Machine to consecutive World Championships in 1975 and 1976 and it is this group that made the Machine one of the greatest teams the game has ever seen.”
https://www.mlb.com/reds/hall-of-fame/history/great-eight
“How’d I handle hitting slumps? Me?
A hittin’ slump? Why aren’t ya askin’ Concepcion?”
The joke flew over your head like a fastball sailing over the backstop.
Agree. The BB HOF is full of a long line of a-holes far worse than Pete Rose.
And the fact that pretty much all professional sports and sports broadcasts outlets advertise (often, on air) - looking at you, TNT - betting sites makes them huge hippocrites.
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