[ClearCase_guy]

Such crap. The writer points out the startling news that Babe Ruth was gluttonous. Who knew? And yet, despite this tremendous flaw in Babe's character, which brought untold shame on the sport of baseball, he was still inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ergo, Pete Rose, a gambler who (may have) gambled against his own team, should also be inducted.

Of such leaps is the field of moral equivalence littered.

I say induct Shoeless Joe Jackson into the Hall. Afterall, what he did was much less than what Rose did. After Jackson is inducted, let's wait 80 years and then revisit the Rose issue.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Wait until McGwire, Bonds and Sosa are eligible for HOF consideration. With the "supplements" story hanging around in athletics today and specifically involving Bond's source, how will MLB handle that corruption of the Hall's legacy?

[Maria S]

I agree with your comments. Babe Ruth is held up as THE greatest ever...He ate like a pig, was probably an alcoholic because of his drinking habits, smoked cigars the size of sausages, and chased women like...er...one of our recent presidents. Cut Pete Rose some slack, for goodness sakes!

I live in Texas...football is king here; I don't really care about baseball. Don't put too much stock in my baseball comments!

[NYCVirago]

I should have read your post before responding -- you summed up the ridiculousness of this article much better than I did!