I disagree.
What are the odds they let him back in?
I’ve been in major league locker rooms. The warning about gambling is on every door.
I appreciate what a good player he was. But his “crimes against baseball” were not a one time thing.
A lifetime ban is appropriate. And the day after he dies is when he should be enshrined. Not a day before.
Either the rules mean something or they don’t.
nope...they never reinstated Joe Jackson and the other 1919 “Black Sox”....
No way. Just because there are others who did bad things does not mean his crimes should be forgiven.
And, steroid users haven’t been given a pass. Many have, in effect, been banned from the HOF, eg Barry Bods, Roger Clemens, Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa.
If MLB reconsiders Joe Jackson and inducts him, then maybe we can give Pete Rose some mercy.
I think he’ll be reinstated after he is deceased. He should be thankful for that. It would be a better deal than what Shoeless Joe Jackson got.
The Hall of Fame is a separate entity to MLB. Writers for the most part do the determining of who gets the nod for entry. Pete for his on field accomplishments would be automatic. His ban by MLB for gambling doesn’t preclude his entry but writers think its a factor enough to keep him out for now. As time goes by that may change but also maybe not. Shoeless Joe still ain’t in.
And Shoeless Joe, who I believe died in the 1950's, should have been admitted long ago.
Pete’s story is thousands of years old.
It doesn’t matter in the overall scheme of things.
No, it’s not.
He broke the rules.
He knew this was the punishment.
The writer describes Babe Ruth as one with many negatives and only baseball ability as a positive. But even cynical sportswriters noted he was very kind to kids and made time for them.
I always loved Pete but he has never expressed the type of remorse I would look for in a guy who was truly sorry. He’s sorry he got caught. Sadly the guy was a great athlete with a winning personality but lacking in integrity.
Pete Rose should not be allowed to profit or allowed to add “HOF” to his signature because of induction into the Hall of Fame. His feats should be cause to go into the Hall but I believe the only correct response is to do so after he has fully served his “lifetime ban”. He’s still alive so it has not been fully served.
No it isn’t. Unless they give Lance Armstrong his seven TdF wins back.
...EXCEPT Pete Rose.
I believe there is more at issue here than Rose’s gambling. When I was a kid, I absolutely hated Pete Rose. I didn’t like his attitude, his small ball play, his hustle over natural athletic ability. That is until he left Cincinnati and came to Philadelphia. (I grew up in suburban Philadelphia) It took a while to love him, but he became mine. I suspect there are many outside of Cincinnati and Philadelphia who just don’t like Rose, gambling or no gambling, although that is an aging population.
“There’s no crying in baseball.”
What about “Shoeless Joe” Jackson?
Absolutely agree! His record(s) were made on the field as a player without drugs or an ancillary help! It was done on pure "hustle"!
What he did as a manager? Eh! At least he bet on HIS team!