[ewing]

Shades of MIke Jordan and his gambling escapades..

[ewing]

Meeting is set for January 17 in Los Angeles

[Dog Gone]

Pete Rose is a permanent stain on baseball, which is a dying sport anyhow.

[Clara Lou]

It's only sports, thank goodness, and the kids who were susceptible to Rose's hero status saw him banned from the Hall of Fame for his dishonorable behavior. To put him in now is a gesture, an afterthought. Meaningless. Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame is an insult to those who played the game honorably. (Nolan Ryan springs to mind.)

Let the flames begin....

[uncbob]

Rose and Clinton are two of a kind
Both refuse to admit what they did and still lie about it

[Petronski]

I think Pete Rose's name should be permitted on the HoF ballot, but only in the first year after his death. His stats have earned his place there, but his scurrilous gambling habit should deprive him of the personal glory the HoF induction would provide.

[FourPeas]

I can't imagine why Pete Rose would want to repeatedly parade his shameful behaviors in public. Yes, the HOF may be important to him, but obviously not so important to keep him from betting. He is a truly sad character.

[Sabertooth]

((((((growl)))))

[GreatOne]

Absolutely no way Pete Rose should ever be allowed back into baseball, nor the Hall of Fame. He bet on baseball, which is explicitly banned, and for which the consequences (banishment and ineligibility for the HOF) are plainly written. We have rules, and he broke them, and must pay the ultimate price. Adultery, racism, wife beating, and just be a jerk, are not something that rules bans a player for, so this "everyone did something bad" crap is just b.s.

People forget that gambling almost destroyed baseball with the Black Sox scandal. That's why the penalty is so harsh.

If after 80 years, Shoeless Joe Jackson isn't in, then Rose should stay out as well (and that's not a plea to let Jackson in). Too bad, so sad.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

"The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is the sad end of a sorry episode. One of the game's greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts. By choosing not to come to a hearing before me, and by choosing not to proffer any testimony or evidence contrary to the evidence and information contained in the report of the Special Counsel to the Commissioner, Mr. Rose has accepted baseball's ultimate sanction, lifetime ineligibility."

Statement by then Commissioner of Baseball
A. Bartlett Giamatti
August 24, 1989

The Dowd Report

[TheOtherOne]

Did Jordan ever bet on basketball? I have never heard that accusation before - or are you comparing his casino gambling with betting on the sport you are playing?

[mrustow]

Are you a Brit?

The segment said that there was evidence that player/ coach Rose bet against his team when the Cincinnati Reds were playing the San Diego Padres.

The Commissioners office said they didn't have the necessary funds to pursue a proper rundown of that angle of the investigation, and agreed to a lifetime ban from the sport with the world famous batsman provided there was no admission of gambling on the part of Rose.

I know you're not a baseball fan, because Pete Rose wasn't a "player-coach," he was a player-manager, and because baseball doesn't have "batsmen," cricket does. No wonder you couldn't tell the professional difference between Michael Jordan's and Rose's gambling.

[judgeandjury]

Makes me wonder how many players have bet on baseball and never been caught. I would imagine quite a few because it would be so easy for a player to get away with. They could just have a friend, a relative, or a member of their "posse" place the bet for them. Nobody would be the wiser.