Hall of Fame Trial - Pete Rose

[pogokat]

well, there's been lots of dark moments in baseball's history....there could definitely be an exhibit on the blemishes of the sport as well...

 

plus, i think putting the word "infamous" before pete rose would actually make me feel even better about the guy...

[Minorfan]

First of all, baseball is a sport, a hobby, entertainment.....it is not curing cancer or teaching young children to read. The Hall of Fame is simply a place where the best in the sport of baseball are held to a high honor because of how good they were when they played the game.....not how moral. I am sure that there are other HOFers that have also broken rules, but they have never been "caught". There are also HOFers that having the biggest ego's you could imagine and are quite frankly not good people. But they ALL, including Pete Rose, deserve to be in the HOF because of what they accomplished statisticly in the game. To be in the HOF does not mean you are a good person, that you were a good husband or father, that you were a good friend to anyone....it simply means that you were good at baseball. Pete Rose has some of the best statistics, in almost every category. He played the game well. His name should be in the HOF. IMO - I also don't think that you should have to be reinstated to the game of baseball to be in the HOF. He should be in the HOF but never be reinstated. I don't trust him to manage or be in any authority position in baseball. I also think his name should not have an * or any other word before it. Just Pete Rose, Hall of Famer.

[danzig6767]

There is no rule stating that cheating on your wife will get you banned from baseball.No rule saying snorting some blow will get a player banned.No rule saying that spitting on a player or ump with get you banned for good.

 

There is a rule that betting on baseball can get a player banned for good and Rose knew this.He was to weak willed to not bet on baseball and i feel zero sympathy for him.None.Zero.Nada.

 

He made his bed by breaking the rule and then lied,weasled,and in pathetic fashion practically begged for sympathy from fans of his that he lied to for years and years.

 

No Hall for you Petey

[RobertR]

I think my biggest stumbling block to Pete Rose in the Hall is the self-serving speech he'd give if elected. Imagining that speech makes me ill.

 

Still, I've been to the Hall of Fame. Pete Rose is acknowledged there. No one pretends he didn't exist. They just haven't chosen to give him a special honor.

 

Robert

[splitterpfj]

It's amazing how Rose affects people, I've gotten emails from several friends who read this article, no one is halfway on this one! A couple have told me they love Pete no matter what, put him in NOW, most have gone on a rant about what a creep he is.