2006-07-25 06:17:21 · 24 answers · asked by N.J. 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
No. What a player does on and off the field matters.
If you are found guilty of a crime, you have no business being lauded by the public as a Hall of Famer.
If you have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame and then are found guilty of a crime, you should then be removed.
Being in the Hall of Fame is an honor, not a right. It is a privilege, not a guarantee.
We need not confuse what it means to be a true athlete and demonstration of good sportsmanship. Breaking the law is not consistent with true athleticism and good sportsmanship.
2006-07-25 06:24:28 · answer #1 · answered by doublewidemama 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
You have to look at what he did as a player.. and then ask, did he violate any rules as a player..
It's clear what he did as a manager, given he appears to have not bet on baseball as a player, then why deny him access to the hall of fame.. because he's an ******.. Ty Cobb was the most dislike baseball player ever, an extreme racist and yet he is enshrined..
I can't stand Pete Rose.. I think he's an arrogant jerk.. but his performance on the field was game changing.. his ability to become an all star at several different positions, his full, out right competitiveness and hustle was a standard no one could ever get close to, marked by an All Star game collusion with Ray Fosse at the plate, because winning meant everything, even in an exhibition game..
So, as much as I despise Pete Rose the man, abhor what Pete Rose the manager did, I would vote Pete Rose, the player, into the hall of fame..
2006-07-25 07:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by thorfin39 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Not on a bet.
The requirements for Admission to the HOF are not limited to just what a player did on the field. There is also a requirement that the candidate show good character, integrity and did nothing that was bad for baseball,
Every time that Pete Rose walked into a professional baseball clubhouse he saw a prominently displayed sign which said that gambling was prohibited. The fact that he chose to ignore that sign shows a lack of character . When Barry Bonds is denied admission or at the very least denied admission in his first 2 years of eligibility it will be because the character issue.
2006-07-25 06:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pete Rose will be let into the Hall of Fame sometime after he dies. He has shown such a mercenary attitude in recent years that MLB would never give him the ability to cash in on the autograph market increas that putting HOF after your signature provides. He could have done anything he wanted in his personal life after his baseball days were over, but betting on the sport while still participating as a manager, shows his distain for the game.
2006-07-25 06:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by Jim W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Pete bet on baseball. Yes, Pete is jerk. Yes, Pete lied about it all.
Yes, I would let him in to the Hall of Fame. His baseball stats demand that he be let in. Ty Cobb was an A - hole too and no one had any problems with him being in the hall... and for the record, I think Bonds, Big Mac, and Palmerio all deserve to be in too.
2006-07-25 06:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by In the light 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would let him in, he and Shoeless Joe.
However I would NOT let him back into the game. Gambling on baseball compromises the games integrity and keeping him out of the Hall of Fame does little to nothing to your average player that never had a shot at the Hall in the first place. However, keeping him out of baseball permanently WOULD send the correct message to all current and future major leaguers about what will happen if they get caught gambling on the game.
2006-07-25 09:32:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, he may be a jerk but he was an awesome baseball player. Letting him in the hall of fame for his playing years, yes. Putting him in the hall of fame as a manager, no.
2006-07-25 06:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by bama chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'd allow him in, but frankly I'd keep the event extremely subdued. I would not allow him to give a speech, nor would I hold a formal ceremony.
I'd also give some thought to changing the environment of his bust's display. I might avoid shining a light on it, and leave it dark as a reminder of the dark cloud he has over him.
2006-07-25 07:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! Beyond a shadow of a doubt. Ya what he did was wrong to baseball, but lets be serious we've had worse people make it in the Hall. Also its not like he bet against his own team, he bet on them winning, its not much better but its better
2006-07-25 06:44:04 · answer #9 · answered by 50fifty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, for the reasons stated very well by a few previous posts.
A good player on the field, but what you do outside those lines also counts.
2006-07-25 06:26:40 · answer #10 · answered by Craig S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋