I like to asked this to everbody here.I have always said the man has done everthing to get back and I think should,He went to jail and pay lots of money back at the irs and he has said he was sorry,what else more he needs to do,I am not saying what he did was right but that was way back in 89 but we are as a society so into forgiven people who do not do not such smart things then why we dont do the same for him,like to hear what you say about this about this person
2006-08-08 10:51:15 · 14 answers · asked by jsl79 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
In 1962 the USA bungled the overthrow of Castro , the event was called the Bay of Pigs- for where it took place. JFK stood up in front of the American people and basically said" I'm the President I take full responsibility for the actions of my subordinates" America said thank you for being a man about it we forgive you" Ten years later Watergate happens and if Nixon had used the same strategy that JFK used in all probability he would never have been impeached.
So now we get to Pete Rose who learned nothing from JFK. If Rose had walked into the commissioners office and said" listen Bart I got a story I need to tell you before you hear it from someone "and was sincere and honest and real about how his addictions ruined his life Most people including myself would have felt bad and gone to bat for him.
That's not what happened. MLB was forced to go through this lenghty investigation which was bad for baseball. One of the criteria for getting into the HOF is that a candidate must be of good character and Pete rose is not
There is a realization amongst his detractors that the only reason for his apology was that there was something important in it for Pete. i still don't think that he honestly believes he did any thing wrong-nor do his supporters
2006-08-08 13:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe he did anything wrong, unless he bet that his team would lose. Under no other circumstances do i think that he should be even remotely penalized for his actions. I would take him over the cheaters we have today any day. Just because Bill Clinton lied about his relationship with Monica didn't make him a bad president. Pete Rose may have been the worst human being on earth, but the hall of fame is for Baseball accomplishments, and not for Human Qualities. If there is ever a Hall of Fame for regular people, based on their personalities, Pete Rose will not be in it. Oh, and by the way, i think very few accomplished people would make the personality Hall of Fame, just because "those who have reached the top, are standing on the people on the bottom."
2006-08-08 11:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by vakfly123 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pete Rose knew the rules, and he willingly broke them.
Comparing him to the "cheaters" of today, which I assume means the guys who used performance enhancing drugs, makes no sense at all. Bonds, Mac, Giambi, et al, all used substances that were NOT ILLEGAL at the time. What Pete Rose did WAS ILLEGAL, according to MLB rules. How you feel about those rules doesn't matter - they were there, and he broke them.
The Hall of Fame is to honor those who made the game better, not those who have left a black mark. Rose has left such a mark, and he doesn't - for the millionth time - deserve a spot in the Hall of Fame.
2006-08-08 11:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The rules against gambling are posted in every single clubhouse in the Majors. He's walked past that sign 10,000 times, yet figured they didn't apply. Sorry Pete. You can go to Cooperstown, but you have to buy a ticket just like the rest of us.
And for those who say, "Well, as long as he didn't bet against his team..."
What do you think he was doing when he WASN'T betting FOR his team? By his admission, he didn't bet every game - only some. Therefore when he wasn't betting FOR his team, he was in essence betting against it. Do you think he was really managing those games the exact same way as when he had money on the line?
2006-08-09 01:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jon T. 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was banished from baseball for good reason. He bet on baseball games when he was a manager of a major league club. Then he LIED and said he didn't Then he came clean after the evidence was overwhelming. There is not a question in my mind that he deserved and deserves to be banished from baseball.
Chow!!
2006-08-08 11:34:04 · answer #5 · answered by No one 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He deserves to be in the Hall for what he did on the field. I don't know if he deserves to be back in baseball. The two aren't the same though.
Edit
Eugene - The fact that he lied to a Grand Jury made him a bad president.
2006-08-08 11:03:28 · answer #6 · answered by Nuke Lefties 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely! Leaving Pete Rose out of Cooperstown is like leaving out Dwight Eisenhower out of the history of the US.
2006-08-08 11:34:16 · answer #7 · answered by Bingo's Mommy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He's like 65 - he can't hit anymore! Let the young people play the game. Or if you're asking if he should be in the baseball HALL OF FAME (see the difference there?), then perhaps...with an asterisk or something.
2006-08-08 13:38:30 · answer #8 · answered by John C. 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
As a player, yes. But he should never be allowed to be part of the game again.
2006-08-08 12:05:03 · answer #9 · answered by The Mick "7" 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He's a legend his record will never be broken. Of course he deserves to be in baseball.
2006-08-08 11:08:09 · answer #10 · answered by Philip 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋