Do you think Pete Rose should have been inducted into the Hall of Fame?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

hopefully for the last time NO.he broke the rules he bet on baseball.then he spent years lying about it to everyone.no no no athousand times no.MAYBE after he dies.

Answer 2

I love Pete, but he should be banned. Rose is a baseball history fan and knew that gambling on baseball in his league resulted in a lifetime ban. Pete Rose signed a document admitting that he bet on baseball and accepted a lifetime ban that he can appeal each year. If he does get in, I'd like to see it done postumously.

It doesn't matter whether he betted for or against his team. If I managed the Cardinals and were playing the Reds, what is preventing the Reds' manager from saying, "I'll drop the first couple if you give me the third game because I bet $100000 on the game. In addition to getting the wins, I'll throw in a quarter of what I win." Betting on baseball can take away from the trust that a fan has on whether the game is on the up and up.

Joe Jackson should be in the HoF. There were no rules back then saying that a player had to try to win. Players were being enslaved by their owners and trying to make ends meet. The White Sox were known as the Black Sox because Comisky rented the teams uniforms to the players, and then started charging them a laundry fee. The players stopped having their unis washed and the press started refering them as the Black Sox because their Socks were so dirty.

Whether he's in or not, it doesn't take away from what a great player he was.

Answer 3

No.Pete Rose admitted to bettting on baseball games while both playing and managing.It is quite possible that he could have influenced games based on his wagers.Some people,Pete Rose included,have forgotten that he agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball as part of his punishment.What part of lifetime ban does anyone not understand?There is also a precedent set for his ban.Shoeless Joe Jackson is still banned from Hall of Fame consideration.He was never proven to have taken any money as part of the Black Sox scandal of 1919,in fact for someone who was supposed to be taking part in the fix,he had something of an MVP type series,but he is still banned well after his death.When they change and let in Shoeless Joe,ask about Pete Rose again.Remember-he agreed to his punishment.

Answer 4

I am even from Cincinnati and as a fan and amatuer player I worship Pete's style of play, but I think as a lesson to kids and players everywhere he should not be inducted. Players need to learn that they are responsible for their actions, I think character is an important aspect of the game and of the job. If I violated a rule like that at my job I'd be fired and never get a plaque on the wall, the same should go for professional sports.

Answer 5

No he should not ever be inducted into baseball's hall of fame. He bet on baseball games which he had inside information on and may have been able to influence the decision. He says he didn't, but how good is his word? If he should EVER get in his plaque should have a note on it stating that he bet on baseball and also be adorned in black. It should also be housed behind bars.

Answer 6

Yep. It's the Baseball Hall of Fame, not the Character Hall of Fame. Unless Major League Baseball can prove that he bet *against* his team -- and let's face it, Pete Rose is far too arrogant an S.O.B. for that to have happened -- then they have no evidence that he damaged the game of baseball.

This is the kind of screwed up crap that happens when professional sports leagues forget that they exist to sanction sporting events, not serve as society's moral compass.

Answer 7

He gambled on baseball when he was a manager, lied about it, fessed up to it, and was banned from baseball according to the rules. He absolutely should NOT be included in the Hall of Fame. He was and is a disgrace and poor model for baseball and young people.

Chow!!

Answer 8

Yes, he should. You can't take away what he did on the field. I watched him growing up on the Red and Phillies and he gave 110%. He definitely deserves to be in the hall. He leads the majors in hits. If you ever saw him play you can believe he never threw a game to gave up trying.

Now being able to manage today or coach; I would say no because he lied and continually tried to deceive people and his gambling.

Answer 9

He bet on baseball both as a player and manager. He opened the door for corruption. Suppose he was in way over his head and Christopher and Sylvio from the Sopranos paid him a visit. It could have happened if he had lost enough money and if it had games might have been blown. That happened in the 1919 world series and ever since baseball has been very sensitive about its personnel getting involved with organized crime. He is properly subject to a lifetime ban. After his death, let's circle back and see if his phenomenal stats don't warrant his entry at that time.

Answer 10

No! He cheated as a manager and who's to say he never cheated as a player. He should be elected into the Hall Of Shame along with his other cheating buddies like McGwire, Bonds, Sosa and all the rest.

Answer 11

I think he should of been,he betted for his team to win,not to lose!! It would be different if he betted against his team,but he did lie all those years,that he didnt bet! I really don't care if he does or doesnt!! How about Jose Canseco? Probably would of been the greatest baseball player if he would of stayed healhy and stayed out of trouble!! (First 40/40 guy)