IS IT RIGHT TO DEINE ONE PLAYER HALL OF FAME WHEN MANY PLAYERS ARE NOW BREAKING RECORD WITH CORKED BATS ( SOSA ), STERIODS ( MARK, BARRY, GAMBI,...ECT.).
2007-07-10 03:33:04 · 12 answers · asked by booyacsp 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
MLB did not "deny" Rose the Hall.
MLB declared Rose permanently ineligible within its organization; he cannot be employed, is not included in identifiable merchandising, is basically persona-non-grata. Other than the two special waivers Seligula has granted him, he essentially cannot step on a major league field. The specific rule, and prescribed punishment, were clearly defined and known to Rose.
The Hall simply cribs its ineligibility policy from MLB. That's rather weak, really, but it does work. The Hall will not grant Rose consideration unless MLB reinstates him, and MLB is not about to reinstate him. The Hall CAN change its policy independent of MLB's wishes, though that would be highly unlikely.
Rose made (repeatedly) a bad decision, and is subsequently suffering bad consequences. And this is the correct state of affairs.
2007-07-10 03:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Pete Rose should definetely be in the Hall of Fame. First, he bet on his team as a coach, therefore, he shouldn't be in the Hall as a coach, but definetely as a player. He's the all-time hits holder. No one will ever break that mark. Yet, he isn't even in the Hall of Fame, which is completely crazy. He always played the game with such a passion, like when he wanted to win the All-star game so badly that he ended Ray Fosse's career. He has apologized numerous times by the way.
2007-07-10 04:05:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
After the Black Sox scandal, Kenesaw Mountain Landis put strict gambling rules into effect. Only an idiot would dare to break those rules - and Pete Rose was that idiot. He did the crime, and now he's doing the time. He can apologize all he wants, but the fact remains that he doesn't deserve a place in the Hall because he broke one of baseball's sacrosanct rules.
None of the players you mentioned regarding steroids - Bonds, Giambi, or Big Mac - used steroids of other substances once they were made illegal by major league baseball. And while Sosa and others have occasionally used corked bats, their violations aren't anywhere near the level of gambling on games. Everyone tries to compare Rose with Bonds, but there is no comparison - I believe Bonds used some kind of performance enhancing drugs, but they weren't illegal at the time.
Rose is getting what he deserves. He was a good hitter for a long time, but he doesn't deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.
2007-07-10 03:44:01 · answer #3 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No, Pete Rose has paid his dues. He did not bet on baseball when he played, and the fact that the leader in hits is not in the Hall, is a joke.
In the NFL, it's based on your "On Field" performance. LT is in the Hall, but he smoked more crack than Rick James.
The fact is Pete Rose was a great player, and he should be there for what he did on the field as a player.
2007-07-10 03:54:33 · answer #4 · answered by brianwerner1313 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pete Rose b/k/a Charlie Hustle is the greatest hitter to ever play the game. No one played with more enthusiasm or determination than Rose. He holds the career record for most hits, EVER! If a racist pig like Ty Cobb can be enshrined in The Hall, why can't a degenerate gambler who used to love the game?
2007-07-10 06:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Obi-Wun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, yes. Certainly. A manager betting on his team? Banned for life is rather lenient. So, we should just forget about it and put him in the Hall as if nothing happened? Ban him for life as a manager? That doesn't make any sense. As for steroids, they should be the second item added to betting on the game that is cause for a lifetime ban. Selig and the players' union would balk at the idea, but, you're right, it's wrong. Write Selig about it. So if we should forget about Rose, should we legalize performance enhancing drugs?
2007-07-10 05:23:17 · answer #6 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he should not be banned from the hall of fame. He has the all time hits record and he did it with out cheating. He was the best baseball player of all time, and plyed the game the way it should be played.
2007-07-10 04:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by Frank G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MLB has nothing to do with the Hall of Fame. The hall is an independant entity from MLB. Even if Rose had the ban lifted by MLB, he probably wouldnt be eccepted into the hall in his life time.
But, yes!! I fully agree with you.
2007-07-10 03:41:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does anyone else remember that during the Pete Rose betting on other teams scandal there was this George S, who was the owner of a very large city very well known baseball team, that got into trouble for betting on baseball too? If baseball let George back, why not Pete?
2007-07-10 03:45:03 · answer #9 · answered by OldGringo 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Rose accepted a life time ban from the game for gambling on baseball. The integrity of the game is at stake and it was the only reasonable approach that could have been taken.
2007-07-10 03:40:15 · answer #10 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋