Pete Rose

[buckbuster11]

So after all these years, Pete Rose finally admitted that he bet on baseball. Somehow in doing this, its supposed to give him a shot at getting reinstated in baseball. Doesnt make any sense to me.

[Ohiobucks]

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery, right?

I think it has stretched on too long. How can you keep him out of the Hall of Fame?

[ScottyLuck]

All this does is prove how much of a liar and a fraud he is.
He was a great player BUT he bet on baseball while he was a member of MLB. That's how you keep him out of the Hall.
I have no sympathy for him.

[dg]

If he used his influence as a player/manager to manipulate a game he bet on, then I say ban him. If he just bet on the outcome (other than his team or it's opponent), then I don't see a problem. But I know that violates the MLB rules....

[Tony]

this is all nothing but hype for his stinking new book. this idiot finally admitted he bet on baseball and now he wants in the Hall .
i say forget him.
he claimed he never bet on the Reds or against them . yea right . if you believe that then i have some bridge property to sell you.
let him stand as the example to others not to do the same.
Tony

[Mathews XT Man]

I got a kick out of the media....they acted like this was some sort of revalation!! Not a good roll moddle!

[ScottyLuck]

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he should be in the hall of fame enough said, who cares about him betting on baseball now that was way to long ago and he has paid his dues so he should be in the hall of fame

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He's lied to anyone and everyone who asked him if he bet on baseball for 14yrs! He has not paid his dues.

But all this "should he or shouldn't he" is irrelevent. Bud Selig needs something to be remembered by, other than being a totally inept commisioner, and reinstating Rose will be it.

[Randyman]

Pete was THE MAN when i was growing up, and will always be my all time favorite player regardless of anything else!

[dogdoc]

if it takes character to get in the hall of fame then he definetely doesn't belong there---if it just goes on being a great baseball player then no one deserves to be in more than him. there weren't very many players that played the game with the intensity and success that Pete Rose played. I do have mixed feeling about him getting in, and I also think he came clean to promote his book.

He was fun to watch and what a great hitter he was.
todd

[Steven]

One might think that Rose signing a lifetime ban from baseball would imply a confession.

He's a liar and betting on baseball, even though he knew the rules, should eliminate any belief that he respects the game.

He should never be allowed in the hall because he committed one sports' cardinal sins.

[Ohiobucks]

How many current baseball players grew up watching Pete Rose play ball and became inspired to become who they are today? How many of us grew up watching Rose play? I feel fortunate to remember just some of the plays I saw. There is not one person out there that can say he does not belong in the Hall based on his efforts on the field as a player.

[Tominator]

how many chances did we give all those knuckle-heads (sorry TG), who did drugs or beat their wives? darrel strawberry comes to mind for one. granted we're not talking about the hall of fame with strawberry, but, how many guys are in the hall that did far worse things than Pete. i can't say for sure, but i'll bet there's more than one. can you guarantee they're arent?

i won't deny Pete had a problem, and that betting on baseball was wrong, it was. it seems that Pete just had the wrong problem.

finally, if pete was throwing games, how did he amass all those hits? if pete was throwing games, how did he get that nickname Charlie Hustle? if pete was throwing games, why did he slam the ball down on the pitcher's mound after the 3rd out then sprint to the dugout and play with more intensity than any player in the last 30 years?

why can we forgive other people, but not Pete?

[craig mack]

Pete Rose is a joke. He is only doing this to get more money in his pocket. He is just hypeing up his book. The guy has a serious gambling problem he is still being seen in Vegas on a regular basis. If I lost my job due to gambling I dont think I would be going to Vegas on vacation and then ask to be reinstated. He has no remorse. If they put him in the Hall that's fine just put on his plaque that he was banned for gambling and dont let him be involved in the game anymore. He is the one that signed that ban and he is the one that gambled on his own team. He was a great player for sure but he is not that great of a person. But there are worst people in the hall already. So I say let him in but not in baseball.

[buckbuster11]

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how many chances did we give all those knuckle-heads (sorry TG), who did drugs or beat their wives? darrel strawberry comes to mind for one. granted we're not talking about the hall of fame with strawberry, but, how many guys are in the hall that did far worse things than Pete. i can't say for sure, but i'll bet there's more than one. can you guarantee they're arent?


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Cant argue with that for sure. But the sad thing is, no where in the MLB rule book does it say you cant cheat on your wife etc.. But it does say you cant gamble.
My problem is, Pete wants to coach. I just dont think you can let him back on a baseball field or you have made an exception to the rule. If they want to put him in the Hall based on what he did as a player before all this happened, I could live with that (even though I'm still split on how I feel about that). I just dont think he deserves to be back on the field...ever.
And tony, your right....this has a lot to do with selling his new book.

[snapper]

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Pete just needs to go away.....

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I'll second that!!!!!!!