Pete Rose certainly has the statistics to be in the Hall of Fame, in fact he leads the Major Leagues in several different hitting categories. Betting on baseball by a player, coach, or manager is illegal. Any ordinary man can do it and it is ok, but if you are involved in baseball you are not allowed to bet on baseball. Pete Rose was caught putting wagers on baseball and also betting on his own team, the Reds. He was then banned from baseball for life for these infractions, this meant that he would not be allowed to enter the Hall of Fame, which he certainly would have, in fact he would have more t

han likely been a first ballot Hall of Famer. I had the opportunity to read a web page called, Pete Rose Hall of Fame Crusade, it is one man’s struggle to get one of the best players the game has ever seen into the Hall. He states on his page” They let Steve Howe (banished 11 times for drugs) back in the game. They turn their eyes, quite conveniently, away from any number of wife-beaters, and drug addicts, every day. Because it pleases their wallets.” (#1) This can be taken many ways, all of the things above are against MLB rules as well is betting, so why were they allowed to be reinstated time after time and Pete Rose cannot get re-instated to be inducted? In a mock trial in Cambridge, Mass. One jury member stated “His nickname was "Charlie Hustle," one argued, "I don't think he ever didn't try to win a game." (Garber, #2) Since he has come forward admitting to betting on baseball, as much to 4 to 5 times a week, he says it makes him feel better, but what about his fans? He says that if he were caught doing drugs he would have been suspended and his rehab would have been paid for by MLB, then why don’t they let him in? These are both wrong doings, but the severity of them is different.” He doesn't understand that this whole sorry mess that he now acknowledges and regrets is not about him; it is about baseball and it is about us - the fans. We expect our heroes to hustle for us, not to hustle us.” (Abrams, #3).

I personally feel that he should be allowed back into th

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