Pete Roses' Hall Of Fame Controversy (Persuasive Essay)

How is someone who played on three different major league teams and broken major league records, including the all-time hit record, denied acceptance into the Baseball Hall of Fame? To be placed in the Hall of Fame, one must perform with perfection on the field, as did Pete Rose in his glorious career in the Major League. Rose is loved by many and it showed in October of 1999 at the World Series when his ovation by the crowd topped the applause of even baseball great Hank Aaron (Glick 73). In the same day when Rose was being bombarded by tough questions from the press, the crowd stood behind him as they did when he was playing in the MLB (73). In 1989, Rose was banned for life from baseball and was not allowed in the Hall of Fame because of the ban by then Commissioner Bartlett Giamatti (Fraley 1). Rose was banned for allegations that he bet against his own team, the Cincinnati Reds (“Rose”). Rose liked to gamble, as do many Americans. People do not get fired from their jobs and denied Social Security checks when they’re older because they go to Las Vegas for the weekend and pull a couple of handles, do they? The answer is no. Gambling is exciting and excitement is what

One has to think of all the things to be considered in this matter. Rose broke and set a new all-time hit record (Nemec et al. 265). As a rookie he led his league in offensive stats (347). In only five years Rose had the second highest slugging percentage in the league (387). He won the National League MVP in 1973 as well as led the league in hits. Pete Rose was then named Sporting News Player of the Year from 1970-1980 (427). He was the youngest player to have 3,000 hits in his career and went on to have a 44-game hit streak, which tied the all-time record (467). In his first season back after being awarded the player of the year award, he hit .325. That batting average today is a Hall of Fame type of number. Now those were just some of Pete Rose’s accomplishments on the field and they were all major ones. How can all of this be taken away from somebody? It is not like Rose was just average and it is being argued that he be placed in the Hall of Fame because of decent stats. As a matter a fact, Rose is denied being admitted into the Hall of Fame because of something that is only thought to be true. It is said that he bet against his own team, the Cincinnati Reds, which he was managing at the time, but it was never proven. How can anyone weigh a rumor that was only thought to be true against his many accomplishments in the Major League? There is only one man who can allow Rose in the Hall of Fame, and that is Commissioner Bud Selig. When Selig realizes that Rose accomplished more than enough on the field to be placed in the Hall of Fame, he will then make the decision to reinstate him. No one can expect a decision to be made in the near future because of the tension between Rose and Selig.

was not at all based on concrete facts, but just hunches he had that Rose allegedly bet on the sport that he loved (Hortsman 2).

accomplishments continued to accumulate. In 1973 he led the league with 230 hits, batted a phenomenal .338 and was named Sporting News P

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