... , almost as indisputable as Rose's greatness on the baseball diamond is the fact that he gambled on baseball. Baseball's capital crime, gambling, calls for baseball's capital punishment: banishment. Anything less would condone the crime. Under no circumstances should Commissioner Bud Selig reinstate Pete Rose into baseball in any ... season with the Montreal Expos. Although Rose is best known for being baseball's all-time leader in hits, he also holds the all-time records in singles, at-bats, games played, and seasons with a batting average above .300. Rose is also second all-time in dou...

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