In peoples lives today sports play a more important role than most people think. Players are looked up to, idolized and respected. A professional athlete is not only just a player that gets paid big bucks to do their job but they are also often considered to be a model citizen. Their lives are often dissected by society and found to be a success or a failure. There acts on and off the field can determine how a player is remembered when they are no longer active in their respected game. However when a player does something that tarnishes the integrity of the game, his team and himself, that player can be banned. Such is so for baseball great Pete Rose. Rose was one of the leagues most colorful, hardest playing people you would ever find in the game of baseball but was banned from Major League Baseball for gambling on games that he played in and managed in during the 1970's. Although Rose had a legendary career in Major League Baseball he should not be allowed to be inducted into the hall of fame or reinstated back into the game by Major League Baseball.
Pete Rose was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 14th 1941. He grew up with three other siblings to Harry and Laverne Rose. He was always dreaming he would one day be a Major League Baseball player due to his father's encouragement to play sports. His father was a semiprofessional football player and was a major influence in Pete's decision to participate in sports. While Pete was in high school he played baseball and football at his high school in Anderson Ferry, Ohio. Rose was an excellent high school baseball player and as soon as he graduated from high school signed a contract with the Cincinnati Reds. After he signed he was sent to play for the Reds minor league team in Geneva, New York. As his game progressed he climbed the latter of the Cincinnati organization while playing for farm teams in Tampa, Florida and Macon, Georgia.
Pete Rose played in the Major League for 24 seasons. ... Pete Rose was a phenomenal baseball player and manager. ... Pete Rose met Tommy Gioiosa in Florida in 1978. ... It is a fact that Pete Rose is a gambler. ... About Pete Rose's scandal, Carter wro...
Audience: Baseball Fans Sorry, Pete Pete Rose was not gifted with extraordinary athletic ability, as were so many of baseball's all-time greats. ... Pete Rose is incontrovertibly one of the greatest players in baseball's history. ... Pete's Playing Days Pete Rose is one of the most decorated players of all time. ... Banishment Pete Rose was known to have gambled extensively on sports throughout the 1980's. ... Pete Rose has a gambling problem. ...
This man is Pete Rose. The reason is that they claim that Pete Rose bet on baseball games while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Pete Rose denies the whole situation. ... It also was said that Pete Rose has went through many bookies while he was betting on baseball. ... There also were betting stubs that are said to have Pete Rose's hand writing on them, but Rose denies the whole thing. ...
Why isn't Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame? ... "I hope some day, some day soon, Pete Rose will be standing right here. ... Screw you, Pete Rose. ... "It doesn't matter if Pete Rose had 4,000 hits, he broke the rules and in turn disgraced the game," said Mike Lupica of ESPN. ... "I absolutely believe that Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. ...
I think what really puts the icing on Pete's cake though is that the city of Philadelphia gave him the "living legend" award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. If Rose is really a legend (which he is) then he belongs with all the other legends in the Hall of Fame. ... Pete Rose is a true character and without him the Hall of Fame is lacking. ... In conclusion, Pete Rose should be in the hall of fame for his on the field actions. ... By far, Pete Rose is my favorite baseball player. ...
Pete Rose If you are a fan of sports then you know what all the turmoil has been about in recent months with the infamous Pete Rose. ... Pete Rose bet on baseball, but the real issue is if he should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ... 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. ... Pete Rose was caught putting wagers on baseball and also betting on his own team, the Reds. ... I had the opportunity to read a web page called, Pete Rose Hall of Fame Crusade, it is one man's ...
I for one would like to know how in the name of Ty Cobb can the powers that run baseball, justify keeping Pete Rose out of the "Hall". Pete Rose was placed on baseball's ineligible list in 1989 when commissioner of baseball Giamatti concluded that Rose had bet on baseball games including games involving his own team the Cincinnati Reds. ... A growing consensus suggests that Pete Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame because of his baseball record, not his character. ... I am not denying Rose's offenses. ... But baseball fans are a very forgiving lot, or at the very least ...
For instance, on January 5th, 2004, sports legend Pete Rose admitted that he bet not only on baseball in 1987 and 1988, but also on his team. After reports emerges in 1989 that Rose was gambling on baseball, and six months of investigation by the Major League Baseball officials, Rose decided to leave baseball for life without saying if the reports were true or not. I believe that the MLB officials should not have given Pete Rose the option of not having to admit or deny whether he bet on baseball if he agreed to leave baseball forever. ... The public should have known about Pete Rose's sc...
Pete Rose is one of the men who have whole-heartedly devoted themselves to the game they love. ... This was the first of many honors Pete Rose would receive. ... Another unbelievable feat Pete Rose accomplished was something unheard of in almost any sport. ... Pete Rose was placed on Baseball's ineligible list in 1989 by Bart Giamatti, commissioner of baseball at that time. ... Pete Rose has been wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit and has been slighted the greatest honor for any professional baseball player. ...
