Pete Rose to the Hall of Fame - Haters Welcome?

Pete Rose should be in the HOF based on his on-the-field accomplishments.

However, Pete Rose should NEVER EVER EVER EVER be reinstated to baseball. He broke Rule#1 - he bet on baseball. In baseball terms - that is the unpardonable sin.

...and, yes, there is a difference between being banned from baseball and banned from the HOF. At least there was until the late 80's when the baseball HOF deliberately re-wrote the rule specifically in order to allow them to avoid having to deal with the Pete Rose issue.

NO!!! I won't even get into the gambling issue but his career stats are pretty weak His average stats per 162 played are-

AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO S CS

639 98 194 34 6 7 60 71 53 9 7

Not to mention a below average fielder with a below average arm. And maybe he was just hustling because of the amphetamines used frequently in his playing era. Had a loaded lineup in Cincinnati around him. Mike Schmidt behind him in Philly and still only managed to hit 303 with 60 rbi a year. Let's reward great players not great longevity.

Nobody hates Pete Rose. He's the all-time hit leader and he deserves to be there. But rules are rules and that's just the way it is. I feel kind of sorry for the guy because I know what it's like to have a gambling problem, but I don't make excuses and I don't expect other people to feel sorry for me. No Hall of Fame, too bad.

None of the people IN the Hall violated the betting rule.

See, there is just this one rule. Minor leaguers know it. The Steinbrenners know it. Even educated fleas know it. Don't bet on the game. That's it. Hit your wife. Hit a cameraman. Pee in your pants. Don't bet on the game. How hard is that? He bet AS A MANAGER. The best position to be able to influence the outcome of the game. Baseball is bigger than Rose and doesn't need him. How about getting Ron Santo in before we even discuss Rose, which we shouldn't do because he should never go in.

As a Reds fan, my heart wants him to be there but my head says he doesn't belong. He lied to the public, his fans, the Commissioner straight to their faces on numerous occasions! I wish he could go back and not have done those things and he would still be managing and be welcomed with opened arms into the Hall of Fame but unfortunately he screwed up and has to pay the price.

Now as fastaslp eloquently stated, if McGwire, Sosa, Bonds, Clemens or any of the other known steroid users were to be elected to the Hall of Fame then I think it's only right to elect Mr. Rose. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Long live the memory of the Big Red Machine, they can't take that away from me or Pete!

Rule 5 is truly inadmissable any union officer would have a field day with this.

Mr.Rose most definetly should be inducted into the hall of fame he is the hits leader and a proven winner. Gambling is a serious problem or addiction if you would but it doesn't deserve the death sentence(me personally I quit gambling...........you don't believe me.......you wanna bet)

If the NFL let murdering a-s O.J. keep his status then bye God Pete should at least get the recognition he deserves!!!!!!!!!!!! Great question bye the way

This couldn't be simpler. If Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, etc. end up making the Hall, then Rose needs to be voted in immediately, no ifs, ands, or buts.

If it were all about character, you'd have to eliminate a good half (at least!) of who's in there now for being admitted racists. Ty Cobb was one of the best baseball players of this or any era, but he was also a sociopath...and a Hall of Famer. Leo Durocher was a very well-documented womanizer who would constantly pick fights with his own teammates... and a Hall of Famer.

Yes. Although I am not a fan of Pete Rose, I recognize him as one of the greatest hitters to ever hold a baseball bat. It is a shame that such a great player isnt in the HOF. I would make the exact same case for Shoeless Joe Jackson. And his case hasnt even been proven. There is no evidence that he threw those games.

I think he should be in there for his accomplishments.

I once saw an interview with him and he said"If he beat his wife or had a drug problem he would of gotten help from the league and he would still have been eligible for the hall."

He was right,he never hurt anyone and did not do drugs which in my opinion is far worse then what he did so he should already be in there.

The question detail is so rife with mistakes I can't decide where to begin. So I won't bother with a standard fisking.

The Hall does NOT WANT ROSE. He is ineligible. He has done nothing to begin approaching the merest whiff of deserving consideration of reinstatement.

Why cannot the pro-Rose apologists ever think of starting with Rose and, oh, getting him into a GA meeting? Why always with blaming (and wildly confusing the purviews of) the Hall and MLB? The issue starts with Rose, it really does.