Will Pete Rose ever be inducted in the Hall of Fame?

Should be- YES

Will be- NO

I think the only thing that should be considered are his stats, some of the best of all time. What he did as a manager or a gambler has nothing to do with how great of a player he was. It's a travesty he's not in the HOF. And I hate the guy, but you can't deny greatness.

I'm not sure, I have heard some experts say that if it was for his hits record(I know, thats like saying Babe Ruth wouldn't be any good if you take away all his HRs) he wouldn't even be a HOF; Didn't hit for any power, despite all those hits, still barely batted over three hundred. Was a 17 time all star, but I think those stats are a little overblown. Did win one MVP award in 73, but really didn't have a great year, hit 338(very nice) scored 115 runs(also good) but had no power and only 60 or so RBIS. Was a three time batting champ. Holds record for most games played, most hits and most AB's, but lets be honest those are more just proof had how rarely he was hurt. Was a 3 time world series winner. He last six years, so a fourth of his career, he batted .260, clearly just trying to hang on to get the hits record. He did however hit over three hundred 15 times! It was clear this man could hit singles, but less then a fourth of his hits were extra bats hit. For every positive there is a negative. I never saw him play, but I have to believe that he was the type of player when you saw him, you came away thinking he was a great player. I think he has the stats, clearly, but with the gambling no one would let him in. They were going to make an example of a baseball player so no one else would bet, it is just sad that the one they caught was a HOF player. So no, I don't think he gets in.

Jeter won his Gold Glove for reputation, not current season performance. It happens. But that has nothing to do with Peter Rose. Rose will not be inducted into the Hall of Fame until the powers that be in MLB allow every other player and every other manager to gamble on baseball. Until, that is, forever. Because it will never happen.

my advise to you is stay tuned, with Mr Selig most recently enforcing the rule that there will be no game not played in its entirety during the play offs and worlds series, all he would have to do is reinstate Mr. Rose and for those old timers fans Mr Jackson (shoeless Joe) and both could be inducted as soon as 2010 ?? it could happen, could you imagine the publicity Mr Selig would get, heck he might even get his own plaque in the Hall of Fame if he were to reinstate these two great players of the game. If im not mistaken i believe Bowie Kuhn was the last baseball Commish that was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2008, but he was Commish from 1969 to 1984.

The moral of the story is that the integrity of the game of baseball is more important then an individual player. I don't see them ever letting Mr. Rose in the Hall of Fame, that would nullify the point of suspending him. But personally a 20 year ban would have been good enough.

Okay, I know it was bad that he was betting on games, but come on, it's not like he was cheating or getting the other team to throw games or anything like that. Yes, he should have been punished, but not like this. And I definitely agree that he SHOULD be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but I don't think it's going to happen any time soon.

What the Hall does or does not do re/Rose really is not important. But, elevation to the Hall's rolls is the HIGHEST individual honor in the sport. A person in disgrace has no standing to be accorded such an honor.

But the Hall is not important. MLB is, and MLB should never, never, NEVER consider reinstating Rose. After breaking the rule with the harshest possible defined sanction -- permanent (not "lifetime") ineligibility -- Rose did himself no favors by adding 14 years of serial lying about his actions. He is established as untrustworthy, and in addition, has done absolutely nothing since to indicate that he has in any meaningful way tried to rehabilitate his life, to move in a direction that might (MIGHT!) help re-establish his trustworthiness.

Rose made a bad decision, and made it repeatedly, and bad decisions can come with bad consequences.

Now...

...anyone who claims "others have done things just as bad" needs to consider -- why is it that MLB imposes its harshest penalty for wagering on one's own team, and until recently, ONLY for that infraction? This rule dates back well over 100 years; the only other "permanently ineligible" sanction is, now (since 2003), a third violation for using controlled presumed performance-enhancing substances. Baseball, the concern at hand, considers internal own-team wagering to be the worst possible offense within its purview, and this is not wrong.

...betting is bad for a number of reasons. One often overlooked is, hey, the bettor can LOSE. A LOT. And having a player or manager in deep hock to a bookie is not at all a good state of affairs for baseball.

...NOT betting on certain games is valuable information to bookies. Rose didn't bet on every game.

...it is merely a bonus, but by keeping HIT KING PETE ROSE under permanent suspension, MLB shows that it is indeed very serious about the gambling rule (as it should be). No one is bigger than the game, no one is above the rules (certainly not by dint of personality or achievements).

The Hall is doing just fine without the all-time record holder for outs.

Anyone who does not understand the basis, significance, and need for the no-gambling rule has no respect for baseball.

If Joe Jackson was elected Pete Rose should be elected because unlike

Jackson he didn't throw games he bet on his team and furthermore how

can you hall a hall of fame without the alltime hits leader it sounds retarded when you look at it that way .

I was truly in Pete's corner after his ban from baseball. But after denying that he bet on baseball for 15 years, then to just turn around and fess up? If he would have confessed right away, he'd have been in the hall 10 years ago and probably would be managing a big league team. But when you lie, and lie and lie for years and years and years...?

I don't think he'll get in until after he's passed away. And I think that's fair.

I agree with you, I think the steroids era has kind of overshadowed what he did, and has shown me that their are a few things worse then betting. It happened 20 years ago, so I think he should be elected into the hall as a player, and have his plaque in the hall not mention anything about him as a manager.