Pete Rose passed away...83 years old
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Hall of Fame debate about him will never die. I think he should be in based on what he accomplished on the baseball diamond. If we only knew half.the skeletons that were in others' closets, the Hall would be very empty I'm afraid.
Might as well get this started now. Put him in the hall!
Outside of World Series, greatest moment in MLB: EDIT: at a time when the all star game still meant something.
Yeah I'm not really sure how a league that has like 10 different betting partners can really keep him out for that. I don't think he was ever proven to be betting on his team losing was it?
The dumbass died in Vegas. Talk about flaunting your weakness. No HOF, ever. Eff him.
So conflicted...he, himself...and my feelings toward him! Loved watching him play (old enough to remember the second half of his career)...but dang, not sure I would trust him with anything of value!
Not a fan, always thought he was a prick, but now that he has passed, MLB should put him into the HOF. Just make sure that they say on his plague that he was banned from baseball for gambling.
I think he should be in, but I've never gotten the argument that once someone passes they should be in. It was a crappy thing to do to Ron Santo to not put him in until after he passed.
Technically it was a life time ban. So now that his life is over, the lifetime ban no longer applies right? Put him in. One of the best to ever do it
I would generally with what you are saying, but Rose was a jerk about the whole process and did agree to the punishment and then acted surprised that he was no longer eligible for the HOF. He deserves to be in, for what we did on the field, and the league gets the last laugh that he never got to experience getting in himself.
No, but he did bet on his team to win, at times. What decisions did he make in the games he did not bet on, perhaps with an eye towards a future game he did plan on betting on? The integrity of the game was damaged every time he chose not to bet on his team to win.
Dave Thomer (@davethomer.bsky.social)
Had a browser tab reload ESPN's website. I briefly saw a headline about Pete Rose dying before it was pushed offscreen by a full page video promoting the ESPN betting app.
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