Does Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame?

[usualsuspect]

Anyone else watch the Pete Rose Mock Trial on ESPN? Apparantly MLB was unable to prove whether or not Pete Rose ever betted on baseball. Amazingly his ineligiblity from the Hall of Fame is solely based on allegations. The jury ended up voting in favor of allowing Pete Rose the right to qualify for the Hall of Fame. I couldn't agree more. 15 yr ban from baseball...the man served his time.

[Money Boss Hustla]

Damn rights he does! Betting or not...he's one of the best.

[Needtobeswoledup]

I agree, I always thought it was pretty shitty how they didn't let him in the hall. Definately one of the best players of all time.

[RATM]

absolutely. there are far more problems with baseball than to debate on the pete rose issue. should be in, no question.

[SMP008]

damn right he does i sure there are more people that bet on baseball now then years ago even players do it who cares let him in

[mass junkie]

I think he does!!!

[chicamahomico]

Abso-fucking-lutely!!! They let crackhead players like Strawberry come and go out of rehab yet scorn ol Petey for something they couldn't even prove he did.

[HorseyGrl]

Posted by chicamahomico - 08-20-2003 at 11:47 PM
Abso-fucking-lutely!!! They let crackhead players like Strawberry come and go out of rehab yet scorn ol Petey for something they couldn't even prove he did.

...Yeah, they need to let that baseball legend in.

[TheMudMan]

Hell Yeah!

[BigGreen]

Ty Cobb once battled his way into and through the stands to beat a crippled man with (i believe) his cleat! And this was not alleged, either. Yet he's prominently displayed in Cooperstown.

[Flounder]

NO!! Not unless they elect to admit Shoeless Joe Jackson.

[BUYLONGTERM]

Absolutely!!!!! No question about it

[Contender]

Agreed......he was a legend and earned his fame

[Rhino58]

One of the best hitters ever if not the best. He has a top spot in the hall.

[decadbal]

the hall of fame is about performance as a player, not their pastimes or bad habits. rose should be there, and then they should close baseball, its boring and a waste of money. id rather watch two rats **** than a baseball game

[IronCy]

he is a lying sack of ****....but is one of the greatest hitters in baseball history...its still a toss up in my mind.
-Cy

[chicamahomico]

Ahhhh, same question and yet another year has passed and Pete Rose, the best hitter baseball has ever known, is left sitting on the sidelines watching others get inducted into the hall. Hasn't that loser Selig dropped dead yet? Cmon already, Petey has paid his dues and waited long enough, LET HIM IN!!!

[ItalianMuscle]

He is part of baseball history.. I think it deserves it

[Mr. Death]

Yes, he should be in. Go Reds!

[EXCESS]

He's a liar and only admitted to betting on baseball to help his chances of being elected to the Hall of Fame and to promote his new book. He doesn't know how to feel sorry. Does a player with his stats deserve to be a member of the Hall of Fame? Yes. Does a player who bet on his own team deserve to be reinstated? No. I think the integrity of the game would be compromised by reinstating him, and that's the real issue here anyways. No person banned from baseball can be a member of the Hall and that's the way I think it should remain.

[RUDY-14]

Going strictly on performance there is no arguement the guy was f ucking unreal but he is a selfish self centered arragant lying cheating f uck up, but i'd throw him in anyways

[Bcrown1]

I say definately... his play warrants induction.

[ripsid]

I think MudMan can agree with me here, beings that we route for the teams in the City of Brotherly Love. Pete was what got the Phillies over the hump in 1980. The Phillies who are the loosingest team in Pro Sports history! That he was one of the altime greats in baseball and his "Charlie Hustle" and Schmidty's Bat and glove work, The Bull's Luzinski's Bat, Bowa's heart.... well, I'll always love him the PLAYER. But he disgraced the game, and that's something that should never happen! Baseball should put him in with a disclaimer. Hell he's already got a ton of stuff in the hall! so they're being hyprocritcal!

SID

[mike4820]

Arguably the best to ever play the game.

[151]

He should be in the hall of fame, but should not be allowed anywhere near the day-to-day operations of a big league club.

[groverman1]

He got caught and broke the cardinal sin of baseball. Heck no.

[Mighty Joe]

Pete held onto that lie for a very long time! If it was the dumbass Hall of Fame he would be the first bust, but his baseball prowess is clear! I would allow him into the Hall, but still inpose a timed ban away from Baseball for another 5 years!

Done, MJ

[spywizard]

isn't one of the things that qualify a person ... is not just "are they a great player" ... but what that person did for the game... the instatution of the game..??


Thus he is +1 for his ability and -1 for his gambling..

[Testify]

He broke the cardinal rule in baseball. Sports are nothing without the integrity of the game and its players. Was he a great player? Yes. But he crossed the line. Sorry Pete, no HOF for you.

[JDMSilviaSpecR]

He admitted in his book he did in fact bet on baseball. 4000+ hits should be an automatic berth into the Hall Of Fame. He deserves to be in there.

[ItalianMuscle27]

Yes he belongs! If your gonna ban him then you might as well ban a few others too. For instance if barry bonds gets hemmed up for steroid use, forfeit his homerun record and ban him too!

X..

[JDMSilviaSpecR]

Or Sammy Sosa for his corked bat. God only knows how many hr's he got off a corked bat.