Deciding whether Pete Rose should be in the hall of fame 17 Articles

by Christopher William

"The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is the sad end of a sorry episode. One of the game's greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the conseque...read more

by Chris Messner

It's been well known for 30 years or so that Pete Rose has, among his other problems, a gambling addiction. Out-of-control gambling has been formally recognized by the mental health profession as a real addiction. Unfort...read more

by Jay Nolan

Pete Rose broke a rule so basic to the fabric of sports in America that the decision to ban him from the National Baseball Hall of Fame transcends baseball. He admitted to betting on baseball. Even though he bet on his...read more

by Trae Thompson

Yes. Yes, Pete Rose should be in Cooperstown. It's not called the "Moral Man Hall of Fame" or "Role Model Hall of Fame." It's called the Baseball Hall of Fame. If you play baseball, and play it unlike few have, you'll get...read more

by Micah Olson

There is no reason in my mind why Pete Rose should be inducted to the Hall of Fame. Even though his career hit total is one of the most staggering achievements in all sports he completely desicrated the game like no other....read more

by Jason Hamilton

The question of morality is what always separates Pete Rose from his rightful place in the Hall of Fame. Gambling is legal, steroids WERE legal, and America has always given a certain, albeit loosely defined, set of param...read more

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by Robert Steadman

I feel that Pete Rose should be teated,just like the 8 players from the White Sox back in 1919. Those Players were never inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame. They were banned from baseball, all 8 players were great and put...read more

by Johnny Hall

This is not a debate on whether or not Pete Rose's numbers are good enough for the hall but are they good enough to overlook his gambling and the years of publicly mismanaging the situation. Had Pete Rose apologized in the...read more

by Aj Brady

In my opinion, Pete Rose should be in the baseball Hall of Fame. The baseball Hall of Fame should choose its members based purely on baseball ability. What players do in their personal lives, bearing that it doesn't...read more

by Thos Robert

What is frequently lost in the debate about Pete Rose is the fact that he was betting very large sums of money and doing so illegally. To put it another way, he was do business with people in Organized Crime, and he wasn'...read more

by Juan Leer

No, he should not be in the Hall of Fame. After 15 years or so of publicly denying he ever bet on baseball, he wrote a book saying that he did. Yes, that's a lot of remorse. He also gave an interview with Jim Gray in 19...read more

by Ryan Ely

Are you kidding me? YES! Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. The man is the all time hit leader for the entire sport of baseball. While I in no way agree with what he did two facts remain. First, Pete Rose never ...read more

by Brian Williams

In 140+ years in baseball, no player, including Ty Cobb, had more hits than Pete Rose, but for the last 15 years or so, no player has been more stubborn than Pete Rose, yet in recent days Rose FINALLY came clean, and the t...read more

by Randal Purdy

It is my personal opinion,having watched Pete Rose play most of his career, that he should be included in the Hall of Fame.He was one of the hot-dogs of baseball that ever took the field.He led the majors in hits of all ...read more

by Abe Caldwell

Hes one of the greatest players of all time. Pete Rose has many more hits than any other player ever. He was a great competitor and deserves to be in the hall of fame. He did not gamble while he was a player just while he ...read more

by S.T. McKay

The argument is always that Pete Rose betting on baseball is the "ultimate" form of sin in baseball and Pete should be kept out of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame because of it. Although betting on baseball while a...read more

by Mike Toto

I wonder if todays' Hall of Fame voters are missing the MAIN ingredient? Has the candidate been a dominant player during his career? Has that player enjoyed a career of at least 10 years? Has that candidate led his team to...read more