I say Pete Rose belongs in the hall of fame based solely on his Pete
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Case in point Pete Rose, who rather matter of factly admitted. I bet on the Reds every night. Fiction The CBS Evening News had Armen Keteyian put together a package built around Rose s remarks if you listen carefully, you can hear me say ok as Pete talks they edited Dan out, the bastards, which ended with Katie Couric s pithy Taylor st claire that after what he said to us, Rose s Hall of Fame chances were now kaput.
In the interview today he said he frankly doesn t understand the gambling addiction he had, but he finally understands that he had it. Fiction Sports Net New York the Mets house all sports station referred to Rose making an announcement while on air to shamelessly promote himself. They were to stage, inside their ballpark in Cincinnati, a meet and greet with Rose, in advance of the opening of an exhibition at the Reds Hall of Fame, inside their ballpark in Cincinnati, paying tribute to The Hit King. Obviously Dan and I recognized the significance of the remark as soon as he made it.
But even the greatest of heroes has flaws. Just when you thought the newshole couldn’t get any better. It truly will be a shame if Pete Rose is never elected to the Hall of Fame. I think if people who took performance enhancing substances can get in and a man who bet on the Reds to win especially the team he was the manager of is like you said having faith in your team and knowing that they had the ability to win.
They became so drunk and Lucy liu nude towards one another they had to shorten the game.
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Great role models huhAnd there are many other stories of players who have not been angels in and around their chosen sport. He is clearly trying to get people to believe that his gambling in violation of express baseball rules to the contrary is NOT THAT BAD, because he was betting on his own guys to win. I feel sorry for Rose and I too believe his admission could possibly help him. There’s no doubt he was the consummate baseball player. But all that doesn t change the FACT that he was a terrific player who earned his place in the Hall of Fame. I would rather that they let him coach or manage again, even for a minor league team.
Robitussin, forget, let him live the game he loves, and to which he gave so much. So you condemn Barry Bonds on something you can’t prove, yet you defend Pete Rose on something you can prove.
Then he can seek forgiveness, which I expect would rapidly follow. He must never have the satisfaction and of knowing he got there. Rose is and was a bum Just another overpaid athlete that believes his doesn’t stink and is above the law. I understand that there may be an opening in that field, soon. There are plenty of men in the hall who wouldn’t be there if their character had been considered in the balloting.
I will not visit the Hall as long as Rose is not in it.
Pete was and is a strong athlete who backed his team with energy and money. Violation of any rules must adjudicated on a case by case basis. Pete Rose finally realized that he had no chance in hell in every making it into the HOF unless he Meighan desmond up to what he did. If Rose think this is going to help him get into the HOF or become a Manager again he had years to right the wrong. A gambling addiction, in my view, is an illness.
Babe Ruth held the home run record for years. And the ball used when he hit them into and out of the stands was as soft as softball is today. Nope, can’t say positive that Bonds has used steroids, but Taylor dooley indicates that steroids is in wide use among the players today. And that testimony has come from the players themselves.
The Dowd report says that he didn’t bet on every Reds game. Why should we believe him now Moreover, even if he did bet on every game, the Rebekah revel that should have been asked is whether he bet the same amount on every game. Not fully versed in the rules and punishmentSteriods and drug use affects the outcome of the game more so than Pete betting on the Reds to win. Now granted, Pete denied it, but then how many other players have denied it, made up excuses, and still remained to play the game.
Of greatest note in my memory is the despicable way in which Tommy Lasorda declared to the world that he cared not for players only winning. Pete Rose is not a hero. I say let him in the HOF posthumously, it’s only fair. I dont care what bart giamati or fay vincent say, this man, pete rose was one of the greatest baseball players i have ever seen play the game. He gave a day in and day out. It’s his and our memories of that time that is most satisfying today.
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