Pete Rose Deserves Induction Into the Hall of Fame

Pete Rose was one of the greats that the sport of baseball has been lucky enough to have. But because of one mistake—gambling on his team—he was banned from the Hall.

Now, what happened to giving a man a second chance?

MLB has allowed a man who is indicted on charges of using illegal substances to keep the record as the home-run king. I disagree with Barry's record. Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth made those records without the use of steroids or performance-enhancing drugs. But the MLB will let the record stand. Take it away and give it back to Hank.

Now, Pete Rose brought a lot to the sport. He has multiple awards. He was given the ROY in 1963 and the Hutch in 1968. He was even presented with the Lou Gehrig Award, which is only given to those who exemplify the traits of Lou Gehrig.

It's not an award easily given. I would say it is what the Medal of Honor is to military members. But yet, one mistake keeps him out of the Hall.

BOGUS.

He also was 1973 NL MVP, 1975 World Series MVP, and the Roberto Clemente Award winner in 1976. He's the winner of two Golden Glove awards and a Silver Slugger Award. He has appeared in 17 All-Star games, but yet, no Hall of Fame induction.

WHY?

With a career batting average of .303, 15,861 plate appearances, 2,219 runs created, and so on; he still has to carry with him the knowledge that he cannot get into the Hall of Fame.

What are the commissioners thinking?

But yet, through all this, players can crush records using juice and not worry about the repercussions, until the last couple of years. Oh, but they will still get to play. Bonds is even in trouble for lying to a federal grand jury.

I say that enough is enough. Bonds has been out for this last season, but is still a prospect for going to Boston, Arizona, or who ever can fork up the cash. 

I say take back the record or leave it (personally, take it). But let him go. His career is over. I hope to see Barry's record beaten soon.

I hope he is watching TV one day and sees Alex Rodriguez break his home-run record. That would be justice to me. 

So we can let players do juice, apologize and continue to play the game, but Pete Rose breaks a rule and got caught, so the MLB and HOF take his chance away at the greatest title a ballplayer can claim.

Their number in the Hall of Fame.

I hope that those in charge will reconsider and put a great player in where he belongs, and has belonged for over a decade.