Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame

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Should Pete Rose be inducted into the hall of fame despite his lifetime ban from baseball? Pete Rose is known for being one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but his rough past with gambling and his lifetime ban from baseball is keeping him from entering the hall of fame. He is most known for his ability to hit the ball, and is also a two time gold glove winner, but his greatest asset that made everyone love him was his hustle, for which he was assigned the moniker ‘Charlie Hustle’. The former member of the famous “Big Red Machine” ended his career with an astounding record of 4,256 hits, after breaking the record of 4,192 hits in the previous season which was set by baseball legend Ty Cobb. Sadly he might not ever be truly recognized for these accolades because of some bad decisions’ he made after retirement while managing the Reds. They are still letting votes on letting Barry Bonds in after admitting to doing steroids, which most people feel is much worse when it comes to baseball.
In 1989, Bart Giamatti announced that Peter Edward Rose was banished from professional baseball for life. Giamatti made this decision after receiving a 225 page report of all of the suspicious activity Rose was involved, which is the “Dowd Report” (Baseball Almanac. 1989. Report to the commissioner). In 1990 Rose was arrested for not paying his taxes and spent five months in a minimum security prison. He did not report the money he accepted for signing baseballs and photographs at baseball card shows. It is still to this day not proven that Rose officially bet on the baseball team that he was managing. Evidence is not that great and it has been over ten years, yet he is still ineligible to be voted into the Hall of Fame. I think ...

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