Pete Rose also known as “The Hit King” is arguably one of the greatest players in the history of professional baseball. With his hard work ethic and intensity, Pete Rose played the game for 24 seasons (1963-1986). According to Baseball-reference.com, Pete rose ended his career with 4,256 hits (surpassing Ty Cobb in 1985), 3,562 games played, and 3,215 singles. Being the holder of 19 major league records, no ball player will likely surpass them. Rose was likely to have been inducted into the hall of fame, but in 1989 he was accused of betting on baseball. For more than two decades now, Rose has pled for his reinstatement, and during that time, the MLB has declined his requests, holding firm on the terms of the original Giamatti agreement: …show more content…
With MLB’s rules and punishments inconsistent with other popular sports, I don’t think that his punishment was necessarily just, and since social mores are forever changing, I still believe his accomplishments should be respected …show more content…
Pete Rose was basically punished for one thing, that is betting on his team to win. It doesn’t matter if he was betting for or against his own team, it’s still a lifetime suspension. In my opinion the punishment does not fit the crime. For example, in the early 1960s, NFL stars Paul Hornung and Alex Karras were both suspended for one season for betting on football games. Paul Hornung ended up in the Hall of Fame while Karras became a TV celebrity. Neither one of them were thought to have seriously imperiled the sport or its popularity. In essence, we can draw a line between the law and appropriate justice. According to the NFL law, Hornung was suspended for one year, whereas MLB suspended Pete Rose for life. With these inconsistencies, I believe that we need to be more aware of the justness of the existing laws and regulations within sports, and make appropriate changes to punishments that are deemed disproportionate. This happens in the real world all the time. Standards change, and society changes its norms as well. Major League Baseball could regain some credibility and fairness by eliminating excessive punishments for certain offenses. Many people say that Robert Manfred should not lift the ban unless it’s good for baseball. Baseball has evolved into an enterprise worth billions of dollars. I can’t think of anything that Pete Rose could do that is either positive or negative that would make even the tiniest
Players since the beginning of baseball have used some type of drug to enhance their game such as in 1889 Pud Galvin ingested monkey testosterone and Grover Cleveland Alexander used banned alcohol to enhance his game (Chafets). This should prove that baseball will never fully stop the use of PEDs, they can only cover up the ones that have. As Zev Chafets puts it “Chemical enhancement won’t kill the game; it is the cover-up that could be fatal” (Chafets). This cover up will ultimately hurt the game of baseball so the league should give the players the opportunity to use the PEDs, and if they choose not to then that is their decision ...
He was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson should not only be recognized for his on-field accomplishments, but for what it took for him to get there as well. Throughout all of the racism in America and baseball, he endured it and pushed through it to set himself up for ultimate success. He endured the hardships of being the only African-American in the league at the time and taking all the hate from the racists, while still putting up remarkable numbers. Even as a white man during the time of integration in baseball, you could have nothing but respect for Jackie Robinson.
...as fulfilled part of its duty by banning Rose for over 20 years; it has failed to acknowledge his on the field contributions. MLB has the duty of honoring the greatest players in baseball and those who are record setters; clearly Pete Rose fits into both of these categories. As the holder of multiple MLB career records as well as being considered one of the greatest players ever, Pete Rose has clearly made his mark on baseball. Thus, it is MLB’s duty to honor him for his accomplishments. MLB must now fulfill its second duty and reinstate Pete Rose so he can be acknowledge for his on the field play. With Kantian ethics, MLB’s sense of duty to the game requires the punishment of Rose, as well as the acknowledgement of him in the hall. With the time spent banned MLB has fulfilled one duty and must now allow Pete Rose in the hall to fulfill their duty to the game.
Joe DiMaggio was one of the best baseball players of all time. He set many records, including the longest wining streak in Major League Baseball history, it lasted 56 games. He came to America as the son of poor Italian immigrants, but grew up to be an American Icon.
Albert Pujols said, “Baseball was an outlet for him to be able to do that, and he had some special talent to go through what he did and still set an example for others. You cannot replace it.”
Derek Sanderson Jeter is an unforgettable component of Major League Baseball History. The Captain will always be in the top contention of baseball greats. The greatest achievement after a player 's career is to be inducted into the MLB Hall of fame. Derek Jeter should be in the Hall of Fame due to his outstanding statistics, his separation from other shortstops in Major League history, his unforgettable leadership, his off field behavior, and his astonishing achievements.
In 1919, eight of the Chicago White Sox allegedly threw the World Series. Charles Comiskey was the ruthless owner of the White Sox and was the main motive of the sox to throw the series. Chick Gandil was the first player to get involved and then he spread it to the other players on the team. The act by these players would be called the Black Sox Scandal. The Scandal nearly ruined America’s pastime. The baseball commissioner, Judge Landis, banned all eight of the players for life. Based on how Joe Jackson played in the world series and how he was proven innocent in a court of law, he should be reinstated into baseball and be put in the hall of fame.
He had one of the game's most glorious seasons in 1941, hitting for an average of .406 at the age of twenty three. He is the last player to accomplish this feat. Nevertheless, he lost out on the most valuable player award that year to Joe DiMaggio, who had posted his 56 game hitting streak that same year. He most likely lost this MVP award because of his lack of respect and his arrogance to many of the sports writers and media, who are the ones who vote for the winner ( Nightingale).
...ercent grantees that the best teams will face off in the World Series. Baseball has been a game of adaptation, with the end of the dead ball era by putting cork in the ball, the games populatirty grew because the chance of home runs and harder hit balls made the game more entertaining and interactive. By adding steroid testing, the playing field has been leveled so that no one person has a distinct advantage over another. Both are examples of how the game has developed to benefit both the fans and to the players. The whole world is evolving into a time of equality and fairness and baseball is the last of the major sports in America to adapt this rule of reviewing plays that are controversial.
714 career home runs, had 2,209 career RBI's, and 2,873 total hits, all in only
Breaking many records, Joe DiMaggio’s talent was unbelievable. In 1969 he was voted baseball’s greatest living player in a nationwide poll. (Scavone 1) He married the most iconic star off all time, Marilyn Monroe. His skill level prevailed higher than anyone in his time, which was filled with Hall of Famers. This talented hard worker went from a fisherman’s son, to an American hero. Joe DiMaggio was one of the best, most impactful, all-around players to play the past-time sport of baseball.
He is one of the most popular – and simply one of the best ever in his profession. Statistics prove it and he has the accolades to back it up. He has more hits and a higher percentage of hits than most in his profession could ever dream of. His successes also helped many others in their careers. Whether he walked or was running, he was rarely off base. In fact, he has the best on-base percentage in baseball history. I'm talking, of course, about Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox slugger, 1939-1942 and 1946-1960 (his career interrupted by World War II). Williams is close behind Babe Ruth in career home runs, slugging percentage and walks, has the highest career batting average in the past 100 years, the highest on-base percentage ever and his impressive
The Hall of Fame acknowledges the greatest players in baseball. Becoming a member is the most prestigious award in the game. When one is inducted into the Hall of Fame, that person becomes one of baseball’s most elite in the history of the game. Pete Rose holds numerous records and accomplishments that would unquestionably award him acceptance into the Hall had it not been for the scandalous acts he took part in. In 1982 Rose broke Hank Aaron’s carrier hits record, one which, at the time, was legendary. He is arguable the best hitter ever in the history of the game. Rose was not a player who tried to abuse the league. He was a player who played to win, who cared for his team, and who always played his hardest. Rose also holds the record for most games played, a stat which displays his devotion to the game. Even if he did not need to play, or did not want to play, he still showed up and gave it his all. Rose was one of baseball’s greatest players and played at that level for seventeen years. These accomplishments obviously qualify a player for immediate acceptance from the first time a player became eligible for the Hall of Fame. However, in 1990, Rose signed an agreement which made him banned from baseball, and therefore, permanently ineligible for acceptance to the Hall of Fame.
He hit 600 home runs (5th most all time), won 10 gold gloves, and made 13 All Star Games. In almost 150 years baseball history, only the great Willie Mays can match Ken Griffey Jr. in these statistical categories. However, despite these extraordinary stats, Ken Griffey Jr. may be the ultimate “What Could Have Been” player. An incredibly promising career was derailed in the latter half by chronic injuries that robbed him of hundreds of games. If not for these injuries, Griffey was well on his way to becoming the Home Run King (Stark, 2010) and possibly the greatest player ever. Despite these setbacks, Griffey is still revered as one of the greatest and most popular MLB players ever. The savior of baseball in Seattle and the lone star to stay above the darkness of the steroid era, Griffey will go down in history as a legendary athlete.
As most New York Yankee fans know, Alex Rodriguez finished the 2013 baseball season with 654 home-runs on his career. 654. He is currently fifth in home-run record books. Sadly for A-Rod fans, there will be no 2014 season. Following a lengthy bout with the MLB, Rodriguez was suspended after testing positive for PEDs--testosterone supplements to be exact. Tied to the, now-closed, Biogenesis clinic, Rodriguez and (at least) a dozen others are in the spotlight for cheating the game they love. Non-baseball fans might recognize the name Lance Armstrong: multi-cancer survivor, cyclist and guilty of cheating his sport as well. These two, among several others, are the posterboys for a dark era in athletics. As most people would agree, steroids and other drugs are a major problem in athletics today, not just for the athletes but for those of us who enjoy a just, fair, clean game.