No. He should be used as an example of the penalty for his behavior. In the long run, it's petty but rules are rules. Some people get caught and get a pass after public humiliation, some don't. One day, if he is wise, he will realize it's irrelevant. Whatever happens is wiped out by time. It will only exist as a memory for others.
Pete Rose is just like everybody else. He has two arms, two legs, and over 4,000 hits.
He played the game the way that it is meant to be played. His record of all-time hits may never be surpassed. He hustled non-stop and gave more effort than 100-percent of the players in the game today.
He bet on baseball. We have players taking performance enhancement drugs and give them a 50-game suspension. That doesn't stop them, they find new ways around the system. That is more detrimental to the game than gambling.
And gambling can be classified as an addiction, a disease. But, it really doesn't matter either way. The Hall of Fame is voted on by the corny sports writers of American and if you don't kiss their ass, you are not included in their little club. The whole system is a joke, but when it comes to the actual game itself, the only player that I truly admire is Pete Rose.
I feel that this will be an on going battle between players and MLB. The MLB wants to make Pete Rose the "example" but their a lot of other players that gamble today. Pete is not the only one. I think a lifetime ban is too harsh I think with the kind of baseball he played he should be in the Hall of Fame. I can see how the players need to be an example on and off the field that the fans can look up, but MLB wants to control the players too much off the field. Gambling is not a good thing but what players do off the field is their own business and the media, fans, and MLB should stay out.
If owners can eliminate a whole race of people from participating for 60 yrs and not be penalized, then Charlie Hustle should be in the "Hall".
Pete was an intense competitor ( I believe that lead to his addiction). Give him a fine and let him in.
If he threw games maybe I would have a different opinion.
Many of us love Pete Rose and his will to succeed.
by Joseph Frankina III 11 years ago
He was caught gambling. He has been permanently banned from baseball including the Hall of Fame. Is this a fair punishment? Are there other players who have committed worse crimes who are not banned from the game or the Hall of Fame? Should they be banned?
by Kevin W 11 years ago
In my opinion, Pete Rose is the greatest hitter to ever step on a baseball field and should be in the Hall of Fame. I'm sure there are players in the HOF that have also done some immoral things in their time. Isn't the HOF based on the players performance on the field? Should the steroid era...
by Stump Parrish 13 years ago
I am in a great mood tonight and I am going to take it out on all of you. Please feel free to make suggestions to improve this.Here's the original.God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can;and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at...
by seattleamilehigh1 12 years ago
I can't help it. Pete Rose got EXACTLY what he knew was coming, and he kept on betting. He was not and still is not bigger than the game, as he has found out. If Barry Bonds never gets into the hall, I'm ok with that as long as Pete does not. Not that I think cheating like Bonds did isn't much...
by RKHenry 15 years ago
With all the steroids and drug use in baseball- why the hell is Pete Rose still banned from the Hall of Fame? You got all these guys messing with the game, just like Pete did- and they get more money, play, and are admitted into the Hall of Fame. But then here is Pete- one of the best...
by Gracie Sophia 14 years ago
A creative writing exercise. What is in this box?
Copyright © 2024 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. HubPages® is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Copyright © 2024 Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective owners.
As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.
For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy
Show DetailsNecessary | |
---|---|
HubPages Device ID | This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. |
Login | This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. |
Google Recaptcha | This is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy) |
Akismet | This is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Google Analytics | This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Traffic Pixel | This is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized. |
Amazon Web Services | This is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy) |
Cloudflare | This is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Hosted Libraries | Javascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy) |
Features | |
---|---|
Google Custom Search | This is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Maps | Some articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Charts | This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy) |
Google AdSense Host API | This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Google YouTube | Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Vimeo | Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Paypal | This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Login | You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Maven | This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy) |
Marketing | |
---|---|
Google AdSense | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Google DoubleClick | Google provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Index Exchange | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Sovrn | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Ads | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Unified Ad Marketplace | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
AppNexus | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Openx | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Rubicon Project | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
TripleLift | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Say Media | We partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy) |
Remarketing Pixels | We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites. |
Conversion Tracking Pixels | We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service. |
Statistics | |
---|---|
Author Google Analytics | This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy) |
Comscore | ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Tracking Pixel | Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy) |
Clicksco | This is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy) |