Pete Rose
should be allowed eligibility to be inducted to the Hall of Fame.
Pete Rose was one of the greatest players to ever step onto a
baseball diamond. During his career as a player. Rose won two N.L.
batting titles, had ten 200-hit seasons, was named N.L. Rookie of
the Year in 1963, and league MVP in 1973. (Katz and Kuenster 43)
With these achievements Rose also tallied a
Major
League Baseballrecord of 4,256 hits, six
National
Leaguepennants, three World Series Championships and seventeen
all-star game selections in his illustrious career.
Pete Rose betting on
baseballhas
been a very minor blip on the scale of all the other players that
have done actions that broke Major League Baseball rules for
example, Ty Cobb. Ty Cobb was one
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This rule
states that Any player, umpire, or club or league official or
employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game
in connection with which the bettor has no duty to perform, shall
be declared ineligible for one year. Any player, umpire, or club or
league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon
any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to
perform, shall be declared permanently ineligible.(Higgins 204)
This is the exact rule Pete Rose violated and was permanently
banned for breaking. The Major League Baseball ban on gambling is
based on concerns about player and manager incentives. Due to the
1919 World Series, where eight players from the Chicago Black Sox
fixed the World Series so the gamblers that made them fix the
series, rule 21(d) came into effect. All eight players who fixed
the 1919 world series were banned from eligibility from the hall of
fame, and Pete Rose violated rule 21(d). Pete Rose should be in the
same shoes as the players in the 1919 World Series, and should
never be allowed to gain eligibility to the Hall of Fame under
any
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