There was ONE law that every player knew. The integrity of the game depended on it. Case closed.
Fortunately, now the players have more money than any mobster, so the idea of players taking bribes is obsolete. But, not in Pete’s day.
For the record:
Pete gambled on baseball games after he had retired as an active player. He was managing at the time...Rose never bet against his own team...
Pete Rose defined an era of baseball. Without him in the HoF, the Hall has a void from that era.
Pete has paid the price for gambling on baseball. It is time to include one of the greatest players of all time in the HoF.