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Pete Rose has paid his debt. Let him back into the game
NBC Sports ^ | November 13, 2013 | Joe Posnanski

Posted on 11/14/2013 12:01:57 PM PST by EveningStar

...We are coming on 25 years of Pete Rose's banishment...

Pete Rose played baseball with an intensity and love that might be unmatched in the game's history. He cracked more hits and reached base more times than anyone ever. He represented a way to play baseball that inspired millions of people. Then, he gambled on games, breaking one of baseball's most cherished rules. Rose is 72 years old now, and I think it's time to let him back into the game. I don't think anyone should ask him to apologize again or come any cleaner than he has. I don't think anyone should expect Pete Rose to be something that he is not. It has been almost 25 years. He has paid his debt.

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Should Pete Rose be admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame? I say yes. What say you?

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1 posted on 11/14/2013 12:01:57 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Same thing Hillary is saying for 2016.


2 posted on 11/14/2013 12:02:40 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: EveningStar

How much did he pay?


3 posted on 11/14/2013 12:03:28 PM PST by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: EveningStar

Shoeless Joe Jackson first then we’ll talk about Pete.


4 posted on 11/14/2013 12:04:59 PM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: EveningStar
or come any cleaner than he has

It's my understanding that he never admitted that he bet on games. Bart Giamotti gave him several chances to do so, and he never did.

5 posted on 11/14/2013 12:05:02 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: EveningStar

I say “No”.....The one thing that will destroy baseball is if the integrity of the game is brought into question....having harsh penalties for throwing/betting on games is the only way to protect the game.


6 posted on 11/14/2013 12:05:09 PM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp.)
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To: EveningStar

He’s too old no one will sign a 72 year old 2nd baseman.


7 posted on 11/14/2013 12:05:53 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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To: EveningStar

I say Yes also. He WAS a GOOD player! He just engaged in some petty crimes.


8 posted on 11/14/2013 12:06:27 PM PST by 2harddrive
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To: EveningStar

I say no. He was shown the evidence by MLB against him, and decided correctly to accept his ban. For years afterwards he decided to lie to the rest of us. Nothing is a bigger threat to any sport than gambling. Any hint the games are not on the level and it is curtains for the league and sport. No other category of scandal has that potential.


9 posted on 11/14/2013 12:06:28 PM PST by gusty
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To: EveningStar

I am a big yes on this one. Pete Rose was an inspiration to aspiring players and fans over his entire great career. If his gambling had been proven to the point that he threw games I would change my mind.


10 posted on 11/14/2013 12:06:39 PM PST by Baynative (Wake me up early, be good to my dogs and teach my children to pray.)
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To: Cowboy Bob; All
How much did he pay?

Ask the writer. There's a place for comments at the end of the article. :)

11 posted on 11/14/2013 12:08:03 PM PST by EveningStar
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No. I have always believed he doesn’t agree to the ban unless there is worse information he and the commissioner were aware of.


12 posted on 11/14/2013 12:09:06 PM PST by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Baynative
http://www.bobsblitz.com/2013/07/mike-francesa-explains-situation-with.html

Listen to this....start at the 2:30 mark

13 posted on 11/14/2013 12:10:01 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Timber Rattler

Kennesaw Landis saved the game by doing what he had to do to the Black Sox, Shoeless Joe, included.


14 posted on 11/14/2013 12:11:05 PM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp.)
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To: dfwgator
Good afternoon. I trust you are doing well.

I say “No”.....The one thing that will destroy baseball is if the integrity of the game is brought into question....having harsh penalties for throwing/betting on games is the only way to protect the game.

I understand where you are coming from, but I have a question. Should we treat steroids, or domestic violence in the same manner?

For example.

5.56mm

15 posted on 11/14/2013 12:11:08 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: EveningStar

No he hasn’t, no he shouldn’t. What part of “lifetime ban” do these people find confusing? They should induct him the day after his funeral, no speech or ceremony by anybody, just announce that a Pete Rose exhibit has been added, and it includes the full text of the investigation.


16 posted on 11/14/2013 12:12:06 PM PST by discostu (This is Jack Burton in the Pork Chop Express, and I'm talkin' to whoever's listenin' out there.)
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Domestic violence should be a criminal issue.

Steroids at least does not lead to a pre-determined result as is the case of fixing games.


17 posted on 11/14/2013 12:12:37 PM PST by dfwgator (Fire Muschamp.)
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To: dfwgator

The concept of protecting baseball’s integrity was thrown away when the MBA refused to throw out the records of all the players who set records while on the various steroids and HGH.


18 posted on 11/14/2013 12:12:48 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: EveningStar

I heard that he bet on baseball games but he never bet against his own team. He bet his team would beat the other team and did everything he could to win. If he lost games on purpose I would say hell no. If he used steroids I would also say hell no. I vote yes. He paid the price for his mistakes.


19 posted on 11/14/2013 12:13:19 PM PST by forgotten man
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To: EveningStar
The gambling rule is posted in every clubhouse. First he denied betting on baseball, then said he only bet on games he wasn't involved in, then he said he did bet on games that he managed. The man is a serial liar and broke the rules.

Although it should be noted that the Hall of Fame is not in any way connected to MLB as an organization.

20 posted on 11/14/2013 12:14:29 PM PST by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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