When baseball great Pete Rose died on Monday on the age of 83, everybody’s thoughts instantly went to at least one place: the Corridor of Fame.
Rose was given a lifetime ban due to his playing, and his post-baseball conduct (together with tax evasion) did not assist his case a lot.
However this author contends what issues is his file as a participant. That’s stellar and deserving of induction into the Baseball Corridor of Fame.
The MLB posted a condolence honoring Rose, but it surely didn’t go nicely for them.
Here is the submit:
Main League Baseball extends its deepest condolences to Pete Rose’s household, his pals throughout the sport, and the followers of his hometown of Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Montreal and past who admired his greatness, grit and dedication on the sector of play. Might he relaxation in peace. pic.twitter.com/GAP4NHBAOF
— MLB (@MLB) October 1, 2024 And here is only a pattern of the reactions. You may discover a typical theme:
DO BETTER and put this man within the HOF.
— Joey Swoll (@TheJoeySwoll) October 2, 2024 He ought to’ve been inducted whereas he was alive.
I wager this was an actual wrestle for y’all to put in writing, amirite? Y’all are weak and pathetic.
He belongs within the Corridor of Fame. #CharlieHustle
— 𝑺𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒊𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒌 (@navychick1993) October 1, 2024 It most likely was.
I did not understand Pete rose was proper handed however had 3x as many hits left handed. pic.twitter.com/w0IOn2xNMX
— R C Taylor (@littlenewsnetwk) October 1, 2024 Spectacular.
Do the suitable factor. Would a Rose by every other identify play this elite?
— Ron (@FieldTechFixer) October 2, 2024 +1000 for the play on a Shakespeare quote.
How about you retain his identify out of your mouth such as you did the Corridor?
— Johnny Murica 🪙 (@JohnnyMurica) October 1, 2024 Oooh, and a Will Smith Oscars reference.
You cowards ought to have honored him earlier than he handed…. RIP Pete
— Pink Sox 4 Life (@RedSoxAlways) October 1, 2024 Sure.
Particularly contemplating others who’ve been inducted — like Barry Bonds — and the very fact MLB has opening embraced betting on the game now.
The MLB hasn’t talked about Pete Rose’s identify in a tweet since 2016. https://t.co/2vnwCT6eL5 pic.twitter.com/d5tY44joIl
— Will Jones (@willjonesky) October 2, 2024 He was clearly persona non grata to them.
Solely time you guys talked about his identify was when asserting denial of his attraction into the league and when he finally handed on.
A failure by Main League Baseball as an entire. Save your condolences — you guys are phonies https://t.co/8amA7Lf3mF
— Gary Sheffield Jr. (@GarysheffieldJr) October 1, 2024 It is embarrassing for baseball as a corporation. It is a longer submit, however well worth the learn:
So a whole lot of the individuals replying to this are saying Pete Rose must be within the Corridor of Fame
It appears to me that the necessary query is whether or not or not he wager on his personal video games and if he wager towards his personal workforce?
I feel the final query is NO. I’ve seen sources indicating… https://t.co/hCXyqmQUXX
— (((Aaron Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) October 2, 2024 The submit continues:
I feel the final query is NO. I’ve seen sources indicating that he undoubtedly wager on his personal video games, and he insisted he by no means wager towards his personal workforce. And I don’t see any proof contradicting that final level. However I’m very open to being confirmed fallacious.
It appears to me that if they’ll’t show that he wager towards his personal workforce, then I don’t see what the issue is so far as MLB is worried. if you happen to wager towards your workforce, it creates a temptation to throw video games and clearly that’s actually horrible for the game. However you wager on your workforce, then you definately’re giving your self an incentive to attempt even more durable to win. Arguably that’s good for the game.
And right here’s one other query: isn’t all of it type of moot now, anyway?
With all this on-line sports activities betting as of late you might be positive nearly each ball participant is playing on their very own video games except the leagues have taken extraordinary measures to cease them from doing it. Like I’m speaking about required surveillance of those ball gamers that I’m fairly positive they wouldn’t be placing up with. You’d must be in all of their telephones, all of their computer systems and so forth and so forth, to verify they don’t obtain a playing app. And I suppose they’d must do the identical factor for all their family and friends. I simply don’t assume it’s doable to implement any type of rule on playing anymore in right this moment’s surroundings
And I’m not limiting that to baseball So I get why in pre-internet occasions they may’ve wished to make an instance of Pete Rose, to attempt to discourage others from doing the identical factor, however my guess is that the horses are out of the barn now. My guess might be everyone seems to be playing on their very own video games. And so then to maintain Rose out of the Corridor of Fame as a result of he broke a rule that isn’t actually being enforced … Simply appears petty. It’s like going after an individual for dashing as a result of they went 5 miles over the pace restrict when everyone knows everybody does that. Particularly now that he has handed on
Once more I’m open to being confirmed fallacious on these factors but it surely simply appears illogical to maintain him out of the Corridor of Fame
By the way, if you wish to know why there’s been an explosion of those playing apps in the previous few years I imagine it’s traced to a Supreme Court docket resolution placing down a fairly ridiculous congressional legislation that required state legislatures to ban sports activities playing. Congress may’ve most likely handed a direct ban on sports activities playing they usually may do it most likely right this moment however they didn’t and haven’t. As an alternative Congress thought they may inform a state legislature what legal guidelines they needed to cross and I feel the Supreme Court docket was proper to chuckle that out of court docket.
Needs to be banned now? I don’t like playing however I’m of two minds about banning it, between “playing is dangerous” and my extra libertarian instincts. However I really feel quite a bit stronger that on-line playing shouldn’t be allowed. There are too many risks that the individual on the opposite finish isn’t even 18 or of sound thoughts. I’m nonetheless of two minds, however I’m rather more sympathetic to the concept any playing that occurs must have a certain quantity of “meat area” connection
All wonderful factors.
For this author, Pete Rose was an outstanding baseball participant. He had a profession .303 batting common, 4,256 profession hits, 44 recreation hit streak, was an All Star 17 occasions, received the World Collection thrice. That is some darned good baseball.
And that must be the one standards that issues in relation to induction.
Pete Rose accepted a lifetime ban from baseball. At this time, Pete Rose left this life. With him, the lifetime ban is now full.
Put Pete Rose on the Corridor of Fame poll the place he deserves to be. He’s eligible and will likely be a 1st poll choice. https://t.co/pmSHqdzUI8 pic.twitter.com/Hinl6DhrTh
— KD 🦬⚡️🦬 (@SonOfMarshall) October 1, 2024 We’ll see if MLB provides into the strain and does the suitable factor.
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