Shoeless Joe, Pete Rose HOF Eligible

Nope. Also while he was a player manager.
This is the guy that they are unbanning.

Pete Rose's gambling scandal, explained: Why MLB's hits king was banned for betting on baseball | Sporting News

 

believe he always bet the reds to win, would overmanage, play players who were hurt or needed a day off, over worked starting and relief pitching to win

 

There's also the whole thing where he banged a 14 year old when he was in his 30's.

 

Pete or Joe?

 

Pete.

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Why didn’t he have shoes?

 

Has anyone asked Pete if he cares one way or another now that he’s dead and gone?

 

I don’t care for the decision. He bet on games as a player and manager. It’s unbecoming to the sport — at the time and in that era. Some players, although statistically great, need to be left out and held accountable. He should be judged for the rules at the time, not now.

 

I’m just waiting to see if they’re going wait until Barry Bonds passes away until they vote him in.

 

With Roger Clemens pitching to them. I’d definitely watch.

 

Still taboo for players to bet on the game; what may not be as taboo is sharing information which (subjective) does not violate the integrity of the game. If players are paid to share information, that doesn't taint game information or play, it taints the gambling odds (potentially). Gambling was never going to be able to remain separated from sports, there's always going to need to be a line drawn and a constant battle to keep responsible parties (especially players and umpires/refs) from crossing that line.

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I mean, Ty Cobb murdered a guy and is in the Hall of Fame.

 

Here's a question for you. How does a players' strike impact the "integrity of the game?" I would argue that going on strike and having games get canceled is far more damaging than any gambling that Pete Rose did as a player.

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He claimed to, right?

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He was also illiterate if memory serves. That's why his autograph is worth so much, he was embarrassed that he couldn't write so he didn't do that many.