03-11-2006, 05:27 AM
I lived in the 'Nati for a good seven years in the '90s. Rose was a fairly big celebrity there, as might be expected...even with the "scandal." Thing is, if he bet AGAINST his team, yeah, I'd have a big problem with his going into the Hall of Fame. But he didn't. So what? The man had a gambling problem, big f'ing deal. Did he not try to make amends? How many others do? How many others drink or drank too much, or did drugs or beat people or whatever, unabashedly, and they're in the Hall?
MLB uses Rose as an ever-so-convenient cover to hide their own skeletons. And they ought to be ashamed of themselves.
I agree. Give the man his due. He did more for baseball than probably half the players in the Hall of Fame.
MLB uses Rose as an ever-so-convenient cover to hide their own skeletons. And they ought to be ashamed of themselves.
I agree. Give the man his due. He did more for baseball than probably half the players in the Hall of Fame.