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Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame
“I loved the game. ... Pete Rose, a man who put his heart and soul into baseball, once told a reporter that he based part of his career on what Joe Jackson said that day at Ebbets Field. Rose holds many records in major leagues, but to this day is banned from the baseball Hall of Fame. Election to the Hall of Fame is considered the greatest accolade a pro baseball player can receive. ... Pete Rose passes all but one of these eligibility rules: he was banned by Bart Giamante the Commissioner of the Major Leagues in 1982, Giamante banned Rose because as a manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Rose was accused of betting on baseball, and transcending that calamity, also on his own team. Pete Rose should be
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inducted into the Hall of Fame because of his performance as a player, despite his gambling misdeeds as a manager.
Pete Rose was a member of the Cincinnati Reds for twenty- four -years as a player and as a manager. Of the 256 players that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, few achieved Roses’ measure statistically. ... Rose played in 3,562 games (a major league record), he was the Rookie of the Year in 1963, and the National League Most Valuable Player, in 1973. ... Not only did he touch first and second base more than any other player, but Rose holds the record for runs scored, as well Rose was just an all around player, playing five different positions during his career. ... Rose was a player that was above every other baseball player. ...
During the 1989 season the baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti hastily barred Pete Rose from baseball after an investigation found that he was guilty of gambling on baseball games, usually involving his own team.
Approximate Word count = 1407
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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