95teetee
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Not even close...
not even close? Who would you put above Pete Rose?
I'm betting (no pun intended) that your list is wrong.
Not even close...
There is a sign that hangs over the entrance to every major league club house entrance. Bet on baseball and your banned for life.
As Mike Schmidt one of petes biggest supporters and closest friends recently stated.
I think the day will come when Pete will look back on this ... Throughout this whole thing, I think he always kind of senses or feels like he's bigger than it all, and at some point in his life he'll sit back in a rocking chair and realize he wasn't or isn't bigger than baseball."
not even close? Who would you put above Pete Rose?
I'm betting (no pun intended) that your list is wrong.
The greatest ever no one comes close..Babe Ruth.
Hank Aaron
No kiddin. Talkin about Babe Ruth, I wonder were he alive today and behaving the same as he did then........what kinds role model would he be and what would the consequences be? He was a womanizing sot head.
Ya right..most players couldn't hold his jock strap...
You know. It's not about talent. Or second chances for that matter. Pete had a second, third, and fourth chance to come clean.
It's really not about comparing his faults to others either.It's simply a matter of his breaking baseballs number one rule. Bet on baseball and your banned for life. It's there for a reason. Landis made that rule after the white sox Scandle. Shame we can't find another like him.
And he denied and lied about it too. So I can kinda see the point. Still though......seems like that ain't all to the story.
Agree. He made a lot of enemies along the Way.
My guess is he won't get in while he's alive to see it. Probably get voted in by the veterans committee after he is gone. Damn shame. He helped kick the Phillies into World Champs. A memory I will always have.
No kiddin. Talkin about Babe Ruth, I wonder were he alive today and behaving the same as he did then........what kinds role model would he be and what would the consequences be? He was a womanizing sot head.
Even then, I doubt he'll get in.
Like I asked about Joe Jackson, who's lifetime are we talking about? Jackson's been dead a while now and Ted Williams argued that point to get Jackson into the Hall. The Hall rejected it, but never defined what a "lifetime" is.
In New York State a life time prison sentence only means forty years and that's the criminal justice system. Should we, as fans, be pushing for a clear definition of what a "lifetime ban" really means?
Here's a great player that broke the rules. Banned for life. Is this right.. he broke the rules and no one person is greater than the whole sport.... ok that being said he should be in the hall of fame as the greatest player that he is and so should Shoeless Joe....
They may not ever be in a hall but they will be famous 100 years from now. We are still talking about them and movies will continue to be made, books and articles will be written for generations ... great is great and there's no taking away from that !!
His accomplishments are in the hall. There is just not a bust of him as a member. Heck my grandfather is in the hall of fame as a contributor. He donated two World Series ticket for the sixty four Phillies who blew a 6 1/2 game lead with 12 to go. Phillies were so sure they had it locked they were selling tickets. My grandfather kept a few of his and sent a pair to Cooperstown. I still have the one he gave me.
Cool piece of history right there Ray! Pics??