Pete Rose- all time hits leader-never bet AGAINST his team- Hall of Fame?
956762
Pete Rose is a self serving, egotistical, lying priiick!!  Plain and simple!   He should be banned from baseball for life. . .as should all cheaters!!!   He is also a complete DORK!
1144905
It depends on who you ask. While the Black Sox scandal was pretty bad, what about the scandal surrounding the greatest baseball player of all time, Pete Rose? The gambling scandal surrounding him has prevented him from entering the Hall of Fame. His credentials more than qualify him, but without him wanting to admit what he did was wrong, he's forever going to be the greatest player never to get into the HoF.
371144
Yes...steroids or not, he was one of the best before the steroids era.  Hate the guy, but he is a great baseball player.  Pete Rose should be in as well....for his ON field accomplishments.
1181564
I am not a big fan of either of the two players, but I think that they are both some of the best players ever in baseball. No matter what they did or used in the past, they still have the ability to do what they did. Anyone can take steriods, few people can hit 700+ homeruns and Rose is the hit leader.
37979
I guess Murph won't get inducted unless it's by the veterans committee, which is a real shame.  During the 80's the guy was as dominant as anyone in the game.  If Dawson gets in, then Dale shouldn't be too far behind.  Similar to Murphy, Dawson played for a poor team and put up some huge numbers.  I'm also pulling for Dale b/c he's such a nice guy and a fantastic ambassador for baseball.
403715
Pete Rose of the ..REDS,Phillies,Expos,REDS again.
368372
The answer is YES. Forget about the betting. \nHis Career Numbers are:\n\n4256 hits- Most All-Time\n3562 Games Played- Most All-Time\n2165 runs- 5th most All-Time\n746 doubles-2nd All Time\n5752 total bases- 6th All-Time\n.303 Career Average\nOnly had 160 Career Homeruns and \nOnly had 1314 Career Rbi.\nPlayed the game the way it was meant to be played. \n\nIf anyone belongs ... he does. Hasn't it been long enough?
291220
How can they justify Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame or Denny McClain or Babe Ruth and not Pete Rose.  Anybody who has ever watched Pete play knows he didn't throw any games.   His lifetime ban from being in the game is justified, his not being in the Hall is a farce.  The fact that they will let Barry Bonds even pass Babe Ruth's home run mark or get anywhere near the accomplishments of Hank Aaron is a black mark on the game of baseball.  Selig needs to step in and ban Barry Bonds from playing until a inquiry can be completed.
705892
Gwynn and Ripkin are shoe-ins for the hall.  McGwire will not make it for at least for a few years if ever.  When he faced congress a couple of years ago he really hurt himself when confronted about his possible use of steroid.  Of course he admitted to the use of a certain steroid in 1998 when he "broke" Maris record.\n\nOne of my biggest concerns is that there are players that should be in the hall and for whatever reason have yet to be voted in.  Among my own personal list are players like, Jice Rice, Dave Parker, Don Mattingly, Dwight Evans, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell, Jack Morris, and of course the "Goose" Rich Gossage.\n\nSomebody please tell me why these guys are not hall of famers????
834908
You guys do not know what you are talking about mike is one of the best offensive cathchers the game has seen and he is a huge new york faveorite. And for you guys that said the dodgers should retire his # - Your Crazy- He was on the mets way longer he was much better on the mets and he Is one of the most loved Mets of all time behind Casey, Tom Seaver, and Gil Hodges. The mets should retire his #. \n   And i am saying this as a Huge Met Fan and all of the other big met fans i know and just plain old baseball  Fans Agree with me all teams from (Mets Biggest Rivals- the braves to the Royals- a team with no relation to the Mets what so ever.\n   And another thing there is no way he wont go into the hall of fame as anything but a met because he will ALWAYS be known as a met and for bringing that team back to life in 1998 after a huge decade of failure.
178524
Yes, it's time to put all that stuff behind us and put Pete in the HOF.  He is one of the greatest hitters of all time.  Bud Selig has done everyone a disservice by not making a decision on Rose's status.
184386
i don't like him cause he plays for the Giants (i'm a Dodger fan) but honestly as a REAL baseball fan, you really have to appreciate what he has accomplished. i mean whose to say Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle or anyone else from the past didn't use steroids. besides steroids wasn't banned in baseball until just recently.
218319
Maybe, but he's definitely over-rated. As to your comment that he never took drugs, he was an alcoholic. During Prohibition (when liquor was outlawed by constitutional amendment in the US). \n\nDid you know that he was the all-time leader in strikeouts when he retired? Did you know that the right field wall at Yankee Stadium was designed for the pull hitting lefty at just 295 feet? Did you know that he modeled his uppercut swing after Shoeless Joe Jackson and pioneered the home run era? Did you know that Ted Williams had a higher career on-base percentage and played in an era more tailored to pitching? Did you know that balls that hit the warning track area and bounced into the stands were counted as homers in Ruth's time (not as ground-rule doubles like today)? Did you know that Lou Gehrig hit clean-up while Ruth hit third?\n\nHe sure didn't hit against any Black pitchers either, and the fatass should have dieted--he may have hit 900 homers if he had taken care of himself. Barry Bonds, roids or not, has the best batting eye I've ever seen. At least he took drugs to amplify his talents; not to waste what God gave him.
183800
Pete Rose by a mile....\n\n1. Pete Rose#  4256 B \n2. Ty Cobb+*  4189 L \n3. Hank Aaron+  3771 R \n4. Stan Musial+*  3630 L \n5. Tris Speaker+*  3514 L \n6. Carl Yastrzemski+*  3419 L \n7. Cap Anson+  3418 R \n8. Honus Wagner+  3415 R \n9. Paul Molitor+  3319 R \n10. Eddie Collins+*  3315 L \n11. Willie Mays+  3283 R \n12. Eddie Murray+#  3255 B \n13. Nap Lajoie+  3242 R \n14. Cal Ripken  3184 R \n15. George Brett+*  3154 L \n\nhttp://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_career.shtml
470805
There is nobody in the Baseball Hall of Fame that had nothing to do with baseball.  The most common incorrect answer is Abbott and Costello.  They themselves are not in the Hall of Fame.  Their skit "Who's on first?" is.
862197
It is generally credited to the Hall of Fame baseball player and manager Yogi Berra, who is perhaps known more at this point in time for his oxymoron sayings rather than his baseball accomplishments during the 1940's - 1980's.\n\nHis point being that even if unlikely due to the odds (score), until the game is complete, anything could happen and be a rallying point.
230499
First of all I do not support steroid use and personally yes I do believe Barry Bonds knowingly took steroids.  However, just because he juiced up did not mean he did not have the ability to hit these homeruns, just because he "juiced" up did not make him able to see the ball better etc.  He has to have natural ability and has to be a great athlete to accomplish what he has.  Yes the steroids made him stronger but he still had to have the abilty to make contact with the ball and steroids did not cause that to happen.  So no I do not think they should take his record away, just like I do not believe it is right for Pete Rose to be banned from the "Hall of Fame".  Yes it says in the rules it is illegal to bet on baseball games as a player or manager but NOWHERE does it say if caught you will be banned from being in the Hall.  Which is something he earned as a player before he was ever caught betting on baseball