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Pete Rose is no longer with us- baseball judged him correctly during his life in my opinion.....however, he is beyond this physical world now and he can no longer gamble---- should he or should he not be in Baseball Hall of Fame---- I say YES, he is the all time hit leader and owns other baseball records. He should be in the Hall and put a statement near his bust telling why he wasn't elected immediately..... No one is perfect and he paid a high price for his problems.

RIP Charlie Hustle

Growing up in Reds territory I was fortunate enough to see Pete play many times during my youth. During that time he represented what the word icon means. Nobody was more loved in the Cincinnati area than Charlie Hustle. He was born and raised in Cincinnati. A true hometown hero so to speak.

I'm very sorry to hear of his demise.

For anyone interested HBO MAX has a four part documentary on Rose called Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose. It's a very interesting watch.



It shows the complicated, non bias view of who Pete was.

RIP Charlie Hustle

betting in today's sports world has such a different connotation. Times change and morals shift.

I agree w/that idea ... put him in the HOF and just state the scandal along with the accolades

Grew up in NW Ohio a huge Reds fan beginning in 1969. I loved the Big Red Machine including Pete. I was nearly in tears when he hit 4192. Saying that, he lied to me & everyone else for over 20 years and played the victim role. I don't care if he in the Hall or not, but he should be especially because I am pretty sure the Hall created the rule excluding banned was after Pete was banned. But it was the only rule that was posted in all MLB clubhouses.

Regarding betting, morals and attitudes have changed, but not for participants. If players are permitted to gamble, integrity can be shaken. Players are still not able to bet. I also don't think it should matter if they bet on their team to win or lose, and whether they bet on another team. It puts them at risk for blackmail since it is against the rules.

Pete holds a record that will likely never be broken, especially with the money these guys make. But he lost my trust and acted like he was subject to unfair scrutiny.

I watched his stage show a few years ago and he joked often about gambling. Maybe had he shown some remorse??