The Pete Rose Thread

[*jason*]

(06-26-2015, 02:55 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: I think they all should be in.  I think Pete should definitely be in.  but also, Mark McGuire, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, and everyone else from the steriod era.  They all deserve it.  Written on their plaque should be their whole story.  Why they are in the Hall, their stats, level of play, steriod usage, gambling addiction.  Everything!   Who cares what their personal life was about.  This isn't the Hall of Character, its the Hall of Fame.  Your character shouldn't have anything to do with your place in the Hall, its all about your playing abilities.  You really think Ty Cobb would be elected into the Hall of Fame today?  What about Babe Ruth and all his faults? 

Roger Clemmons wasn't on any team's "franchise four".  Sammy Sosa was excluded from the Cubs' list.  Barry Bonds had a better career than Sandy Koufax, yet he was left off the "greatest living players".  I don't know why the hell Mike Piazza hasn't gotten into the HOF.  I think McGuire is borderline, and I'm not sure Canseco belongs. I agree with Hawk.  They cannot continue to pretend that the steroid era never happened.  If anything, I think it cheapens the Hall when the hit king, HR king, and one of the best pitchers of all time are excluded.  All of that shit happened... I remember it.