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To the OP:
I believe that Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. This opinion does not make me a sycophant, and I resent your implication that I don't have a mind of my own but rather fall in lock-step with what others tell me to do. I make up my own mind. I didn't come out of the woodwork on this issue but, since YOU brought it up, I will state my case again.
Pete Rose is the all-time leader in hits. Case closed.
Your case against Rose is really weak and full of fallacy. You run the gamut from accusing him of murdering Giamatti to holding him responsible for the steroid era. If we are going to keep people out of the Hall of Fame for doing something wrong, then let's clear the deck of people like Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Mickey Mantle first. Geez, it's not like Pete Rose let the air out of some footballs.
On the other hand, we might consider what Rose did ON the field as a player. You cannot logically argue that his record as a player was not worthy of the Hall. Look at his record... top-10 MVP voting 10 times, 17 all-star appearances, etc. Rose is a Hall of Fame player by any strict definition.
The rule quoted above by LGO does not prohibit Pete Rose from being inducted into the Hall of Fame. That was done by people, not rules.
It's the Hall of FAME, not the Hall of People We Like. Put the all-time hit leader in it, followed by the all-time home run leader and the all-time leader in Cy Young awards. Let's stop all this foolishness.
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