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Originally Posted by psd
Quest - Pete Rose ACCEPTED a lifetime ban in exchange for MLB to halt their investigation into his actions. They complied with his request. Do you think it is perfectly OK for Pete to NOW try to renege on his end of the bargain? How would you feel if MLB still banned Pete but continued their investigation?
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I have no problem with the lifetime ban on Pete Rose from working in MLB. He should not be allowed to work again for any team. It would be bad for baseball's image if this was allowed. But the ban has nothing to do with him being in the Hall of Fame, except that the directors of the Hall decided that it did.
Why not let the voters decide if it did? You need 75% of the vote to get elected and if 75% of the voters believe he deserved to be enshrined then who cares what the directors' think? If less than 75% believe he deserved the honor then who cares what I think?
Of course, it is too late for that unless they made an exception to the rules, since Pete has been retired too long.