Pete Rose has passed. Huge piece of my childhood as I’m sure many others here.
Put Pete in the hallPete Rose has passed. Huge piece of my childhood as I’m sure many others here.
Shame he wasn't in Hall before death. He deserved that.Pete Rose has passed. Huge piece of my childhood as I’m sure many others here.
Damn man I just seen this. I wrote a paper in college on why Pete Rose should be In the Hall of Fame that I got a 100% on. Pisses me off that he never lived to see the ban taken away.Pete Rose has passed. Huge piece of my childhood as I’m sure many others here.
Ortiz already got in.Better never see the Steroid generation in there.
I am a Braves fan, but I dig the big red machine of the 70sI gotta admit I got misty eyed after hearing about the passing of Pete Rose. Him and Johnny Bench were the idols of most boys I played little league ball with. In the neighborhood when it rained, we would do Pete Rose slides in Jimmy's back yard...all of us tried to switch hit..lifelong Reds fans, I will admit this one stings more than most. One of the best to ever play the game, F*** the gambling BS..give the man his due and put him in the Hall..RIP Charlie Hustle...
They had another chance to make it right in 2015 after he finally admitted he did it. That was always the reasoning for his rejection and they still wouldn’t overturn it. Assholes. The conclusion of my paper is that you can’t have a hall of fame without Pete Rose. If it is meant to signify the greatest players ever then it’s worth is diminished without him in it.Cheats like David Ortiz can get in the Hall of Fame after admitting to steroid use. I wish Pete could have made the HOF for his accomplishment as a player being the all-time hit king, most games played. Definitely a sad day and sick to my stomach right now. RIP Pete and thank you for the wonderful memories that you gave us Reds fans.
I seem to remember a video when Big Papi first got exposed with this of him crying at the time on ESPN. It is crazy how much his career changed from Minnesota to his All-Star years in Boston. Gets around Manny Ramirez and that clown gets popped for using a women's fertility drug.They had another chance to make it right in 2015 after he finally admitted he did it. That was always the reasoning for his rejection and they still wouldn’t overturn it. Assholes. The conclusion of my paper is that you can’t have a hall of fame without Pete Rose. If it is meant to signify the greatest players ever then it’s worth is diminished without him in it. I feel the same about Bonds. Steroids or not the dude was a HOF player, and the best hitter I’ve ever seen. Not only for power but average. I’ve never seen a more feared player at the plate.
Man ram was a hell of a hitter too. I know the roids help with power but it takes a lot of skill to hit that well roids or not. I totally get the argument of those who don’t want them in. I just think they played by the rules and lock room of the generation they were in. We will never know the exact % of who did juice or not, and how much it affected their performance overall so it is a tough thing to judge.I seem to remember a video when Big Papi first got exposed with this of him crying at the time on ESPN. It is crazy how much his career changed to his All-Star years in Boston. Gets around Manny Ramirez and that clown gets popped for using a women's fertility drug.
This is a pretty well-done video of Manny's eccentric career to say the least.
They should make a statement tommorw that he is reinstated and eligible for the next ballot again IMO. At least give the man his due even if he didn’t get to see it.They should have his funeral at the Hall of Fame.
No Whistler died too! Ugh.Kristofferson, Mutombo, and Pete Rose...damn
The entire process is flawed. Made a special ruling to keep Pete Rose off the ballot for being permanently ineligible, yet Shoeless Joe was even put on the Hall of Fame ballot back in the day. You make an interesting point regarding the players in that era of the game with PED use being so rampant in the game and facing multiple others doing the same thing. I'm sure even some got by and never got caught who were slick in the way they cheated. I know the BBWAA votes on the Hall of Fame and in Rose's case the ruling by MLB blocked him from ever being eligible. There needs to be consistency in the process for those who violate the rules. If you are going to let one with Big Papi in, an entire can of worms gets opened up leaving out players like Bonds, Clemens, ARod, Sosa, McGwire etc who I would say had a bigger impact on the game than Ortiz. IMO, put them all in or leave them all out if they broke the rules. The voters shouldn't ride both sides of the fence here.Man ram was a hell of a hitter too. I know the roids help with power but it takes a lot of skill to hit that well roids or not. I totally get the argument of those who don’t want them in. I just think they played by the rules and lock room of the generation they were in. We will never know the exact % of who did juice or not, and how much it affected their performance overall so it is a tough thing to judge.
An amazing man that lived an amazing life.No Whistler died too! Ugh.
Yet another negative to aging, all your contemporary celebrities start passing on a daily basisKristofferson, Mutombo, and Pete Rose...damn
There were rules against PED use that began in '91. There wasn't any testing yet until 2003. I'll give you it still take skills for any player to hit the ball, but it is an unfair advantage to those who played the game the right way. Increased muscle mass over players who weren't juicing for power as we saw with the record numbers at the time during the home run chases.Man ram was a hell of a hitter too. I know the roids help with power but it takes a lot of skill to hit that well roids or not. I totally get the argument of those who don’t want them in. I just think they played by the rules and lock room of the generation they were in. We will never know the exact % of who did juice or not, and how much it affected their performance overall so it is a tough thing to judge.
What he did pales in comparison to what most pro athletes do now. Every pro Hall of Fame is so watered down now anyways. Guys get in now that wouldn't even be an all star back in the 80s and earlier.I gotta admit I got misty eyed after hearing about the passing of Pete Rose. Him and Johnny Bench were the idols of most boys I played little league ball with. In the neighborhood when it rained, we would do Pete Rose slides in Jimmy's back yard...all of us tried to switch hit..lifelong Reds fans, I will admit this one stings more than most. One of the best to ever play the game, F*** the gambling BS..give the man his due and put him in the Hall..RIP Charlie Hustle...
It's a MLB problem that he's not in the HOF. Not enough people who mattered, actually cared.Cheats like David Ortiz can get in the Hall of Fame after admitting to steroid use. I wish Pete could have made the HOF for his accomplishment as a player being the all-time hit king, most games played. Definitely a sad day and sick to my stomach right now. RIP Pete and thank you for the wonderful memories that you gave us Reds fans.
But if you try to bring this point up on a site like redszone.com, they cry a river in protest to this fact.What he did pales in comparison to what most pro athletes do now. Every pro Hall of Fame is so watered down now anyways. Guys get in now that wouldn't even be an all star back in the 80s and earlier.