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Why Pete Rose Is In A Perfect Hall Of Fame?
Even if you are the casual baseball fan, odds are that you have heard the infamous story of how legendary baseball player Pete Rose allegedly gambled on the game of baseball while he was a player and manager in the league. Nearly everybody has an argument for whatever side they stand on. Those advocating for Rose claim that he never bet against his team. They say that he only bet on his team to win. What could be so wrong about that? Pete Rose was confident that his team would come out on top day in and day out. Is there anything wrong with having faith in your own team to win games, not to mention that Rose is the all time hits leader in Major League Baseball history. On the flip side, the group that opposes the pro-Pete Rose group are the …show more content…
By keeping Pete Rose out of the hall of fame, baseball fanatics and historians argue that it is damaging the integrity of the hall. The Hall of Fame is only trying to show all the great players and events in the history of the game but they do not want to allow Pete Rose in it. Since Rose technically broke the rules stated in the Major League Baseball rule book, he is permanently ineligible from being involved in the League. Although he has applied for reinstatement many times, the Hall keeps denying him over and …show more content…
But, there is one thing that keeps him in the conversation for being in the hall of fame and for being the greatest player of all time. That one piece of evidence is how many hits he had in his career. Currently, Pete Rose holds the record for most hits in a career with 4,256 hits. Not to mention that Rose also is the leader in the career games played, career at-bats, and career plate appearances. Rose is the definition of longevity. He played more games than anyone in the history of baseball and still continued to have the most hits than anyone.
Now, people would say that because he played more games, he had more opportunities to rack up hits. What people fail to realize is that Rose entered the league at age 22, which is later than the average player, and was in the league longer than the average player, which was age 45 and 24 years in the league. A position player playing until he is 45 years old in today’s world is completely unheard of.
The Baseball Hall of Fame is denying the player who holds the league record for most hits in a career. In the opinion of most people, if you said that, they would think you are crazy. It is hard to fathom that a place that is supposed to recognize historical achievements from players and momentous events happening throughout history, is keeping the player that achieved great success in the game and is apart of one of the most well known legal cases in the game, out of the hall of fame.
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