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    Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    I always thought that Selig would tackle the reinstatement of Rose in 2009. Why? 20 years since the banishment was handed down. Isn't 20 years long enough? Anyway, it's been reported Selig is looking at it once again, and Hank Aaron said Rose should be in the HOF this weekend. I think the Hammer being in support of Rose being in the HOF will really help the cause. I know Rose has handled all of this terrible in the last 20 years but the worst thing he did was bet on HIS REDS to win. I don't believe that is an unforgivable sin. I think 20 years out of the game covers that sin. If he had bet against his team then I'd be in support of never letting him back in, but he did not do that. I know there are a few HOFs that don't like it. Feller and some others, but I think the majority feel he should in-just like Aaron. I'd also like to see him back on the bench. I'm sure the same mistakes would never happen again. Just my 2 cents.

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    Selig confirmed at the All-Star Game press conference that the Joe Jackson file is under review. The transcript of the press conference can be found here (the JJ question is about 2/3 of the way down):

    http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=57808

    Of course, he said the same thing in 1999, so don't hold your breath. From the Washington Post, May 29, 1999:

    "Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is "reviewing the entire file" of banned baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson, Sen. Tom Harkin (D- Iowa) said yesterday.

    Harkin wrote to Selig in March, asking the commissioner to reinstate Jackson to baseball, a move that would make him eligible for the Hall of Fame."

    Selig has made it known that he'll be stepping down sooner rather than later, so perhaps he'll reinstate Rose and Jackson as one of his last official acts to go out on a high note.

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    Its time! He is an alltime great that should be in the hall. Its not a hall of morality, its a hall of fame.

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    Sorry, one additional thought. There is a precedent for reinstating Rose.

    People forget that Bowie Kuhn banned Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays from baseball for their ties to a Las Vegas casino, and this was AFTER they had been inducted in the Hall of Fame.

    Mantle and Mays were later reinstated by Peter Ueberroth.

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    Quote Originally Posted by 33bird View Post
    I always thought that Selig would tackle the reinstatement of Rose in 2009. Why? 20 years since the banishment was handed down. Isn't 20 years long enough? Anyway, it's been reported Selig is looking at it once again, and Hank Aaron said Rose should be in the HOF this weekend. I think the Hammer being in support of Rose being in the HOF will really help the cause. I know Rose has handled all of this terrible in the last 20 years but the worst thing he did was bet on HIS REDS to win. I don't believe that is an unforgivable sin. I think 20 years out of the game covers that sin. If he had bet against his team then I'd be in support of never letting him back in, but he did not do that. I know there are a few HOFs that don't like it. Feller and some others, but I think the majority feel he should in-just like Aaron. I'd also like to see him back on the bench. I'm sure the same mistakes would never happen again. Just my 2 cents.
    http://deadspin.com/5323634/hank-aar...e-hall-of-fame

    sorry looks like i am side tracking your thread with my post of Joe Jackson but I think if they want to relook at Rose they should do the same for Joe Jackson.
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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    If Rose gets in then they HAVE to allow Joe Jackson. Joe Jackson was found not guilty in a court of law for God's sake! We can't say the same for Pete Rose.

    Not to mention that a person's sentence is over when they die. That's how the prison system has always done it. So why is Joe Jackson's sentence still going on? Landis was a pompous a-hole and Joe Jackson was the sacrificial lamb of baseball in the 20's.

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    The only thing Pete was ever convicted of was tax evasion. The debate I've heard against Shoeless Joe-is go look at the numbers. They aren't great because he didn't play long enough.

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    His numbers are better than a few HOFers. Take Hack Wilson for example. He played 13 seasons, batted .356 with an OBP of .423 and a SLG of .517! He has practically 1800 hits! That's enough to get in. The hold up was that he was banned by the idiot commisioner at the time Mountain Landis. Besides his lower numbers, he should be allowed in simply because he was wrongly convicted and wrongly withheld from finishing his career. We all know that if he was allowed to finish his career, he would have dwarfed some of these other HOFers easy. Anyways, we'll see where it falls.

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    Re: Pete Rose possible reinstatement..

    Quote Originally Posted by brianborsch View Post
    Landis was a pompous a-hole and Joe Jackson was the sacrificial lamb of baseball in the 20's.
    Amen!

    Although I think the legend of Shoeless Joe Jackson is greater than Hall of Famer Shoeless Joe Jackson. Shoeless Joe is like Babe Ruth's called shot. It is a story that should never conclude.
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