Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe HOF eligible

[TheSnowdog]

Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe HOF-eligible as MLB lifts ban

The all-time hit king and Jackson -- both longtime baseball pariahs stained by gambling, seen by MLB as the game's mortal sin -- are now presumably eligible for election into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

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[Xeliou66]

Good, they always should’ve been eligible for the Hall of Fame, it’s stupid that they were banned in the first place.

 

[TheStarOne]

Did anybody ever think, Manfred was aces in the brain's department?

Bang the garbage can slowly.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Good.

Let the voters make the call.

Hope they treat them the same way they treated Clemens, Bonds & ARod.

 

[Debbie Does]

Gambling seems to be taking over sports. Look at all the advertising on TV games.

Rollerball teams were all just representatives of corrupt corporations. We're heading that way.

 

[navamind]

Can't wait for the HOF induction brought to you by DraftKings.

 

[msgkings322]

Good, they always should’ve been eligible for the Hall of Fame, it’s stupid that they were banned in the first place.

Right because gambling on baseball is no big deal

I’m glad they reinstated Rose after he died, he agreed to a lifetime ban. He served his punishment now he’s dead they can put him in. Discuss the controversy on the plaque.

They should put Bonds and Clemens in too, with the same kind of information on their plaque discussing the controversy. Until those two are in the whole place is fraudulent

 

[TheStarOne]

Ya, I remember Manfred and the HOUSTON ASTRO'S sign stealing scandal.
Manfred (the Coward) did virtually nothing about it. He could have taken the 2017 World Series away from Houston.
He never suspended players. Who manages the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox now?
Manfred doesn't care anything about the integrity of the sport.
He is the worst commissioner of any sport anytime.
At what point, are pro sports not worth watching?

Nice message for the future.

 

[Wamu]

Right because gambling on baseball is no big deal

I’m glad they reinstated Rose after he died, he agreed to a lifetime ban. He served his punishment now he’s dead they can put him in. Discuss the controversy on the plaque.

They should put Bonds and Clemens in too, with the same kind of information on their plaque discussing the controversy. Until those two are in the whole place is fraudulent

How about a **steroid era** cheaters wing of Cooperstown?

The sad thing is many of the players, like Bonds & Clemens, were sure-shot HOFers before they cheated the game the way they did.

 

[wazzu31]

How about a **steroid era** cheaters wing of Cooperstown?

The sad thing is many of the players, like Bonds & Clemens, were sure-shot HOFers before they cheated the game the way they did.

So basically every player in the entire “steroid era”?

What about Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz, they should be in that wing too for how the umpires gifted them wins

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

They still need to be voted in......and that itself could take a while.

MLB Reinstates Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson - Metsmerized Online

MLB announced Tuesday it has reinstated Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and 15 others—all deceased—who had previously been on the permanently ineligible list due to gambling on baseball. Due to their reinstatement, they are eligible to enter the Hall of Fame. In a statement to Pete Rose’s...

metsmerizedonline.com

 

[Old Sweater]

FFS! Shoeless took the money and Rose was banging underage girls. I’d like the HOF to have higher standards than politics.

 

[Wamu]

(1)So basically every player in the entire “steroid era”?

(2)What about Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz, they should be in that wing too for how the umpires gifted them wins

Did you hurt yourself moving the goal post all by yourself?

1. Are you outta your mind? Wait don't answer that, I already know you are. Never said every player. Keep reading, let's if you have any reading comprehension skills.

2. Those three pitchers you named for some dumbass reason have nothing to do with players like Bonds, Clemens, Manny Ramirez, Raphael Palermo.

You probably aren't smart enough to know the direct connection between those players and the **steroid era** of the game. Have someone else explain it to you.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

So far there are currently 2 major pro sports franchises based in La$ Vega$ (NFL- Raider$, and the NHL-Golden Knight$)...and soon to be 1 more (the MLB-A'$).... also probably in the near future an NBA expansion or relocated team.

 

[broncosmitty]

It’s a shame Shoeless Joe can’t read about this in the papers.

 

[PolarVortex]

I hope Joe goes in at least a year before Rose does, just to make a point.

I realize that I have been brainwashed with the romanticization of Shoeless Joe in the modern era rather than the seemingly duplicity of his guilt as it was judged 105 years ago. So be it. I'll go with the modern view. And Rose, without question, was a douchebag cheater continuously displaying no modicum of contrition.

Should we rewind the process of finding Rose quilty of gambling? OK, let's:

Interview 1
Interviewer: Hey, Pete, they say you gamble on your team to lose. What do you say?
Rose: I don't gamble.

Meanwhile, evidence surfaces that Rose gambles on sports.

Interview 2
Interviewer: Hey, Pete, undeniable evidence has surfaced that you gamble on sports. What do you say?
Rose: I don't gamble on baseball.

Interview 3
Interviewer: Hey, Pete, undeniable evidence has surfaced that you gamble on baseball. What do you say?
Rose: I never gambled on the Reds.

Interview 4
Interviewer: Hey, Pete, undeniable evidence has surfaced that you gamble on the Reds. What do you say?
Rose: I never gambled on the Reds to lose.

Interview 5
Interviewer: Hey, Pete, undeniable evidence has surfaced that you gamble on the Reds to lose. What do you say?

Guess what comes next.

The hell with Pete Rose. He's ten times worse than anything the roiders ever did. Or sign stealers. Or garbage can drummers. Or throwing illegal pitches. Or using an illegal bat. Fuck him. Fuck Pete Rose. Keep him out of the HOF.

 

[PolarVortex]

So basically every player in the entire “steroid era”?

What about Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz, they should be in that wing too for how the umpires gifted them wins

The strike zone MLB umps gave Maddox was expanded at least four inches in every direction.

 

[PolarVortex]

Did you hurt yourself moving the goal post all by yourself?

1. Are you outta your mind? Wait don't answer that, I already know you are. Never said every player. Keep reading, let's if you have any reading comprehension skills.

2. Those three pitchers you named for some dumbass reason have nothing to do with players like Bonds, Clemens, Manny Ramirez, Raphael Palermo.

You probably aren't smart enough to know the direct connection between those players and the **steroid era** of the game. Have someone else explain it to you.

It's a comparison based on different principles that had a similar effect on the game. Maybe you aren't smart enough to figure that out.

 

[DJ Fieri]

 

[PolarVortex]

How about a **steroid era** cheaters wing of Cooperstown?

The sad thing is many of the players, like Bonds & Clemens, were sure-shot HOFers before they cheated the game the way they did.

How the hell do you know the exact moment when they started using steroids? Are you houdini/Miss Cleo or were you lurking in their dressing room? You are in here bashing other opinions while making absurd, arrogant assumptions yourself with zero self awareness.