Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?

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Tony made a comment about Pete Rose in the Joe Paterno thread and it got me to thinking. Of all the threads we have had on here about all sorts of topics that allow members of different opinions to debate back and forth, I don't think we have had one about the Pete Rose deal. What is your thoughts about it? Should he be banned from baseball?

I have conflicting feelings about it. I understand that gambling on a baseball game is a big no-no for anyone involved with the sport, and I don't approve of Rose gambling on baseball. One could make the argument though, that he was betting for his team to win so it's not like he was throwing the game, but it's still against the rules and while he wasn't throwing the game his betting could still have changed the outcome of that game and other games as well. I think what I have a problem with is that a manager who bet for his team to win is banned from baseball but players who took steroids while they played are allowed to be inducted into the Hall of Fame if they get enough votes to be elected. I guess what I am saying is that if Pete Rose should be banned for betting then all the guys who took steroids should be banned as well.