Pete Rose

The following is a copy of a comment I left on another site, enjoy:
Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. I do not support what he has done the past years, I do not feel he should ever be put in a place in baseball to affect the game. BUT, as a player and player/manager he deserves to be placed in the Hall of Fame. The proof in the comment above shows Pete as one of the greats and definitely one of the greatest of our time. Let the PLAYER be celebrated and honored as he should be.

However, I feel he should never be allowed on the field during a game, ever. I would love to see him in the front office or the press box and that club would benefit from it. He can offer a lot to baseball, he certainly loves the game and we can all benefit from it.

The one thing I agree with Pete is this, if he was just a drug addict, or hit his wife with a telephone, liked hookers, chased kids with his car, arrested for Drunk and disorderly, use cocaine WHILE Playing, shot up with steroids, carried a concealed handgun, swapped wives with another player, scuffed balls, or just a plain a**, he would have been back in baseball in a blink. And that is the sad part!