One important note, the rule that says you can't be in the hall of fame if you are on the ineligible list was added AFTER the Pete Rose incident hit the fan. It could very easily be called the Pete Rose rule. One other note. In ALL of the evidence of Pete betting on baseball, there was NO evidence that he bet against his own team. That fact is admitted by all of the baseball powers that be. It's odd to me that Rose is being dealt with this strictly and by the book and the Daryl Strawberry's of the world are continuously given 2nd, 3rd and 4th chances. In my opinion a corked bat (Sosa fans) and a steroid enduced 70 home run season (McGuire fans) taint this game a lot more than a manager betting on his own team to win a game. There's a lot more "dirt" in the Hall of Fame than Pete Rose could ever add.

Make no mistake about it, Pete Rose's continued ban from baseball today is NOT because he bet on baseball. He continues to be banned because he lied and because of his arrogance. If he is re-instated, it will not taint the game or the Hall. The man's accomplishments are simply unbelievable as a player. To keep him out of the hall of fame because of what he did AFTER his playing career was over is just ridiculous and to me represents nothing more than a macho power play by the big guns in baseball.

Oh, yeah, by the way, I vote yes.......


Frank