No, I don't think the fans have any say in the Hall of Fame process. Of course, public opinion enters into the sportswriters choice.

I'm not sure about Frank's statment that the "ineligibility rule" was added after the Rose incident. Shoeless Joe Jackson's supporters had tried for years to get him re-instated to get in the Hall.

Strawberry, Sosa and even McGuire's issues did not make them ineligeable to work in baseball. If you are looking to change the rule to include drug abuse, corked bats and steroids to be added to the reason for making a palyer "ineligable", go for it. The fact remains that the rule AND the contract that Rose signed forbid him from betting on baseball. Period.   If the use of steroids, cocaine or a corked bat are included in the contract then the others you mentioned should also be banned - IF THAT IS WHAT THE RULES SAY.

You sign a contract and you abide by it. You don't try to change the rules AFTER.