So I'm assuming Freightdog that when the time comes, you would oppose Sammy sosa's induction into the Hall. A player with corked bats would certainly miss out on three of the six criteria to make it...as would Gaylord Perry and many others that are currently in the Hall. I keep hearing that the bottom line is that he broke the rules, well, so did all those other guys I mentioned.

I agree, a manager has the ability to influence the outcome of a game. But Rose bet ON HIS TEAM. I agree it's still against the rules but you can't use the argument that what he did was wrong because as a manager he could influence the outcome.

People who have strong opinions on this issue will probably never change their minds so I think I need to move to the "agree to disagree" camp. I just feel so strongly about this because I believe that there are people in major league baseball that have been treated far less severely and I think that their actions had a much more direct impact on the game and the record books, and they will all eventually end up in the Hall of Fame if they aren't already there.

Frank