OK, maybe we're not so far apart here. I agree with the rules thing. The punishment given was the punishment advertised in all cases, and I have no issue with that. I guess that my real gripe is that major league baseball is coming away from this entirely too clean. They can sound as squeaky clean as they want to but if there was a big buck to be made by re-instating Rose, it would have happened a long time ago. So Ron, I guess you're right, I have more of an issue with the rule than with the application of the rule. Perhaps the Hall of Fame could be best served to allow Pete in, but let him in by telling the whole story, warts and all. In any case I believe he belongs in the Hall of Fame even if he doesn't belong in baseball again.

And musicmic, I think stars of sports teams become (rightly or wrongly) role models for our kids. In that case, what's up their nose IS gonna be important to us. And if you are into the sport itself, you should definitely be concerned with drugs that enhance your performance, shouldn't ya?

Frank