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Why Charlie Got Hustled: The Long Overdue Call From the Hall | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Charlie hustler (#2)
by newfoot on Tue Jul 18 2006 at 2:54 PM EST

Nice tribute...he played the game at a superb level.

The fact remains - he lied (denial of betting) and he did bet on baseball. Which means he broke the rules... like others who aren't in the Hall of Fame.

Perhaps Rose should start his own shrine (or maybe one could pop up here on the Sportscolumn site)... the Hall of inFame (or is that Infamy?).

Feel sorry for him? Sure - but it is more like, "too bad he had such bad judgement - he could have been in the Hall of Fame".

Reinstate him? Not a chance - where does the line get drawn then? Great players who lie cheat and ignore the rules - what is the point of the game then?

Then why? (#3)
by JDWC on Tue Jul 18 2006 at 3:04 PM EST

Why are players who used steroids going to be inducted?

It seems like Rose was banned from baseball because he did something immoral, not because he bet on baseball...His betting did not affect the game at all or the people around him, just himself.
J.D.
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: As a Phillies fan (#4)
by Vin on Tue Jul 18 2006 at 3:39 PM EST

I should be a Rose apologist but I'm not. There's one rule in the clubhouse and that's DO NOT BET ON BASEBALL. Pete Rose did.
I don't think the steroids users should get in the Hall either but Rose certainly doesn't belong there. Whether it's hypocritical or not (and yes it is) it's the #1 rule. You can't violate the #1 rule. It's like talking about Fight Club.

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: Perception is reality (#5)
by newfoot on Wed Jul 19 2006 at 12:00 PM EST

I am definitely against the steroid slammers getting in the Hall of Fame too. and even if they do, two wrongs don't make it right so Rose shouldn't be there.
His betting did affect the people around him - he shamed the Phillies.
Rose's betting could be allegorious to the Black Sox scandal. How do we know he wouldn't (or didn't) bet against his team and leave a pitcher in too long or change the line up to make for worse fielding or batting just to win his bet... we don't know - but gambling can cause people to do funny things. Even the perception that it was possible to throw games that he bet on would be enough - it is immoral and it breaks the rules -

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Why Charlie Got Hustled: The Long Overdue Call From the Hall | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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