Pete Rose may have bet on Baseball as manager for the Cincinnati Reds. But lets just look at why he was put in that position to start with. Marge Schott and the Red's were getting ready to move this organization. The brainstorm behind keeping the team was to bring in the one guy who could save baseball in Cincy. He did that, his presence alone put fans in the seats and brought the Red's back to a little respectability in Basball. His managerial career never would have gotten his name into the Hall of Fame, but, His playing days is what the die hard baseball fans will remember. Not that he bet on baseball, but the way he played the game. My point being is that when Baseball wants to use Pete Rose to build the game they do and when they want to save their own face they use him as an exmple of how they keep the "Holy Name" of baseball sacred.

As a Cardinals fan I believe Pete Rose should be in the HALL OF Fame , baseball has given him the royal go around .

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who gives a shit. pete rose is the man