The road to becoming a Major League Baseball player is probably the hardest journey of any of the major sports in America. It is not uncommon to hear of football players being drafted into the National Football League after playing only two or three years of Collegiate level football, or a basketball player playing in the National Basketball Association straight out of high school. Often golfers or tennis players begin playing at a professional level between the ages of fourteen to seventeen. Conversely, becoming a professional baseball player requires such immense refinement and practice that it may take over ten years of amateur competition before one is even considered for recruitment. An aspiring baseball player must compete and excel at both the high school and college level before he is eligible to play in a three tier amateur division of Major League Baseball called the Minor League. After performing well enough in each level to be promoted to the highest level of the Minor League, then he may be chosen to be donned a member of Major League Baseball.
After taking into account all of these obstacles, it is obvious why being elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame is such a distinguished honor. The Hall of Fame was opened in 1939 and the first twenty-five members were inducted on June 12 of that year. Since then two hundred and fifty-six people have been inducted including players, executives, managers and umpires (www.baseballhalloffame.org). Men have dedicated their whole lives to the sport of baseball ultimately to achieve membership in this illustrious club. .
Pete Rose is one of the men who have whole-heartedly devoted themselves to the game they love. Unfortunately, he may never be rewarded with the honor of being a member of the Hall of Fame. Peter Edward Rose started out like many other young men with aspirations of being a professional baseball player.
Pete Rose played in the Major League for 24 seasons. ... Pete Rose was a phenomenal baseball player and manager. ... Pete Rose met Tommy Gioiosa in Florida in 1978. ... It is a fact that Pete Rose is a gambler. ... About Pete Rose's scandal, Carter wro...
Audience: Baseball Fans Sorry, Pete Pete Rose was not gifted with extraordinary athletic ability, as were so many of baseball's all-time greats. ... Pete Rose is incontrovertibly one of the greatest players in baseball's history. ... Pete's Playing Days Pete Rose is one of the most decorated players of all time. ... Banishment Pete Rose was known to have gambled extensively on sports throughout the 1980's. ... Pete Rose has a gambling problem. ...
This man is Pete Rose. The reason is that they claim that Pete Rose bet on baseball games while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Pete Rose denies the whole situation. ... It also was said that Pete Rose has went through many bookies while he was betting on baseball. ... There also were betting stubs that are said to have Pete Rose's hand writing on them, but Rose denies the whole thing. ...
Pete Rose If you are a fan of sports then you know what all the turmoil has been about in recent months with the infamous Pete Rose. ... Pete Rose bet on baseball, but the real issue is if he should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ... Pete Rose certainly has the statistics to be in the Hall of Fame, in fact he leads the Major Leagues in several different hitting categories. ... Pete Rose was caught putting wagers on baseball and also betting on his own team, the Reds. ... I had the opportunity to read a web page called, Pete Rose Hall of Fame Crusade, it is one man's ...
I for one would like to know how in the name of Ty Cobb can the powers that run baseball, justify keeping Pete Rose out of the "Hall". Pete Rose was placed on baseball's ineligible list in 1989 when commissioner of baseball Giamatti concluded that Rose had bet on baseball games including games involving his own team the Cincinnati Reds. ... A growing consensus suggests that Pete Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame because of his baseball record, not his character. ... I am not denying Rose's offenses. ... But baseball fans are a very forgiving lot, or at the very least ...
Why isn't Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame? ... "I hope some day, some day soon, Pete Rose will be standing right here. ... Screw you, Pete Rose. ... "I absolutely believe that Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame. ... Roger Kahn, author of Rose's biography wrote, "I don't know if Pete bet on baseball, but I do know he was rail-roaded out of the game" (The Pete Rose Story 1993). ...
Pete Rose: A Legend of a Disgrace? ... Such is so for baseball great Pete Rose. ... Pete Rose was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on April 14th 1941. ... So this is where the case of Pete Rose vs. ... The question is if Pete Rose being back is good for baseball. ...
Pete Rose Pete Rose has one of the best careers in MLB history. ... All he got was a measly 7 game suspension, a mere slap on the wrist compared to Pete Rose. ... Pete Rose has one of the best careers in MLB history. ... All he got was a measly 7 game suspension, a mere slap on the wrist compared to Pete Rose. ... Why can Pete Rose be neglected the chance to be in the Hall of Fame and all of these other hooligans not be punished and in some cases even rewarded? ...
In a poll recently conducted on Ivotefor.com 75% or 198 of the 263 people polled said that Pete Rose should be re-instated, while a mere 25% or 65 said that Pete Rose should remain out of baseball. ... He has backed an Official Pete Rose Online Petition set up at www.sportcut.com. ... I urge you to vote for Pete Rose online to better his chances. In 1999 Pete Rose was elected to the all century team. Forgive him for his mistakes and elect Pete Rose into the hall of fame....
