338 and was named Sporting News Player of the Decade (427). Anyone should be able to see that Rose deserves admittance into the Hall of Fame based on just these accomplishments. When everyone thought it couldn't possibly get any better, Rose went on a 44-game hitting streak and became the youngest player to reach 3,000 hits (467). The should be Hall of Famer, Pete Rose, led the National League with 140 hits in 1981 (493). September 11, 1981 would be the greatest day of Rose's career when he broke Ty Cobb's all-time hit record of 4,191 hits (265). These are the things that should be considered when making Hall of Fame decisions. How is there a doubt in anyone's mind that Pete Rose should not be in the Hall of Fame?.
"Two things have remained constant over the decade: His longing to get back into the game he loves and his denial that he bet on baseball" (MacGregor 1). That statement goes to show that Pete Rose hasn't admitted that he bet on baseball nor has it been proven that these allegations even took place. In the United States, one is innocent until proven guilty, so why is that any different in this case? Pete Rose said "Even Charles Manson gets a hearing every two years My son thinks I"m a monster" (Glick 73). It is not at all fair how Rose is being treated, he at least needs to being given a chance. There are nine witnesses who say they saw Rose placing wagers on baseball. All nine of these men were friends of Pete Rose. If Rose is such a liar who's to say his friends are at all trust worthy, taking into consideration that one of these men is a convicted felon and one is a heroin attic? (Will 124). Giamatti's ruling to ban Pete Rose .
was not at all based on concrete facts, but just hunches he had that Rose allegedly bet on the sport that he loved (Hortsman 2). .
What doesn't make sense is that he never admitted his guilt nor did he proclaim his innocence. Rose did say, " I accepted Giamatti's ruling and, therefore, the commissioner's right to rule" (qtd.