Pete Rose deserving?

[yellowwing]

Hell no! He violated the institution of baseball. He's the Jane Fonda of the sport. Can you imagine Tom Landry or Lou Holtz doing the same thing to football?

[TracGunny]

No - loss of integrity...period.

[charlie222]

No way, I agree with the above Marines, remember such a thing as"Honor, Courage and Commitment". He has none of the above!

[firstsgtmike]

and lied about it for fourteen years.

[greybeard]

Another great athlete that had it all and just threw it away. He was good in his day, but I guess he loved gambling on the game more than the game itself. No ome to blame but himself.

[Osotogary]

From "Charlie Hustle" to "Charlie Hustler" in the blink of a Nolan Ryan fast ball. Man, could that guy play ball! It looks as though his personal demons haven't been layed to rest but he is making a profit off of them. Good business- bad integrity.

[marinemom]

I definitely agtree with you gentlemen. Lack of control cost him everything.

But, it does beg the question does O.J. Simpson deserve to stay in the Football Hall of Fame?

[firstsgtmike]

Now is the time to look for a one-armed attorney.

On one hand, a civil court judged him "guilty" and awarded damages to the families, and all the world thinks he did it.

But on the other hand .................................... .

[DSchmitke]

Big Fat HELL NO.

[Art Petersn]

NO