Pete Rose Talks About Betting On Baseball | David Letterman

Pete still loves baseball, he just doesn't bet on it anymore.
(From "Late Show," air date: 10/2/06)
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[@OTOss8]

Good golly, this channel has been hoppin' the past couple days. It really puts into perspective just how many people Dave interviewed over the years. I hope the Letterman self interview isn't posted for many more though. Long may he run.

[@DaNiyaHodge]

Rip Peter Edward Rose, you will be missed

[@GoShwkk]

Have you ever seen his interviews with Norm?

[@gcsportscollecting1173]

Rest Easy Legend. You were always nice to me every time I met you at an autograph signings

[@markgriffin5889]

I'm 61. Best baseball player I've ever seen.

[@roland7584]

Didn't you see Willie Mays?

[@thewkovacs316]

rip pete was old school and one of the most exciting players to watch

[@leafyutube]

Summer of 78 was exciting with his 44 game hit streak.

[@UnivegaSuperSport]

One thing that made it special was how the entire sports world was watching it unfold day by day. That's the first thing you'd check in the morning. Did Pete get another hit last night. That and the Wheaties box.

[@johnts1]

Also got his 3000th hit earlier that summer.

[@heavyhitter3185]

R.I.P. ROSE

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Pete Rose, baseball was his life.

[@GitzenShiggles]

I will never forgive MLB's commissioner's office for what they did to Rose and what he and his family had to endure over the years. Rest easy, Charlie Hustle. We'll see you again on the Field of Dreams.

[@hlp020dd]

The Commisioner didn't do it to Pete. PETE DID IT TO PETE! He broke the cardinal rule that has been in every clubhouse for decades. Break it, your gone - FOR EVER. Maybe he can hook up with OJ down there

[@bobjones8321]

@@hlp020dd well said! I don’t understand how people don’t get that?

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

He had a child out of wedlock on Karolyn and cheated on her with a 14 year old and she divorced him. Just like gambling he denied and lied about that child for years. He cheated on Carol and she divorced him. His poor family had to endure.

[@APTKSU]

​@@mr.sa7anserv606There are plenty of creeps in the HOF. It's not a character contest.

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

@@APTKSU Yea but someone said oh his poor family he can't get in the HoF. Pete harmed his family not the HoF.

[@sunshinegirl1655]

Whoever is responsible for getting these interviews up when a celebrity dies is really good at their job. I find out here first. R.I.P Pete.

[@thecliff4838]

They'd be better if the title made some kind of indication. Now every video on this channel is assume to be someone who died.

[@pali_aha]

I'm so impressed with Pete Rose that he's comfortable joking about his gambling. Dog gone it, let him in the baseball Hall of Fame and just put an asterisk next to his name. RiP, Pete 🎉

[@Mozart1220]

Better put a * next to every name from now on then.

[@garygerard4290]

life time ban means just that. Glad someone had the balls to see it through. Put him in now - no one cars

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

They can't do it. They won't override the original MLB Commissioner

[@APTKSU]

A-MEN, brother.

[@TD321a]

Not getting into the hall was the best thing that ever happened to him. He hated it but it made him that much more valuable as the best player not in the hall of fame.

[@KurtII]

RIP PETE ROSE

[@kardave2848]

Rest in power brother! Remember PR at Wrestlemania?

[@Mozart1220]

@@kardave2848 No, I avoided wrestling ad do to this day. Who needs it now anyway? ALL Pro and college sports are decided by gamblers now. There are even betting lines on the LITTLE LEAGUE World series. How ironic.

[@coltonblood2776]

Rip pete

[@vinceniederman]

Without Pete The 1980 Phillies Don’t Win It All RIP Pete Rose

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

Mike Schmidt was my idol as a kid.

[@johnts1]

Him, Schmidt and Dallas Green.

[@ricks7990]

Rose exemplified the very essence of baseball through competitive excellence. Despite his flaws, I believe his father would have been proud of him for his drive on the field. I know Cincinnati is proud of him. Love or hate him, he was an engaging character, one heck of a good interview and a fan favorite if he was on your team. There will never be another like him. RIP Pete Rose.

[@bobjones8321]

At least you didn’t say that he should be in the Hall of Fame. And that’s a good thing.

[@AntUasalÓNiadh]

​@@bobjones8321He bet on his team to win. I'm sure there are streoid cheats in the Hall of Fame.

[@Lava1964]

For those of you too young to have seen Pete Rose play baseball, he was a bundle of energy who never took a second off. No one will ever convince me he was bad for the game.

[@Nightwatchman53]

R.I.P. Pete..

[@NwaboschJennifer]

Why is that ,, what really happen

[@bhk5150]

10:34 in spite of all the things he’s done he truly was the best ambassador of the game. Because no matter what he did to get banished, he still love the game and he still talked it up. No matter how bad baseball was treating him.

[@mindeloman]

Pete was the last player/manager in MLB history, so far and there's a good reason for that. Very knew and played the game as well as he. He was as much an academic as he was a player of the game.

[@JaneSmith0709]

That was a great interview! What a cool guy Pete was. It's so weird to write "was", RIP, Pete. We loved watching you play!

[@russellpetty8776]

RIP Pete. Hall of Famer in my book

[@nickinca4317]

pete rose should be in the hall of fame.

[@RonGerstein]

Want to bet?

[@uy7munir]

nope

[@cindysteinman9362]

Absolutely!

[@garygerard4290]

life time ban means just that. Glad someone had the balls to see it through. Put him in now - no one cars

[@bobjones8321]

@@RonGersteinLol

[@andrewandres148]

I never seen an interview with Pete, I recall him playing when I was a kid.... He is a cool guy, especially when he said "that is a stupid question"..... And he did it cool......

[@RickyIcecubes]

We're gonna miss you so much here in Cincy, Pete. Rest easy.

[@APTKSU]

What a great interview. Dave was a Reds fan back in the day. Thanks for the memories, Pete.

[@gmoney8585]

Tremendous sense of humor and likable

[@danielwade1978]

It was a lifetime band. That beautiful life lived fully has now ended. It’s time to add Charlie Hustle to MLB’s H.O.F. Thank you and may you rest in peace Mr. Rose 🙏

[@DarciCooley]

To whom it may concern... Pete Rose, proved his baseball talent. His passion for the sport showed. Mr. Pete Rose was a serious baseball player from back in his childhood. Obviously he made poor choices. Who among you/us, haven't. (Rhetorical question) Anyone out there will find negative nonsense. Get Over it. Look to the positive. Pete Rose ..... Great baseball player, period.

[@johncornell3665]

Losing so many fine folks. Thanks for the memories, Dave!

[@RubyBandUSA]

Pete IS mr hustle. He listens so intently, formulating the next zinger. Very sharp witty guy

[@dylano7242]

Life time ban is now over. So now pete rose Charlie hustle can and needs be inducted into hall of fame.

[@keithhuotari2571]

I love that phrase you used - the lifetime ban is now over. Totally agree with you. There is no Hall of Fame without Pete Rose.

[@prmaninla]

That's a great outlook!!

[@chrismagruder24]

Permanently ineligible.

[@johnburbine5131]

Yea we'll see

[@jh9992]

HOF doesn't deserve him.

[@orbison]

CHEESE AND CRACKERS!! I still can't get over how quick you guys roll when someone passes. RIP Pete

[@michaelwolf6424]

Perhaps I can help your palate. Most radio, TV and now internet shows have stock pieces pre written on subjects that are predictably closing in on the end of their lives. These "obits" are generally written in the past tense and then set aside. When that individual dies, all that is needed is the filed segment. Maybe doctor a fact or two. It's a standard practice. A man like Pete Rose, whose life was rich in stories was an easy tale awaiting airing. He was a character.

[@AlaborJinta]

the casual off the cuff remark to Donald Trump...tells you how much this guy has been a part of American pop culture and history

[@jacoscofield5150]

RIP Pete

[@DannyNoonan74]

Asses in the seats!!! Pete Rose is an American treasure

[@CiscoBudge567]

was

[@ChristopherCampbell]

Wow, rough week on the Obits side of things

[@darrylwillett8359]

One of the best ever to play the game, RIP Pete.

[@AR-ed3xw]

Darn it Dave, RIP.

[@skyguy5587]

Dave’s alive and well. Mr. Rose has joined the cornfield. Rip to a legend.

[@AR-ed3xw]

@@skyguy5587 And that's exactly why I didn't say RIP Dave!

[@jallen4458]

@@AR-ed3xw Yeah, but what you did say sure was awkward/ambiguous...

[@AR-ed3xw]

@@jallen4458 I guess you would definitely know awkward, so I'll believe you!

[@Mozart1220]

@@jallen4458 I got it. It wasn't THAT tough.

[@xirioslandon8040]

In the Heaven playing with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Walter Johnson, Matty Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Cy Young,Ted Williams, Stan l Musial, Bob Feller, Vitico Davalillo, Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Joe Morgan y Satchel Paige.

[@happenedinthe90s73]

RIP to the 🐐!!!

[@ronfowlermusic]

You cut out the best part of the hair discussion; Pete says "A man of your status, you could afford to buy a new head!" and Letterman replies "I think we could all use a little head".

[@BUSTER.BRATAMUS]

Such a great Ball player, and all around STUD.

[@brianflincher]

I miss the days of Letterman on late night and Pete on the playing field....

[@ObeseCaligula]

Pete meets Peter

[@diehardWNBA.fan.since.May.2024]

When I hear someone passed away, I come to Letterman for confirmation.

[@KungEMuller]

Wow! Pete Rose was great, influential, and hilarious. He will be missed.

[@WayneProctor-w9v]

Let him in. Let him in

[@Zakster90]

I will never forgive the MLB for not inducting him into the Hall of Fame, what a bunch of hypocrites

[@penguin44ca]

Yup. Do roids and cheat? Hall. Of. Fame. Bet on baseball and not your team? Banned forever. Cheat and steal signs? World Series rings.

[@kidthump]

They might now

[@daveclark8337]

It was Lifetime ban. Now that Pete's dead, he may be eligible for the Hall. If the HOF was that important to Pete, he shouldn't have bet on Baseball.

[@danielwade1978]

@@kidthump- It was a lifetime band and that life has ended. No more excuses to keep him out.

[@JayAr709]

@@daveclark8337Tripe. The one’s got nothing to do with the other. What Pete accomplished will never be equaled.

[@saxmidiman]

Shame that this is the first place we hear of folks dying now!!! But at least we always get their good sides here.😶‍🌫🤩😎

[@thebrooklyngardenclub225]

We live in a world that wants nothing more than to place a scarlett letter on the heads of others to cover our own feelings of inadequacy In the face of major injustice its a class act that only sees all that has been given

[@johnmetermaid]

St. Louis ended up on top in 2006, he'd have lost money on that

[@penforprez]

Against Detroit no less!

[@roland7584]

but he knew baseball...and knew how to bet on it. If the league never investigated him, he'd have been in so much debt in a short time, that the game fixing would have been incredible.

[@HumanBeanbag]

Pete Rose must have died 😢 He should've been in HOF years ago. RIP Hit King

[@DrStrangeLove817]

RIP Charley Hustle

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Spanish people are from Spain 🇪🇸 & their descendants from the Americas but not all Spanish speaking people are “Spanish” like saying Americans are “English” lol

[@alanapriest]

His life sentence is over, the crime should be forgiven. Put him in the hall of fame.

[@roland7584]

It wasn't a life sentence. Read the rule. Permanent is much different than life time. Shoeless Joe isn't being considered and never will be either.

[@kpec3]

rip charlie hustle

[@justicegusting2476]

You HAVE to love Pete Rose. He speaks his mind.

[@roland7584]

He also lies a ton.

[@AR-ed3xw]

And a Trump hair joke in 2006, the man was 10 years ahead of the rest of us!

[@teeveeparty]

Nah, we had Trump hair jokes back in the 80s! If anything, he's a bit behind the times :)

[@Rob_Kates]

A visionary!

[@spb7883]

I’m 46 years old. People have been making fun of Trump since the 80s. That guy’s always been a joke.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@spb7883 Way to turn a tribute to Pete Rose into a bash Trump session. Don't cry to mu h which when he wins.

[@InMotionForAMillion]

You're under the impression that people first started making fun of Trump's hair in 2016, huh?

[@Robert-pu8pu]

Charley Hustle belongs in the Hall of Fame. He was the #1 draw in his day. He didn't have a lot of talent. He pushed himself into one of the greatest players of all time.

[@LinguisticSugar]

RIP Pete! Enjoy the REAL HOF up there!

[@jann4732]

You are quick.

[@brianmoore5498]

going so hard after the last buck at shows he must have still been gambling pretty hard. who watches three baseball games a day with no money on the line? r.i.p

[@ST-xg3gy]

Damn, forgot how funny Pete was. And he and David together? Forget about it!😅

[@cpgixxer]

Yes he bet on baseball, but that betting never negated the fact he had the most hits ever in the major leagues. Lifetime ban gone, guess he can finally be inducted even though it's meaningless now.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

The difference is that mostly those Bet themselves to lose to reap the rewards. This Man Bet himself to Win and was always a Winner, that’s why he gets a pass from me.

[@jimlangdon6703]

Everybody in this world has been forgiven by someone for something they have done wrong. After 35 years Pete rose was never forgiven.

[@JohnConnors-m1p]

You can tell his mind was stuck in 70s

[@daveclark8337]

in 2006, St. Louis knocked out San Diego on the way to winning the World Series 4-1 over Detroit.

[@ucfpiloto]

My dads idol! RIP Charlie Hustle

[@bobjones8321]

Your dad idolized a degenerate gambler?

[@Sly88Frye]

I can tell by the teams he's describing in the playoffs that this is 2006. I was able to tell that even before he mentioned how the Cardinals just barely made it into the playoffs

[@InMotionForAMillion]

I can tell by the fact that the caption says "From 'Late Show,' air date: 10/2/06".

[@Sly88Frye]

@@InMotionForAMillion I can tell without having any need to read the caption at all

[@PhilSwitzer2024]

If Ford can pardon Nixon, then Baseball should pardon Pete Rose !!!!!!!

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

Ford should not have.

[@PhilSwitzer2024]

@@mr.sa7anserv606 Maybe, or maybe not, but if that's the case, then every politician who commits or gets involved in an unlawful act, then it's possible we would have hundreds, I mean hundreds of them in prison.........

[@PhilSwitzer2024]

@@mr.sa7anserv606 Nixon just got caught

[@TheRfGuy]

It isn't as simple as betting on his own team winning. He could have been betting on winning by more than 2.5 runs. Maybe he's making decisions to reach 3+ runs that jeopardize the team from simply being up 1 run and winning the game. Maybe for the games he is betting on, he stacks the roster more than usual - maybe he brings in another starter to finish that game so it secures his wager... but then that pitcher has to pitch on short rest in a game Rose didn't bet on. People that can affect the outcome of the game have no business being able to bet on that same game. That includes Pete Rose. And I know it is hard to separate all of the gambling ads that show up in MLB these days - but they are a business. And they aren't encouraging the players/managers/owners to gamble. That is helping to pay all of their salaries instead.

[@bobjones8321]

Very well said! You’re one of the few that gets it! Most people think it’s OK for him to have bet on his own team to win…they don’t get it!

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

It is even simpler. The rule says do not bet on any game you are involved in or you are permanently ineligible and banned. Legal/illegal do not bet on baseball. He lied and denied but he is guilty.

[@mediascribble]

Pete Rose will kick your ass Dave. RIP He'll get in the Hall. He's in the big one already. Remember, it was a lifetime ban. All Bets (no pun intended) on. (btw. He was a living legend right here. Nobody likely to beat his hit record in modern baseball, and no one was a bigger student of the game.)

[@roland7584]

Remember? Your memory isn't that good. It was not a lifetime ban. Go read the rule. I'll help you. The ban was permanent.There is nothing in the rule that says anything about life.

[@roland7584]

He failed as a student of the game, so there's no way he's the biggest student of the game. He broke the cardinal rule of baseball, and he thought he could deny that he broke it, and thought he could erase the rule after he finally admitted to some of what he did. Big fat F.

[@mediascribble]

@@roland7584 he was at the end of his career when he gambled on games, and it's not evident he ever threw a game for a bet. I don't think it was in him to lose anything. One of the best ball players who ever lived.

[@mediascribble]

@@roland7584 regular people are nothing like Rose. Couch guys. It's always the couch guys.

[@mediascribble]

@@roland7584 We'll see about it. You're right about what he agreed to. I was mistaken about it being lifetime. I looked it up.

[@chaelodoul9401]

5:17 you did brother. RIP

[@hardlines4]

May the Hall Of Fame go to 🔥

[@InMotionForAMillion]

"St. Louis is going into the playoffs playing as bad as you can play." [St. Louis proceeds to win World Series] 😅

[@beverleyreid563]

He still had a sense of humor.

[@samuelculper4231]

The exact opposite of his prediction occurred. Almost like he knew it

[@TheStabilio]

can you post the american pickers appearance of Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe in memory of Fritz's passing?

[@TheAzurinBoyz2012]

2017 Houston Astros cheated and none of them had a lifetime ban.

[@RonGerstein]

Lifetime BAN, not BAND.

[@InMotionForAMillion]

A lifetime "band", lol

[@TheAzurinBoyz2012]

@@RonGerstein thank you

[@TheAzurinBoyz2012]

@@InMotionForAMillion thank you

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

What was the stated punishment for banging on a trash can? Did it say permanently ineligible?

[@godblesstrolls]

the ORIGINAL P Diddy

[@steeveepee33]

I can't baseball for a while. The mlb wronged this man. And there is no way they can right this wrong, because he's gone.

[@garygerard4290]

life time ban means just that. Glad someone had the balls to see it through. Put him in now - no one cares

[@steeveepee33]

​@garygerard4290 living in your moms basement and going online to try and deflect your anger about your lot in life, by stirring the pot somehow is not really helping your situation. Try and be a better person Gary.

[@roland7584]

@@garygerard4290 It's a permanent ban, so when permanent expires you'll get your wish.

[@roland7584]

He wronged the MLB. He placed the bets. MLB didn't give him access to bookies. MLB tried to make a deal with him before even bothering with an investigation. Pete wronged himself. He wronged baseball. He wronged the HOF. He wronged all the fans permanently (just like his ban).

[@robertpoen5383]

Since 1920 every clubhouse in baseball has a sign reading: "Gambling on baseball is forbidden." He gambled on baseball as a manager and probably as a player. He got caught and then he lied about it. Now he admits it and watching this, apparently has no remorse about it. Arrogant about it, in fact. Lifetime ban, absolutely. There's an excellent reason: gambling corrupts the game. Go look up Black Sox Eddie Cicotte and Chick Gandel. They're banned too.

[@usaveteran-retired6464]

Nice comparison -- They threw the World Series. Yes, Rose is to blame for what happened, but spare me the Kennesaw Mountain Landis statue, unless you want to champion his keeping blacks out of MLB, too.

[@jimnfl7134]

Wish Kane would show up on WWE with them showing Photo of Pete, and he Bows his head in Respect.

[@mboykin6047]

Okay, the lifetime ban on baseball is now over since he died. GET HIM IN THE HALL OF FAME!

[@roland7584]

However the permanent ban is not over.

[@vs-yy5cx]

I hated Pete Rose until 1979, when he became a Phil, and have loved him since.

[@HumanBeanbag]

It's funny how that works 😂

[@vs-yy5cx]

@@HumanBeanbag He really put them over the top for the world series win in 80!

[@stevesanzari7294]

Same here ! I thought he was over Zealous when he played ! And me being from the NY area When he fought little skinny NY Mets Buddy Harrelson ! I thought he was also a Bully ! But then As I watched him Play He played With So much intensity ! And it wasn’t Personal ! He was known as Charlie Hustle And he did ! Pete became the most exciting ! Best hitter and Player I ever saw !! He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame ! Todays Fans Need To see how Real men Played Baseball !

[@vs-yy5cx]

@@stevesanzari7294 The Phils 1980 world series win went a long way to making me and the city love him.

[@PBL19999]

Put the man in the HoF.

[@user-zl1sz5lw4e]

Very coincidental that Donald trumps name came up at the start of the show. The day after rose died, trump asked that he enter the hall of fame before his funeral.

[@Biscuitdough]

Now it makes sense why he was with Kane in WWF.. the big red machine baseball and the big red machine wwf

[@railroadbill5879]

Best Ever to play the game

[@theskycavedin]

Pete deserves respect. How many more is the Reaper gonna take on this go around?

[@satori-in-life]

RIP Pete Rose

[@brianplatt7041]

We don't know every name in the "Hall Of Fame". We all know a name that should be.

[@roland7584]

This video has nothing to do with anyone's name that should be.

[@brianplatt7041]

@@roland7584 😆 New update.

[@chrisofchris]

“St. Louis going in playing as bad as you can play” aaaaand they won the World Series

[@randys6220]

Letterman's asinine question to Pete Rose on whether he would have considered taking steroids if someone came to him and said if we are careful with this and managed it thoughtfully, it can help prolong your career and help you recover from injuries and might improve your performance with NO health risks involved. What a senseless question since there is nothing on the planet that can do all of that. Letterman just wanted a stupid headline at Pete Ross's expense that would have misleadingly stated Pete Ross admitted on his show that looking back on his career he may have chosen to take steroids.

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

Pete's illegal gambling buddy who provided the bet slips to investigators was a steroid dealer.

[@johns363]

Put him in the HOF. The lifetime ban has expired. RIP Pete

[@BlintVidz]

Greenies were just diet pills lmao😅... cocaine light

[@Maazzher]

Do you have the Andrew Lincoln interview from february 16 2012?

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

PETE 💪🏽😆 I LUV !T..... 'Now that's a horsesh!t❓" R!P🌹 THE GREATEST HITTER IN BASEBALL!

[@samcorcoran470]

I picked him in the Dead Pool. But I bet on him to live.

[@stevenholquin2127]

I Had a Pete Rose 🌹 Bat Pete Rose “ The Guy Who Shot The Pope Has Been Forgiven….and I Can’t Get in The Baseball Hall of Fame “”

[@roland7584]

The Hall of Fame has integrity.

[@stevenholquin2127]

Outstanding Great Come Back …In My Business There’s 3,500 Employees Yet We Have The Dirty 30 Who Are The Worst and There Is No Actual List Yet This List Does Exist Within My Business These Are Guys No Body Wants

[@PlasticPellets]

he's insane

[@usaveteran-retired6464]

God bless Mr. Rose's memory -- MLB looked very small in the end, and Cooperstown looks just as small, if not smaller! 🌹🌹RIP PETE ROSE (1941-2024). 🌹🌹 ✝✝✝✝✝

[@roland7584]

MLB didn't bet on the games. Pete did. All he had to do was not do that. In fact, all he had to do was stop. In fact, all he had to do was accept the deal before the investigation started. In fact, all he had to do was not lie about it for years. In fact, all he had to do was give a sincere apology. In fact, all he had to do was change his ways. In fact, it's Pete's own fault that he's not in. No one elses. Never forget that.

[@usaveteran-retired6464]

@@roland7584 Yes, Rose bet - Own worst enemy. Got that, and so did he. 2nd part, overplayed No-brainer, to include the lying, the help, Etc. The sincere apology? If you mean, hang himself in the middle of Fountain Square or Times Square, No. Rose apologized countless times, but if that means go away, become a Monk, and live in abject poverty, No. A crying jar scene -- Rose actually did show a lot of emotion one night in front of an audience who came to see him. Change his ways? Rose stopped doing much public gambling for a few years, stayed away for Cooperstown 2-3 years at least, trying to give MLB a chance, and offered to do other things. God forbid he sold a book because he has no other income except his name for autographs and his story. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. So, after 2-3 years of Selig, Et. Al., ignoring Rose yet again, Etc., Rose returned to Cooperstown and more, convinced he wasn't going to be heard, get another shot. Yes, Betting on MLB is Rose's own fault. NEVER Forget that??? IS THAT A JOKE??? SINCE WHEN IS A ROSE/ REDS FAN ALLOWED TO DO SO??? Bow Down to MLB Almighty and open Y'all's hymn books to "Glory From Kenesaw Mountain Landis to Bart Giamatti," and please ignore the decades of racism and hypocrisy..., We Thank You. Oh yes... Let's overlook that little rule made in Feb 1991 -- Just in time - to keep the press from ever having a say on whether or not Rose deserved on being voted in as a Member of Baseball's HOF. Just timing, the HOF Board member's Ed Stack said, at the time, but the Media dubbed the Rule, the Pete Rose Rule, keeping all Permanently Ineligible Ballplayers out of consideration by Baseball Writers for the HOF. Just timing that Rose would be considered that December. Just a little... LIE by the Board, but it's a lie for the Greater Good. It's all PETE ROSE'S Fault -- No. One. Else's. Yessir, Boss! I will NEVER Forget That. I'll also Never Forget good old Ken Burns, who was good at smearing Ty Cobb with Al Stump's LIES, Uh, I mean, Biographies after his death. Gotta like Ken Burns' sense of justice - He's a good as forgiveness as MLB & the ever-honest Baseball Hall of Fame. Said this back in 2010: Pete Rose should be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame, said filmmaker Ken Burns Wednesday afternoon at the semiannual TV press tour in Beverly Hills. But the documentarian had a single caveat. ‘He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame,’ said Burns of the former player and coach (Manager) with the Cincinnati Reds whose gambling scandal has prevented his enshrinement at Cooperstown. ‘But he doesn’t deserve to know he’s in the Hall of Fame.’ * Speaking for myself, I know a lot of Rose fans who would like to see that happen, though it would be very awkward. My understanding is also that the Rose Family is pretty much of the opinion that the HOF can stick their plaque where the sun doesn't shine.