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Mark EvansThis point may have already been made in this thread; I confess to not having read every entry.
Someone more perceptive than I suggested that the conundrum in the Rose case stems from the fallacy that banishment from the Hall and banishment from baseball are inextricably intertwined. A solution worth debating is accepting Rose into the Hall for his baseball achievements while continuing to prevent him from participation in organized Major League activities on grounds of charachter as a result of his gambling activities (as complicated by his almost certain lying on the subject).