Pete Rose & Shoeless Joe Jackson HOF ?

[REG1976]

Major League Baseball ends lifetime ban for Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson

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I bet (no pun intended) that neither gets elected by the Historical Committee in 2028.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by REG1976

Major League Baseball ends lifetime ban for Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson

Technically, they did not lift the lifetime ban. It just doesn't not apply to dead folk.

I'm okay with Bonds and Clemens becoming eligible on the same time table.


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[jayshum]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Technically, they did not lift the lifetime ban. It just doesn't not apply to dead folk.

I'm okay with Bonds and Clemens becoming eligible on the same time table.


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Bonds and Clemens never lost their eligibility like Rose did. They just never got enough votes.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Bonds and Clemens never lost their eligibility like Rose did. They just never got enough votes.

But, they are, at least, 'perceived' as 'birds of a feather'.

Personally, I think anyone who broke the rules, be it betting on games or taking performance-enhancing drugs (which were illegal, just not enforced by their employers) do not deserve the honor of being on the same level as Hank Aaron and all those who did it the right way.

...and I am, and always will be, a Bart Giamatti fan...he protected the integrity of the Game.

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