Say Yes To Pete Rose

In the 1860's the game of baseball was first played in the United States, since then the baseball has become America's pastime. Many people have played this game, the greats we call them, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, and Cy Young. These along with many other great players set records in feats that to this day have not been broken. These players now live for ever in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Even the players who have broken those records have been come the greats of a new generation of loyal fans. One man broke the hardest record of them all in September of 1985 he got his 4,192 hit, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record, he them when on and made his own name when in all he had achieved 4,256 hits total. No one to this date has made it that far. That in enough should guarantee safe passage in to the hall in Cooperstown, but Major League Baseball found out that he had bet on baseball as a manger of the Cincinnati Reds in the late 1980's. Because of that one act he was banned of the game of baseball and his punched ticket to Cooperstown disappear just as fast. In George Will's column Just Say No to Pete Rose he states that because of that one act, as a manger, he should not be in the Cooperstown, no matter what he says or what he did. The game he played was perfect and he has shown that he deserves to be in that hall of the greatest players to have played on the diamond.

As player in Cincinnati and Philly he played baseball like a baseball player. In 24 years of play he broke more records some players could dream of. Other than the hit record he holds the following records, these are all Major League Records (Pete Rose Records):

Ð'* Most Games Played -3, 562

Ð'* Most At-Bats - 14,053

Ð'* Most Singles Ð'- 3,315

Ð'* Most Total bases as a Switch Hitter Ð'- 5,752

Ð'* Playing in Winning Games Ð'- 1,972

Those are not counting the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards he won in the National League during his time as a player. This is an insult to the hall of fame, which holds the name of the greatest players who have played the game. Even of these so called "great" players also have a past that now a days would be frowned upon and might include banishment from baseball. Detroit's Ty Cobb, second on the all-time hits list, had a history of being racist. He was found guilty of slapping Frank Collins, a black man, after he yelled at him for walking in freshly poured asphalt. He was found guilty in assault and battery of Mr. Collins. He had even admitted to killing a guy (Anonymous). Even the great homerun hitter, Babe Ruth, came to the ballpark drunk after a night of drinking. Some how the baseball powers over looked that and placed them into the Hall of Fame.

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