I've been banging on this drum for a long time. I think he should definitely be in the hall of fame and my main argument for it actually has nothing to do with Pete Rose or betting at all.

A-Rod

That's my argument. The guy got caught using performance enhancing drugs, got caught lying about using performance enhancing drugs, and he is still eligible for the hall of fame. Sure, he hasn't gotten the votes needed yet, but if people have zero problem with Aaron Rodriguez being in the hall of fame, they need to put on their big boy pants and give Pete Rose the credit he is due.

In fact, I think A-Rod's stuff was more egregious because he did it while he was a player. I don't even care if you put Pete is as a player but not as a manager and put an asterix by his name, he still deserves to be in there.

Especially in a day and age where online sports betting is such a huge industry. There is zero chance players aren't doing the same thing every second of the day in 2025.