Five reasons Pete Rose should never have his ban lifted

Cincinnati Reds’ great Pete Rose should never be allowed into the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose is a well-known name in Major League Baseball. By now everyone, whether you are a baseball fan or not, knows about Rose’s activities within the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was a gambler and, over the course of almost 30 years, people have known that while he was a manager of the Reds’ organization he bet on his own team. This is the significant reason why he should never be allowed into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

He had a 24-year career as a professional baseball player as a member of the Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals franchise), Philadelphia Phillies and the team he was most famous with, the Cincinnati Reds.

His career started in 1963 and concluded in 1986. Over the course of his tenure, he played in 3,562 games and had 14,053 at bats. He could simply do it all and was definitely one of the greats as a first baseman, third baseman and an outfielder. He hit 160 home runs and drove in 1,314 as a National League player.

From the 1984 season until the 1989 campaign, he was a manager of the Cincinnati Reds organization. He only finished playing the game in 1986 and part of his career was spent as a part-time player and manager with the ball club.

However, as good a player as he was, he had his warts. After years of protests and denial, he admitted to the media and the sports world that, in fact, he lied and he did bet on baseball games during his time in Cincinnati.

The following are five reasons for fans who think he should be finally elected into the Hall of Fame to reconsider.

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