Well my Title for my paper was Pete Rose: In or Out. I completely made it up as I was writing it on the board and at first I thought it was pretty bad. But in the feedback I got mixed results. It was like half 10s and half like 1s. It seemed liked if people knew what I was referring to they liked it. I am going to keep it for now but let me know what you think of it.
Is Pete Rose a Hall of Fame player or a Hall of Fame Cheater? Pete Rose was one of the greatest players to ever play the game of Baseball. In his 24 year career he had over 4,000 hits, 1300 RBI’s, and 200 stolen bases in his career. Not only that but he also has 160 homeruns and a career batting average of .303. He won three World Series Rings, one MVP Award, two Gold Gloves, and made 17 All-Star appearances at 5 different positions. All of Pete Rose’s amazing accomplishment ends up being overlooked because of the one mistake that he made. He is seen as a cheater because he bet on games when he was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds.. That is the one and only reason why he is not in the Hall of Fame. Debates about whether Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame are still going on today. Pete Rose was one of the greatest players to ever play the game and he made a mistake after his playing career was over. His mistake did not change his playing stats and he should be in the Hall of Fame.
My Dad is a huge fan, and his feelings are like yours. I sometimes think that the one mistake he made was just to show everyone that he could bet and get away with it, like he was really bigger than the game itself. I am sure the Hall is full of some huge egos, but the integrity of the game is gone if betting were allowed to go on. This is a tough one.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good introduction, I can't wait to read the actual paper!
ReplyDeleteYeah LeeAnn I can see what you are saying. Maybe he bet on games because he thought he was so big that he couldn't get in trouble for doing it. But, yes they cannot let betting go on because that would completely ruin the game. I honestly think that money has already ruined it somewhat. I hate when players won't report to practice because they aren't getting paid enough in their opinion.I think that is ridiculous because they are all over paid anyway. That is why I have always preferred college sports because they play for pride and pros just play for money.
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