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MLB Chief Weighs Pardon for Pete Rose

Aaron, others want disgraced player in Hall of Fame

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(Newser) – Pete Rose may yet have a shot at baseball’s Hall of Fame: Commissioner Bud Selig is weighing ending Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the sport, the New York Daily News reports. Hank Aaron, whose opinion counts heavily with Selig, told reporters over the weekend he’d like to see Rose in the Hall; members of its board of directors also want the suspension tossed.

Noted another Hall-of-Famer: “I think a lot of the guys feel that it’s been 20 years now for Pete, and would lean toward leniency and time served. If he had admitted it in the first place and apologized way back then, he’d probably be in the Hall by now.”

Baseball great Hank Aaron, left, waves to the crowd after speaking and receiving the MLB Beacon of Life award June 20, 2009, in Cincinnati. Bud Selig applauds at right.
Baseball great Hank Aaron, left, waves to the crowd after speaking and receiving the MLB Beacon of Life award June 20, 2009, in Cincinnati. Bud Selig applauds at right.   (AP Photo)
Major League Baseball legend Pete Rose attends a 2005 event in Las Vegas.
Major League Baseball legend Pete Rose attends a 2005 event in Las Vegas.   (Getty Images)
Fans attend a book signing by controversial former baseball great Pete Rose for his autobiography
Fans attend a book signing by controversial former baseball great Pete Rose for his autobiography "My Prison Without Bars," Jan. 9, 2004, in New York.   (Getty Images)
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig speaks during a press conference, May 21, 2009, in New York.
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig speaks during a press conference, May 21, 2009, in New York.   (AP Photos)
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Jayster999
Jul 27, 09 1:47 PM CDT
Pardon him already Reply
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partialobserver
Jul 27, 09 2:06 PM CDT
Seriously, it's about time, especially since the hall doesn't seem too concerned with admitting steroid users. At least Pete's sin has no relation to the incredible numbers he put up while playing the game. Reply
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dragonflies43
Jul 27, 09 2:46 PM CDT
here here. Reply
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Timinator2K
Jul 27, 09 3:03 PM CDT
INDUCT PETE! INDUCT PETE! Cripes, nowadays his "sins" would hardly draw a blink from the commissioner. Enough of the pointless punishment, induct him for his BASEBALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS! Reply
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kokuaguy
Jul 27, 09 4:43 PM CDT
His sins were a direct body blow to the integrity of the game worse much worse than the personal ambition that drives athletes to break drug laws and the rules of the sport by attempting to "enhance performance." But I must relucantly agree with you on this one, Timmie. The Hall of Fame is not a Nobel Prize or canonization. Reply
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