Pete Rose - isn't this bogus?
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I say...\nLET ROSE IN!!!!!
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I am not a big fan of either of the two players, but I think that they are both some of the best players ever in baseball. No matter what they did or used in the past, they still have the ability to do what they did. Anyone can take steriods, few people can hit 700+ homeruns and Rose is the hit leader.
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I looked a little more about this for you and found this story about the pink jersey. Sorry it's kind of lengthy, but tells it all. Enjoy!\n\nThe Mystery of the Pink Jersey\n\nMike Laga amassed 423 career AB over the course of nine seasons between Detroit, St. Louis and San Francisco.  He had a .199 career average, and is probably best known for being the only player to have hit a baseball actually out of Busch Stadium (A foul ball left the park in September of 1986).  \n\nBut for me, Mike Laga will always be remembered for something else: The 1987 Topps card which depicts him wearing an airbrushed-pink jersey!  \n\nIn all my youth, the closest baseball cards came to perfection were those ’87 Topps.  Sure the early Upper Decks were nice; and I won’t sell the 1988-1989 and 1991-1992 Donruss sets short.  But those ’87 Topps had that special something: the perfect mix between action and posed photos.  The player-name box was tastefully understated.  The team logo was just the right size.  Many remember that set for the wood-grain frame that brought it all together.\n\nThe answer to the Mike Laga question has eluded me for years.  As a boy I wondered “why is Mike Laga wearing a pink jersey?”  Later it became “why would somebody at Topps airbrush a guy’s jersey pink?”\n\nMy first thought was that it might be an error card.  I hoped that something had happened when the film was being processed that botched the photo.  Error cards are worth a lot of money, right?  My 1981 Fleer Craig Nettles is an error card, and at one point it was worth $5.  $5!!!  I’ve got 800 of these Mike Laga cards, I might be rich!\n\nMy sister and I must have spent an entire summer trying to track down the 1988 Donruss Mark Grace rookie card; or the Fleer Billy Ripken with the dirty word on the knob of the bat.  I knew error cards were worth a lot of money (to a nine-year-old), and so when I saw that the ’87 Mike Laga was worth a mere $0.03, I quickly dismissed the notion that it was a true “error card.”  \n\nOne possibility is that Topps used a photo from Mike’s time in Detroit, although my first instinct is to reject this premise: the Tigers did utilize the three-band strip of elastic around the neckline, but the Tigers jerseys of 1986 buttoned-down (unless I am mistaken; admittedly I am not an authority on the history of Tigers uniforms).  The photo of Laga clearly indicates a jersey without buttons is being worn.  \n\nPlus, baseball card photos are traditionally taken during spring training, right?  Mike got dealt to St. Louis in 1986, so they could’ve easily snapped another photo of him during spring training of 1987; or they could have easily taken an action shot from the end of 1986.\n\nEven if this was a modified photo of Mike Laga in a Tigers jersey, it differed from what Topps would typically do for this situation.  For example, the 1988 Topps Doug DeCinces (card #446) features DeCinces in an Angels uniform having rounded second-base and possibly watching a play develop at third.  Across the top of the card the name “Angels” is spelled out in block letters, but in the lower-left corner of the card in 6 or 8 pt black type is written “Now with Cardinals.”  If the only thing that Topps had available for Mike Laga was a 1986 photo of him with the Tigers, why not simply note in the corner that he is “Now with Cardinals,” like they did for DeCinces?  \n\nI do know that card companies pay players for their photos (although in the 1980s it probably wasn’t much).  Did Topps not want to pony up an extra hundred bucks to pay Laga for a new photo?  If they felt that Mike was such a marginal player, why include him in the set at all?  In any event, the total costs of detailing a Mike Laga photo in 1987 probably far exceeded that of just paying him the $100 for a new photo.     \n\nAlthough the Mike Laga card is a mystery, it is not my favorite card in Topps set of 1987 (no disrespect to Mr. Laga).  My favorite was al
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if it sounds bogus it is!!
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I'm fairly certain he is not a hitting coach.  I have heard he is doing the occasionaly fantasy camp.  He has a web site which is currently under construction...
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Barry Bonds is a cheater.\nHe deserves in the Hall of Fame right after they let Pete Rose into the Hall.\nSammy Sosa, Jose Conseco, Mark McGwire, Giambi, Sheffield, etc. \nThey all knew the rules and broke them. Steroids have changed the game as we know it. Take the Home Run title away from Bonds and give it back to its rightful owner, Roger Maris.
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I do not believe this is accurate information.\n\nBlessed Be
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--- First of all, I'm sick of people accusing ALL players of using steroids if they're doing well in baseball. Some people just have natural talent! To whoever is rolling their eyes at this, has Pujols ever failed a drug test? Giambi? Bonds? A-Rod? Sheffield? Whether you remember or not, people HAVE failed drug tests. As far as the baseball world is concerned, they're clean.\n--- Secondly, the sport needs a player like Pujols. With all the steroid allegation surrounding baseball, a clean home run hitter is just what we need to peek fans' interest in the game again, just as McGwire and Sosa's chase of the home run record after the lockout. Let's face it, fans like offense.\n--- FInally, anyone who calls someone a cheater just because they're good at what they do is jealous of their ability. That's all there is to this steroids issue.
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Pete Rose is about 10 cents. Curt Schilling is about 3 to 10, depending on manufacturer.
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i don't care for Barry...attitude problem...and sorry to say I'd didn't realize it was Piazza's 400th...good for him.\n\nIf Barry gets into the hall of fame...i think they should allow Pete Rose into it.
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He's a cheat.  I used to think he was one of the most awesome guys out there. THen there was the Balco scandal.  He was doing stuff he knew he wasn't suppose to so he could improve his game.  He is still great even with out the steriods, but not as great as he could've been considered had he done the right thing.  I mean the numbers are among the best.  Though one must question what he would've been like otherwise
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From the little research I have done, he is not calling any games whatsoever. He calls football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. He might still be under contract with ABC/ESPN, therefore I highly doubt he is calling games for one specific MLB team this year.
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If they can ban Pete Rose ( a proper decision) for illegal activity (gambling) tehn Bonds should be similarly banned. Regardless of the legality of steroids in baseball's rules they are an illegal substance when obtained and used without the advice/consent of a physician. \nBonds has broken the law and should be punished for having done. \nThe obsurdity here is that if he were a footballer in Europe FIFA and the local FA would have no problem in dealing with him in a swift and decisive manner.
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How can they justify Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame or Denny McClain or Babe Ruth and not Pete Rose.  Anybody who has ever watched Pete play knows he didn't throw any games.   His lifetime ban from being in the game is justified, his not being in the Hall is a farce.  The fact that they will let Barry Bonds even pass Babe Ruth's home run mark or get anywhere near the accomplishments of Hank Aaron is a black mark on the game of baseball.  Selig needs to step in and ban Barry Bonds from playing until a inquiry can be completed.
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not untill it is proven he has never failed a test and as for the rookie to now umm that is a 20 year time span so 50 pounds difference easy to accomplish \nthe time frame he is beig accused of using is from 98 to now prior to 98 he was still the only player in history to have 400 hr and 600 sb oh and he was still a 4 time mvp could it be that with all the expansions a pitching shortages that the man is just that much better also some stats are misleading in the post 98 era like hr per ab ratio because prior to his 70 hr season he wasnt intentionally walked 150 times a season (no ab for a walk) so of course that number is going up botttom line untill he tests positive he should b inocent untill proven guilty
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Everyone is bringing up steroids; I don't care if he used them or not - he's NOT a Hall of Famer.\n\nHis numbers just aren't there; this is the "Hall of Fame" - not the "Hall of Guys who were fairly good at ONE aspect of a game when there's '5 Tools' behind true greatness."\n\nTo me, Big Mac had TWO "HOF" caliber seasons; 1996 and 1998. The guy played 15 years and all he could muster was ONE season over .300 in which he played over 90 games.\n\n.300 is the mark of a 'good' hitter; not even great. Big Mac has a career average of .263; that's average-to-below-average; Big Mac was a BELOW AVERAGE contact-hitter - playing a position that wasn't at a premium defensively - that almost makes him a liability.\n\n583 - his homerun total - is impressive. Very good. Prodigal; even. As is his 10.6 At Bats per Home Run(good for best all time).\n\nBut his strikeout totals are pretty 'impressive' too; if you like big numbers. He's 23rd all-time(1596). Which doesn't contrast very nicely with the fact that he isn't in the Top 100 for all-time at-bats - I don't know what he ranks in that; only that it's over 1500 less than the guy who is 100th (Bid McPhee, 8291). What I'm getting at: He strikes out too much to be a hall of famer.\n\nSo, he strikes out too much; he doesn't hit for average. He's not even top 5 in home runs - but that's not the worst of it.\n\nHe's a choker. He has a .217 career average in the post-season. His prodigal power becomes timid in the post season; 5 HRs in 129 ABs. That's ONE homerun for every 25.8 at-bats; Which is rather pedestrain. So, Big Mac turns into a Kid's Meal under pressure. Hall of Fame? Pshaw - David Eckstein is more of a HOFer once October rolls around. This is a guy they needed to count on; he was a key part of the batting order; called upon to produce - he didn't.\n\nYou want to enshrine someone who lived and died(judging by his Batting Average and Strike Outs, mostly died) by the Home Run - an overrated statistic, if you ask me - who can't buy a hit in the post season - into the Hall.\n\nNo; just no.
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yes he used roids that is obvious so no he doesnt deserve hof! bonds cheated in the game, all rose did was bet on the game and he is banned yet bonds continues to play, garbage!