Hall Of Fame Research Paper

Alex won his third AL (American League) home run title in a row and won his first AL MVP award in 2003. However what people didn’t know is that A-Rod tested positive for two anabolic steroids. Rodriguez showed up on a list with another 104 players in the MLB (Epstein and Roberts). If you ask me I think that all of the players on that list should’ve got suspended including Alex because 2003 ended up being one of his best years as a pro. Without those anabolic steroids I don’t think that he would’ve produced like he did. However according to Epstein and Roberts “Though MLB's drug policy has expressly prohibited the use of steroids without a valid prescription since 1991, there were no penalties for a positive test in 2003.” Even after this news comes out the New York Yankees trade for Alex send Alfonso Soriano to the Rangers in one of the biggest blockbuster

The corruption inherent in Major League Baseball has almost become a cliché. The Pete Rose fiasco shows how one man can really take the brunt of the blame that could really be shared with other, less famous, players. His being ostracized from baseball and prohibited from being in the baseball hall of fame does not obscure the fact that many

He did not report cash money he accepted for signing baseballs and photographs at baseball card shows (Reston 1997). It is still to this day not proven that Rose 'did' bet on the baseball team that he was managing. Rose himself still holds true to his statement that he never bet on the game of baseball. Evidence is minimal and it has been over ten years, yet he is still ineligible to be voted into the Hall of Fame. If it was left up to his statistics, he should have been inducted years ago. There are a handful of the 244 elites that are in the Hall of Fame that did far worse things than gamble on the game of baseball or evade paying their taxes. For instance, the beloved Ty Cobb was a horrible racist and once admitted killing a man. One day while walking in Detroit, he stepped in freshly poured asphalt. Then a construction worker, named Fred Collins, who just happened to be black, yelled at him. Cobb responded by slapping Collins to the ground. Cobb was found guilty by the courts, and received a suspended sentence. Collins filed a civil suit, but settled out of court for $75. Ty Cobb had to deal with the law in one form or another many different times for striking black men (www.totalbaseball.com). The powers that run the baseball organization seem to turn their eyes, quite conveniently, away from any number of wife-beaters, and drug addict's everyday. They let known, proven criminals

He was fully aware of both Rule 21(d) and the consequences of breaking that rule. Pete Rose chose to place his bets anyway. Just because he got caught and apologized for his actions doesn’t make them right. He should have confessed immediately but instead he adamantly denied betting on baseball, especially on his team, for more than 15 years. Many feel his apology was forced and a way for him to get clemency. Pete Rose chose to sign the agreement presented to him by the baseball commissioner accepting a lifetime ban thus making him ineligible for induction into the Hall of Fame. By continuing his ban, Pete Rose continues to set an example for all future baseball players: if you bet on baseball, you must pay the price. Even though Pete Rose is a legend, he does not deserve the right to be recognized at Cooperstown along with the other athletes who got there legitimately. His actions disgraced the game of baseball and he should be held accountable for his

Everyone who he named was playing good baseball at the time he said they were taking steroids. For example, Mark McGwire was one baseball player’s name that came up. He broke the record for home runs in a season in 1998. It seemed impossible to break that record at the time, but he did it. Now nobody knows if he was on steroids or not. When he had to come in front of a court recently, and they asked him questions about doing steroids, he said that he could not say not because his lawyer advised him not to and that it might hurt him and his family in the long run. When he did not answer the question, I myself lost respect for him because, to me, that meant he did indeed do steroids. He was the only player that did not answer the question. Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmerio answered that they did not do steroids. Canseco also said that he not only injected McGwire, but also Jason Giambi. Giambi was the most obvious steroid user, and he actually admitted to doing steroids this year in front of a grand jury. If steroids were allowed in the MLB, there would probably be all kinds of new records, but this would not accomplish much because they were broken with the help of steroids.

Before steroids Barry Bonds was a lock for the Hall of Fame, now it is believed he will not even get in because he cheated. “Bonds gulped as many as 20 pills at a time and was so deeply reliant on his regimen that he ordered Anderson to start "cycles" -- a prescribed period of steroid use lasting about three weeks -- even when he was not due to begin one”(Williams). Some extreme fans are calling for an asterisk next to his statistics in the record books. Barry still played after the news came out, and the harassment got so bad, that Barry eventually retired. When he went to opposing stadiums fans would hold up signs with an asterisk mark, or they would throw toy syringes at him while he was in the field. Chants of “who’s you’re dealer?” also surfaced at opposing ball parks. The fans took harassment to the next level on Barry Bonds.

Rule 21 stating, "any player, umpire, club, league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible (Baseball Hall of Fame)." Pete Rose was banned from baseball for life making him ineligible to be accepted in the Hall of Fame. Every ball player was notified and reminded of this rule because it has been part of their

“Does Pete Rose belong in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame?” This is a question that is debated among many pundits for a number of decades. Rose is undeniably one of the best hitters in the game of baseball. Twenty plus years ago, however, he was banned from the game due to the gambling allegations made against him. “Outside of baseball and my family, nothing has ever given me the pleasure, relaxation, or excitement that I got from gambling. Gambling provided an escape from the day-to-day pressures of life. And for me, gambling was just plain fun” (Rose and Hill 10). Regardless of Pete Rose’s history of betting on baseball, his outstanding performance and statistical achievements outweigh his off the field transgressions. Therefore he should be instated into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

According to Ted Berg, a sports writer who currently writes for USA today and sports sites such as For the Win, profession baseball players who use steroids should be allowed in the Hall of Fame as he explains in his article, “4 reasons the Baseball Hall of Fame should include steroid users.” Berg questions the baseball writer’s choice to judge the lives of baseball players and why steroid users are not getting elected into the Hall of Fame. Berg argues that by allowing steroid users into the Hall that the Hall of Fame will get more attention. The reason he thinks more people will go to the Hall of Fame if

Players that are breaking records and accomplishing tasks a normal man cannot amount to without the use of performance enhanced drugs, should not be applauded for. Athletes who use and test positive for steroids will be banished from baseball’s record books and will be ineligible to enter the Hall of Fame. Players value their status as one of the greatest and are honored to be accounted for in the record books, and if none of that is recorded then what would be the use of cheating. It would be as if the player never participated or even played the game (Abramson, 2014, p.2). Mark Maguire, a front runner currently awaiting his election into the Hall of Fame, has been

The fact of the matter is, David “Big Papi” Ortiz deserves to have his name in the Hall of Fame. He continues to amaze people daily and is one of, if not the best at his position. He helped break a curse that lasted for generations and helped a city get back on it’s feet with a speech that will be remembered for a long time. He is going to be the first person to the Hall of Fame while being suspected of taking steroids. David “Big Papi” Ortiz is going to be a member of the class of 2021 in Cooperstown for the Hall of

Summary w/picture of PR: So, who’s here heard of Pete Rose? For those that don’t know Pete Rose, he was a professional baseball player in the MLB from 1963 to 1986 and managed from 1984 to 1989. Over the past years, there has been controversy on if he’ll be reinstated by the league, however, that never will likely happen, since he violated MLB rules when he bet on games when he was player as well as when he was a manager. In our case, our All-Star player denies betting, however, is encouraging his colleague buddy too and is providing information to him by figuring out the betting lines for each of the day’s MLB games.

In 1989 Pete Rose, one of baseball’s greatest, lost all the respect he had gain in his successful career. That year, the league had brought to there attention that Pete Rose was a chronic gambler. Eventually Pete Rose ended up being banned from baseball. Now he wants a chance for a spot in the Hall of Fame, a place for baseball’s greatest. The question of whether or not Pete Rose should be accepted into the Hall of Fame has been a source of great controversy in the baseball community. The author, John Leland, address this controversy in his article, Hustling For the Hall, and attempts to prove that Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Mr. Leland believes that because of Rose’s accomplishments,

Imagine this. Your Hank Aaron the all time home run leader, and you just got the message that Barry Bonds has broken your record. Days later you find out that Bonds, the man who surpassed you has taken steroids. How do you feel? Angry, mad, or even disappointed? If so you have the right. There are players who cheated there way to success, and broke clean player’s records. So, what other way is there to punish them except to not let them in the Hall of Fame? Therefore, baseball players who took banned substances should not be allowed in the Hall of Fame.

Museums are supposed to tell a story about something that has happened in history. They are expected to be factual and tell the whole story. The good, the bad and the ugly are there - nothing left out. They do not pretend that an entire portion of history did not happen because it's “inconvenient” (Stark, 2015). The Baseball Hall of Fame museum also tells a story. The story of America’s past time, the game’s greatest accomplishments and all the times records were shattered and barriers were broken. Why should one of the greatest players of all time, the “hit king”, the player who has the most hits ever recorded in Major League Baseball history be left out (Stark, 2015)? His story, the good, the bad and the ugly should be honored on the walls in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania; home of Baseball’s Hall of Fame. It is an integral part of the history of the game and it is time to stop pretending Peter Edward Rose was not one of the greatest baseball players of all time.