What Is Frank Deford's Attitude Towards Pete Rose

In 1919, eight of the Chicago White Sox allegedly threw the World Series. Charles Comiskey was the ruthless owner of the White Sox and was the main motive of the sox to throw the series. Chick Gandil was the first player to get involved and then he spread it to the other players on the team. The act by these players would be called the Black Sox Scandal. The Scandal nearly ruined America’s pastime. The baseball commissioner, Judge Landis, banned all eight of the players for life. Based on how Joe Jackson played in the world series and how he was proven innocent in a court of law, he should be reinstated into baseball and be put in the hall of fame.

The sports program called, “ESPN First Take,” was nationally televised on the channel ESPN and was discussed by Rob Parker and Skip Bayless. In the episode, “Does Berry Bonds Belong in the Hall of Fame,” both Parker and Bayless state their beliefs that Bonds should be voted into the Hall of Fame. Parker and Bayless have established credibility for taking part in the discussion on a program that is televised to viewers around the world. Rob Parker establishes his credibility by saying, “he is a registered hall of fame voter, he holds this honor and takes it very seriously.” Both Parker and Bayless convince their audience that Bonds should be inducted through the use of strong diction, tone of approval providing statistics and logical reasoning, and the use of syntax that is exclamatory.

Pete Rose was born in 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio and while he was growing up a young kid he cheered for the hometown team which was the Cincinnati Reds. Once he retired from the game of baseball in 1986 he was the all-time leader in hits, games and at-bats. He was know for his hard- charging style so he got the nickname “Charlie Hustle”. The nickname was given to him by an All-Star New York Yankee pitcher by the name of Whitey Ford. A few years after he retired from the game of baseball he got a managerial job with his hometown team the Cincinnati Reds (Biography). A few years after Mr. Rose got the job with the Reds he was questioned by then commissioner of baseball Peter Ueberroth on gambling charges. A month later the rumors circulate publicly about Rose’s gambling problems and he also said, “ I’d be willing to bed you, if I were a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball.” In June of 1989 Giamatti’s report which was confidential was released to the media by the court officials. The report shows that in ’85, ’86 and ’87 Pete Rose had bet on

“Rejected by Rose,” screamed, TNT broadcaster, Kevin Harlan. Derrick Rose’s block on Rajon Rondo’s shot was the play that forced game 7 and kept the Bull’s season alive. The 2009 first round series between the Chicago Bulls and the reigning NBA champions, Boston Celtics was the best playoff series I ever watched. What does Rose’s late-game heroics have to do with anything? The excitement of the sport of basketball. My paper will be about my favorite sport to watch and play I will also mention about my favorite sport to participate in ancillary. Afterward, I will relate my favorite sport to Michael Mandelbaum’s The Meaning of Sports and offer my opinion on the book.

The media affects society in positive and negative ways. This can be seen in America’s national pastime baseball. Baseball is a sport that became the national sport in the United States in the late 19th century. From the beginning of the sport they tried to keep the highest standards to each player and ball club. There were times of scandal, but of all the things that happen to baseball substance abuse has been portrayed as one of the worst thing a player could do. To defame the baseball was to ruin everything the sport stood for. This research paper will look at one of the worst blotches in baseballs history, the steroid era.

One of the most controversial subjects in Major League Baseball is that of hall of fame voting. Players who have tested positive should not be eligible for the hall of fame ballot. This is a great honor for players who are truly great and play the game the right way. The hall of fame has no room for players who try to gain unfair advantages through performance enhancing drugs. One of the greatest players of all time, Pete Rose, was denied from the Baseball Hall of Fame do betting on his games. This shows how seriously the voters take being inducted. Players who have tested positive for steroids should be banned from the hall of fame, which is what Major League Baseball is moving toward.

The all time hit champion Pete Rose was banned from baseball and the Hall of Fame for life because of illegal sports betting and tax evasion. Pete Rose was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 14, 1941. His parents names were LaVerne Rose and Harry Rose (Lloyd 2005). Pete’s Dad who had once played semi pro football, had always wanted him to be a football star. When Pete Rose was young, he always wanted to be a star, a baseball star, and throughout his life he was recognized widely as one (Biography.com 2014). He had always had a passion for football and baseball and even when he was offered to go to college with a football scholarship, he denied the request and continued his baseball career. He was offered

Thousands upon thousands of men have been scouted, drafted, played, and even managed in Major League Baseball. Yet, a name, synonymous with numerous records, is mostly associated with controversy. Enter Peter Edward “Pete” Rose Sr. Pete Rose grew up in a middle class family, struggled as a student, and then eventually excelled as a baseball player/manager. Even though Pete Rose lived for the sport and broke so many records during his professional career, it was his off-the-field behavior which led to his being banished from baseball and probably the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose will always be most remembered for betting on baseball while playing/managing the Reds. Rose denied these allegations for 14 years, even in the face of substantial evidence including an independent investigative report by Jon Dowd (better known as the Dowd Report). The defense mechanism most often used by Rose during this time period was flat-out denial. While denying the accusations, Rose likely received negative reinforcement due to the escape of the emotions involved in admitting such a terrible act in the eyes of baseball. A potentially big initial factor behind this is that shortly after the Dowd Report; Rose voluntarily placed himself on baseball’s ineligible list in August 1989 with the agreement from then-commissioner Bart Giamatti that after a one-year banishment from baseball, Rose could apply for reinstatement. Tragedy struck when Giamatti unexpectedly died from a heart attack before Rose’s year-long banishment had concluded. Fay Vincent took over as commissioner after Giamatti’s death and was unwilling to reinstate Rose, as many would have seen the move as disrespectful to

To some, including myself, baseball is the greatest sport that has ever been played. It is a game played by two opposing teams made of multiple players, but only nine players per team play at the same time. To be part of one of the thirty teams that get to play professional baseball, a player has to play the game extremely well (www.baseballhalloffame.com). When a player plays the game better than most have played he gets rewarded, usually with lots of money in a big contract. Then there are those rare players, the 244 elite players of the game that have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Being inducted in the Hall of Fame is the utmost of baseball fame. The players listed are remembered forever.

     Joe DiMaggio was one of the best baseball players of all time. He set many records, including the longest wining streak in Major League Baseball history, it lasted 56 games. He came to America as the son of poor Italian immigrants, but grew up to be an American Icon.

Each source brings up the question, Why can players on steroids be allowed in the Hall of Fame? They believe that he is good enough, and that gambling shouldn’t ban him from being in the Hall of Fame. Matthew Pipkin, who writes for the Odyssey says this about Pete Rose, “Although Pete Rose was a gambling man and broke the rules, he did not cheat to gain an advantage in baseball.” This is countering, and stating what other believe. He agrees with the fact that gambling is wrong, but it should not keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Like mentioned before, why is someone who has cheated to get an advantage in baseball, like taking steroids, still be able to receive Hall of Fame

“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.

Vin Scully not only transcribed the game of baseball beautifully but he also had a knack of putting us into the game. As Kevin Bacon put it in his speech “We couldn’t be Kirk (Gibson) and we couldn’t be Sandy (Koufax) but somehow you found a way to put us all in the batter’s box, to put us all on the mound.” It was something about Vin Scully’s selfishness, about his kindness, about the warmth in his voice that he somehow managed to bring a city that covered a vast area, of many languages, of many cultures all together through a game. Kevin Bacon finishes his emotionally speech with the following, “We will miss you, my friend. We will miss you in our radio, in our cars, in our backyard. You’ve been a gift to Los Angeles and to baseball itself. It seems forever that you’ve been guiding us through your personal window into the game… You leave us and the game, Mr. Scully, but not without leaving a lasting impression, and not without taking a piece of our broken baseball heart.” The soundtrack of Los Angeles since 1958 can now ride off onto the sunset knowing he made a lasting impression on millions of Angelinos and generations of Los Angeles Dodgers

Cal Ripken, Jr. once said, “you could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.” This quote describes both Moneyball and The Battered Bastards of Baseball perfectly. Although these two are similar they also have some differences. Billy Beane and Bing Russell both had an undeniable love for the game of baseball, but focused on, cared about, and demonstrated in different ways throughout each of their unforgettable careers. Both of these men had a strong impact on a countless number of people’s lives.