Pete Rose's name entered the conversation once again yesterday, when this former magnificent ballplayer made a pre-All-Star Game appearance on Fox TV. Wearing what has become his trademark bow tie, and with his hair dyed an alarming shoe polish black (apparently he owns a James Lipton starter kit), Rose talked baseball.
To those fans who still think Pete Rose should be enshrined in the Hall of Fame despite having admitted to gambling on baseball, let me present what I consider to be a slam-dunk argument for why he should not. Let's begin with a review of the facts.
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