One of the arguments
for allowing PEDs’ users into Cooperstown is that the HOF already has plenty of
bad characters. Ty Cobb was a racist, and
a whole bunch of players took amphetamines.
To which I say, Fine, that was then and this is now. You have to start somewhere.
So, I guess I’ve
finally come down against ever putting Pete Rose into the Hall. Not even a big asterisk on his plaque would
be enough now, not with sexual assault on top of gambling. Back in September, Fox Sports let Rose go
from its baseball broadcasts over allegations that in his playing days Charlie
Hustle had sex with underage girls.
Rose’s defense, such as it was, consisted of admitting a relationship
with a 16-year old. Hey, that’s the age
of consent in Ohio, and Rose claimed they never had sex out of state.
Rose filed a
defamation suit against John Dowd, who made the initial underage-sex
allegations public back in 2015. (The
16-year old tidbit came from a statement Rose himself released during legal
proceedings.) The suit was dismissed in
federal court yesterday. If Cobb is one
Cooperstown mistake too many, Rose would only be another.
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