Rose will get into the Hall of Fame. And rightfully so. He set a bunch of records.
But he wont get in until he has passed on.
He directly attacked the integrity of the game.
Just like the Steroid abusing cheaters did.
Getting in trouble off the field wont get you banned. If that was the case - The Hall of Fame would be half empty.
Attacking the integrity of the game - altering outcomes of the game - that will get you banned.
Rose bet on Baseball games - when he was a manager. He even bet on games he was managing. He got caught. Red-handed. He's done until he is buried.
The steroid junkies like Bonds and McGwire and Sosa and the rest of these bums altered the game. They obtained drugs illegally - and used them to alter their performance and the game. They got caught red-handed. They are done - until they are buried.
I am glad that baseball wont budge on Rose. And I hope they dont budge on the steroid junkies. It instills faith in me that some people still care about the game.