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Why Should Pete Rose Be In The Hall Of Fame
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Pete Rose was arguably one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game. Many people believe he should be in the Hall of Fame, but others do not want him in the Hall of Fame because of his gambling. The reasons why Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame are, his statistics, his leadership, and how he left his mark on the game. One of the reasons why Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame is, because of his statistics in baseball. Pete Rose won the Rookie of the year award in 1963, and he won the MVP award, Most Valuable Player, in 1973 (5 Reasons why Pete Rose Deserves the Hall of Fame 1). Also, he had been named 17 times to the All-Star game which is the 3rd most in history, only Hank Aaron and Willie Mays have been more and both are in the Hall of Fame (1). Those were just some of the awards he had won while …show more content…
As I said in the last paragraph, he was one of the few player-manager to ever be in the MLB. Also, the MLB made an award to give out every year called Charlie Hustle Award, this award is given to a player who shows the true spirit and traditions of baseball(Kay 1). This award came about and named after Pete Rose, he was a player who stood out for his hustle and drive for the game(1). There are MLB players right now who try to mimic Pete Rose style of play, for example Bryce Harper and Mike Trout are some of the best players in the game and both have said they try to play like Pete. “Because I was small, I always had to do things other people didn’t do to try to win games. That’s the way I played.”, this was a very famous quote from Pete Rose about his style of playing baseball(Kay 1). Not everyone liked his style of hustle, some players thought he was a show off, but everyone respected him and knew how impactful he was to the game. Now there is the side of why he should not be in the Hall of Fame
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