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Jose Canseco Research Paper

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Even though Rose’s stats says he belongs in the Hall of Fame, he has been banned for breaking the rules. People who break the rules should be punished. It shouldn’t matter that that person is a small child or the president of the United States. Rose, like many other athletes, has made personal mistakes that happen to become public knowledge. Take Jose Canseco’s career for example. He had a career average of .266 with 462 homeruns and 1407 RBI during his seventeen years in the big leagues. But like Rose, Canseco made a mistake during his career. His mistake forced him into earlier retirement. Canseco not only used steroids, but he also injected five of his teammates with steroids. Canseco tells his story in his memoir— Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big. Also Canseco has been arrested six times and has been involved with a number of scandals while playing in the MLB and even after. Canseco has the credentials to be voted into the Hall of Fame but because of his connections to steroids and his questionable character, his name will never be hung in the hall. This type of reputation has tainted several sports players from entering the Hall of …show more content…

An important question we must ask ourselves about our society is who do we want our children to look up to? Do we want our kids looking up to players like Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers: Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr, and Roberto Clemente? Or do we want them looking up to players like Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire? The BBWAA should realize when baseball fans visit Cooperstown, New York, they go to see the legends that impacted baseball in some great way. What these players do in their spare time may stir conversation but, it does not keep fans from supporting

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It’s been a big debate in the sports world over recent years: “Should Pete Rose be in the hall of fame?”. The former baseball star was put on the MLB’s ineligible(banned from hall of fame) list in 1989 for gambling as a player and manager. Pete Rose should be allowed in the hall of fame because he was one of the greatest batters/ all around players of all-time and his crimes in the sport are lesser than those of others allowed in the hall of fame. Pete Rose is one of the greatest players in baseball’s history.

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Roger played 12 years not getting what he deserves. Part of it was his quite avoid the attention attitude. He spent 15 years on the hall of fame ballot and never made it

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Everyone deserves a right to a fair trial and Pete Rose has not received one. Pete will never be forgotten for what he did on the field and how he played the game. Charlie Hustle without a doubt should be allowed back in baseball activities and in the Hall of Fame. The man deserves to be honored in the greatest way possible and remembered for generations to come. Baseball is arguably the hardest sport to play because of the intense mental focus, skill, and Rose excelled exceptionally throughout his career.

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It is a fact that Rose regrets his actions, and has done everything in his power to get a second chance. He has been quoted saying “If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won’t need a third”, along with “I never gave up as a player, and I won’t give up as someone who want to go to the Hall of Fame, because it’s the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.” (Pete Rose). As you can see Rose has suffered for long enough, and deserves our forgiveness. Playing baseball my whole life I know one thing for certain, it’s the ultimate game of failure, but it always gives you a second chance.

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