In early September, Rose gave his thoughts on the ongoing debate in an interview with KTLA 5 News. The only thing I could think of that would make that happen is I got suspended in 1989, he said. You know how many years ago that was? I mean, time usually creates everything; and it's been a long time and there's been a lot of negatives happening in the world of baseball. Don't get me wrong, I was absolutely, 110% wrong with what I did; but to do something like I did and that's bet on a baseball game and now you're punished for the rest of your life, I don't think it makes a lot of sense to a lot of people. Other guys will kill somebody, or they'll be strung out on drugs, or they'll beat their wives and stuff like that; and [in] a couple years, they're back in the game.
I don't see much sense in putting me on the ballot after I die, he said, because for a player to go into his or her Hall of Fame, it's more or less for your family and it's more or less for your fanbase and I'm big on both of those two things right there.
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