The real shame is not in what Rose did in the late 1980s, but that the sport he loved so dearly and mastered never found the heart to show him mercy.
Pete Rose, whose 4,256 hits set an all-time record, died still ostracized, some 35 years into the life sentence only death would end.
I've been suspended over 30 years. That's a long time to be suspended for betting on your own team to win... time usually heals everything, except when you talk about the Pete Rose case.
He was judged immoral off the field by the saints who guard baseball's gate. He was never allowed on the Hall of Fame ballot.
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