To the editor: The Corridor of Fame exists to honor those that formed baseball with historic ability and achievement. By each on-field measure, Pete Rose belongs (“Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson reinstated by Major League Baseball, making Hall of Fame election possible,” Could 13). He’s the all-time hit chief with 4,256 hits, a 17-time All-Star, a three-time World Collection champion and a Nationwide League MVP. His hustle and depth outlined an period.
Rose guess on baseball, a severe offense for which he paid dearly throughout his lifetime, being banned for greater than 30 years. He by no means received to see his eligibility restored. Acknowledging that doesn’t imply excusing what he did. However the Corridor of Fame is a museum, not an ethical tribunal. It already contains gamers who’re suspected of utilizing steroids or who dedicated off-field crimes.
To disclaim Rose election now could be to not defend integrity; it’s to erase historical past. His complete story, together with his fall, deserves to be informed. Honoring Rose’s profession, whereas being sincere about his failings, upholds the reality of the sport greater than silence ever might. The Corridor voters ought to now acknowledge his affect, not fake it didn’t occur.
Eric W. Rose, Simi Valley
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To the editor: Stunned by the Pete Rose reinstatement? In no way. Rob Manfred is similar commissioner who turned a blind eye to the dishonest by the Houston Astros within the World Collection versus the Dodgers. The place is Choose Landis when baseball wants him? There was a commissioner who had the most effective curiosity of baseball in his soul.
Douglas Schmitz, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.
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To the editor: Manfred’s investigation discovered that the Astros cheated within the 2017 playoffs, and but he allow them to hold the championship trophy. Now he reinstates “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, one other World Collection cheater. Kudos to the commissioner for his robust consistency!
Kelly Gallagher, Santa Ana
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To the editor: The Corridor of Fame ought to have a room devoted to the “scoundrels” of the sport of baseball. It might embrace Rose and Jackson for playing, along with these linked to steroid use. Baseball has at all times been a recreation about statistics, so why not embrace “stats scoundrels” of the sport as properly?
Mark Walker, Yorba Linda
