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Originally posted by island911
"Baseball" takes itself WAY too seriously.
I mean, really; are these guys a bunch of Boy-scouts or a bunch of over-paid grown men playing a game in short pants?
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Agreed.
Now Hockey...there's a game.
Seriously, I cant' figure out why this is such an issue. Separate the two, was he a heck of a ball player whos achievements on the field warrant induction? Probably. Were his actions questionable off the field? Probably. So were Babe Ruth's. So were a lot of others. Should Pete's character (or lack thereof) weigh in on whether or not he is inducted? No, but it will because the commish has his panties bunched up.
What it will come down to is what impact will this have on the business of baseball? That's my bet on what Selig will be thinking. It's not like Rose will ever manage again anyhow. Any time he made a decision, he'd be second guessed, folks wondering if he had an ulterior motive to put in that pinch hitter, or make that pitching change etc.