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Originally Posted by BassDawg
What's it gonna take for Jim Ed and Charlie Hustle to get in. Both deserve a spot in Cooperstown.
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For Rice, being named on 75% of the ballots next year, or being named by the Veterans Committee sometime in the future (and the Veterans Committee WILL vote him in eventually).
Rose has to deal with having his lifetime ban lifted by the Commissioner first. And to do that, he has to finally and unequivocally admit that he bet on baseball games, and act like he's sorry.
And just as an aside---Rose accepted the lifetime ban and disqualification from HOF eligibility knowingly and willingly as part of a deal to keep the evidence of his gambling private.
From the day you sign a ML contract, one rule above all is reinforced--you cannot bet on a baseball game.