Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent shows no signs of remorse for banning Cincinnati Reds star Pete Rose from the Baseball Hall of Fame following the death of “Charlie Hussle.”
Rose died on Tuesday at the age of 83, after years of pleading with MLB officials to overcome gambling scandals and allow him into the Hall of Fame. But Vincent says he still feels the ban was the right decision.
Vincent, 86 years old; said According to Fox News, he spoke with Rose multiple times about the issues facing the former baseball legend.
“I think he was dedicated to baseball in the sense of the game, and his effort was certainly intense,” Vincent said. “He had a series of issues with his standards of conduct. He made some mistakes along the way, but by the time I got to know him and Bart and I were dealing with him on betting issues, It was really too late.”
But the former MLB chief added: “So he was developing his attitude and his personality. I think he really thought money was very important. He bet a lot and lost a lot. And I think his I think the problem of corruption in my life was a serious one. ”
Vincent added that Rose's death may make it easier for him to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but it's not a sure thing. Furthermore, he doesn't think Rose deserves that honor.
“Do you think he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame? I don't think people like him who are complicit in the corruption of the game deserve to be in the Hall of Fame,” Vincent exclaimed. “I think there should be a moral dimension to honor, otherwise we would have to have the ceremony in the prison garden because we would have to let prisoners out of their cells to receive awards in the prison garden.” It will go away. I don't think that's a good thing.”
Vincent concluded that Rose was never fully repentant for his gambling problem and would have participated if he had been repentant.
Despite retiring in 1986, Rose remains the all-time hitter. He is also a three-time World Series Champion.
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