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Audience: Baseball Fans Sorry, Pete Pete Rose was not gifted with extraordinary athletic ability, as were so many of baseball’s all-time greats. He was, however, gifted with an incredible work ethic and an indomitable spirit that carried him to greater heights than anybody would have imagined a 140-pound high school kid with limited talent could reach. Pete Rose is incontrovertibly one of the greatest players in baseball’s history. Anybody with any knowledge of his playing career would agree that it was Hall of Fame caliber. Sadly though, almost as indisputable as Rose’s greatness on the baseball diamond is the fact that he gambled on baseball. Baseball’s capital crime, gambling, calls for baseball’s capital punishment: banishment. Anything less would condone the crime. Under no circumstances should Commissioner Bud Selig reinstate Pete Rose into baseball in any capacity. Consequently, Rose never will be able to manage a team, scout, be a batboy, or most importantly, enter the Hall of Fame. Pete’s Playing Days Pete Rose is one of the most decorated players of all time. Hall of Famer Whitey Ford dubbed him “Charlie Hustle” after watching his headfirst slides and continuous hustle on the baseball fie