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Pete Rose Pete Rose has one of the best careers in MLB history. He has the most hits, a 44 game hitting streak, played 5 different positions successfully, had a pretty darn good BA (.303) and is one of the best switch hitters in baseballs history. These numbers and records don’t even begin to skim the surface of Pete’s success. The success that is constantly over looked, which keeps him off the Hall of Fame ballots. I, like many, feel that Pete should be rightfully recognized in Cooperstown for his efforts and achievements on the field. How I, and I am sure many others, see it is simple. Statistics don’t lie. They didn’t lie for Ty Cobb, who at the end of his career was accused of fixing and betting on baseball. He was put into the Hall of Fame in 1936. I think that that’s exactly where he should be too. He was an amazing player. He had a lifetime BA of .367, stole nearly 900 bases in 24 years, holds the most bases collected in a single AL game (16) and received 12 batting titles, 9 of which are consecutive. What I don’t think is fair about that is that Pete’s success was clearly overlooked, and Ty’s clearly wasn’t. What about Kobe Bryant? The Lakers player who’s curr