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Pete Rose retired from baseball in 1986. His induction into the Hall of Fame after the five year waiting period was certain--there was even speculation he would be a unanimous first ballot selection. Then gambling accusations and tax evasion surfaced. Rose eventually admitted to betting on sports and was accused of betting on baseball (but not his own team). In 1989, commissioner Bart Giamatti suspended Rose from baseball for life for gambling. In 1990, Rose paid his debt to society for a separate crime by serving five months in prison for tax evasion. This left baseball in a curious situation. It had banned one of its best players from the game and yet he would soon be inducted into the Hall of Fame, baseball’s holiest shrine. In 1989, the eligibility rules were changed to forbid entry in to the Hall of Fame by players banned from Major League Baseball. This kept Rose out of the Hall of Fame. I believe that this has to change. Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame. I firmly believe that the following three factors make my position inarguable: First, and weakest of all, the Hall of Fame is not made up of saints or p