Mike Honcho 5,229 Posted March 1 Quote President Trump says he will pardon baseball legend Pete Rose President Donald Trump said Friday that he would pardon baseball great Pete Rose and criticized Major League Baseball for barring the all-time hit leader from the sport's Hall of Fame for gambling. Rose, who died last year at 83, was banned from baseball for life. He admitted in 2004 that he had bet on games, though never against his own team. Commissioner Rob Manfred in 2015 rejected Rose's bid for reinstatement. "Over the next few weeks I will be siganing a complete pardon of Pete Rose, who shouldn't have been gambling on baseball, but only bet on his team winning," Trump posted on Truth Social. "He never betted against himself, or the other team. He had the most hits, by far, in baseball history, and won more games than anyone in sports history." Trump did not say what the pardon would cover. Rose served five months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges in 1990. In a statement to ESPN, John Dowd, who investigated Rose for MLB in 1989 and served as Trump's lawyer seven years ago, noted that MLB is "not in the pardon business nor does it control admission to the HOF." Rose, who spent most of his 1963 to 1986 career with the Cincinnati Reds, won the World Series three times and remains Major League Baseball's career leader in hits, games played, at-bats, singles and outs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,652 Posted March 1 Doesn’t matter if he pardons him or not…BBWAA, the Hall, and MLB do not report to Trump… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,229 Posted March 1 1 minute ago, posty said: Doesn’t matter if he pardons him or not…BBWAA, the Hall, and MLB do not report to Trump… I know-that's why I think it's funny. Rose isn't being kept out of the HOF because of a tax pinch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,652 Posted March 1 10 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: I know-that's why I think it's funny. Rose isn't being kept out of the HOF because of a tax pinch. Yup…. He is completely clueless on this… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 3,159 Posted March 1 What a complete waste of time, but yet, people can’t afford life. No one should be paying 13 dollars, for one gallon of gas, one gallon of milk, and one carton of eggs. Pete Rose indeed deserves to be elected into the baseball HOF, but trump needs to help out Americans that are losing. Shame on the fool that indeed called Epstein friend. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,223 Posted March 1 Classic Don. Always got his eye on the ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,493 Posted March 2 Like it and hope it works for Pete, The best player should be in the HOF and Pete was one for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
