mickey mantle never threw games. no yankee ever did.
pete rose did. and that is where the difference lies.
Where's the proof that he ever threw a game?
Mickey Mantle was a bum. So was Babe Ruth, for that matter. Both of them booze addled whore-masters and absentee family men. But they belong in the Hall of Fame based on what they did ON THE FIELD.
And again, where's the proof that Rose ever threw a game? If he did, then I'd be the first one to say that he doesn't belong. But there is no proof, is there?
as some would say "who's being the moralist" now?
i can appreciate the sentiment but what does being a lousy drunk and father got to do with the game?
rose has been a pretty big piece of shit in his own right anyway.
he gambled on his own games. he admitted it. he had a chance to not get a lifetime ban, but he lied to their face. they wanted him to totally admit what they knew was fact, that he bet on his own games. he denied it. they told him he had to admit it or they would ban him for life. he insisted he didn't bet on his games and made his choice, he took the ban. not surprisingly MLB has held him to the bargain he made.
then years later, after finally realizing they weren't BSing about it being a ban for life, he came out and admitted he did in fact bet on his own games.
MLB has so far said "you had your chances and made your choices, now live by them". he asked for what he got.
