Oh shut the fuck up. It has nothing to do with politics.Pete Rose's "crime" must be understood in context. When he was playing and managing, every team was briefed during Spring Training that gambling in public was frowned upon, sports betting was "sinful," and betting on professional baseball was a figurative CAPITAL OFFENSE! Doesn't matter whether it's your team or not - NO BETTING ON BASEBALL! YOU WILL BE EXCOMMUNICATED FROM BASEBALL!
So ignoring all that, you might say that the real danger of him betting on baseball would be if someone placed bets AGAINST his own team, then managed the team (or played the game) in a way to lose on purpose. That would be the ultimate crime. If you bet on YOUR OWN team, what harm could that do? You are even more incentivized to win! Pete Rose could have bet on OTHER TEAMS, using his own personal knowledge as a baseball insider, which might have been unfair to other betters, but seriously, WGAS?
So bottom line, Pete Rose did nothing criminal or sinful, or even unethical, when he bet on baseball games in which his teams were not involved. But he broke the rules. HE WAS TOLD in no uncertain terms that betting on baseball was a "capital offense," and when he was confronted with that, he agreed to accept banishment for life.
But it's a new world now. The Leftist cancer has infected even the National Pastime, Baseball, so Rose should be allowed in the Hall of Fame, based on his BB accomplishments, which are undeniable. If dirtbags were not allowed, the place could be much smaller.