Pete Rose endorses Mark McGwire for HOF

So Pete Rose has reared his controversial head again and endorsed Mark McGwire's bid to get into the Hall of Fame.

It has been quite amusing reading the self righteous baseball writers of America spewing their opinions on whether Mark McGwire and his steroid tainted (we all know where the taint is after all) history belongs in Cooperstown. Now if you believe what you read, then less than 50% of the voters have selected McGwire for induction in this his first year of eligibility.

I personally agree that he should not be admitted in his first try in that it will soil, what could be the last induction of two very classy and apparently clean players in Cal Ripken Jr, and Tony Gwynn. All that aside, the votes have been cast, and now we wait until January 9, 2oo7 when the new class is announced. I do think he should and will get in, but not on the first year, because it is going to take more time to determine the validity and historical perspective of the steroid era.

I have to think Mark McGwire is sitting at home, since he was not invited to the St. Louis Cardinals World Series celebration, not responded to repeated request for interviews and quietly waiting word on how the writers are actually going to respond. All he seems to be trying to do is quiet await the results and hope that he gets the honor that he ultimately receives.

Now Pete Rose, the ultimate definition of tainted, and announces that he and McGwire both deserve to be in the hall. Quite Frankly, who cares what Charlie Hustle thinks on this subject. He has already proven that he will say or do anything to get into the newspapers and this is clearly just another example of his oversized ego pushing into the public sphere again. SO Pete, Shut UP! and Big Mac, as the old Brooklyn Dodgers fans say "Wait til next year"