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CINCINNATI - SEPTEMBER 11: Pete Rose takes part in the ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of his breaking the career hit record of 4,192 on September 11, 2010 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was honored before the start of the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Should Rose be in The Hall? A former Yankee says no

It’s the longest running debate in all of baseball, should Pete Rose’s lifetime ban be lifted and, in turn, should he be elected into the Hall of Fame? With the All Star Game being played in Cincinnati, where MLB’s hit king called home for 25 years, Rose will be part of the on the field festivities along with other Red greats Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Barry Larkin.

Rose was banned from baseball for life in 1989 after it was discovered he bet on games while managing the Reds in the 1980s. Reports surfaced a few weeks ago that showed he also bet on games as a player with the Reds in 1986.

A former Yankee and Hall of Famer has chimed in and said there is still no place for him in baseball. Goose Gossage spoke with Ron Clements of Perform Media on Friday stating:

I don’t think he’ll ever get in, nor should he get in. There is more to the story than Pete’s gambling and the extent of it. … As young players, the thing you learn early is to not gamble on the game or you will be suspended for life. If we let Pete in, then gambling and everything else is out the window. The horse is out of the barn. What will that mean?

Goose isn’t the only one giving his input on the subject. Fellow Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda told the LA Times:

You have got to be out. … He has got to be suspended for life. If you are stupid enough to go out and bet on your own team and bet on baseball, there has got to be something wrong. If my brother did it, I’d say the same thing.

I’m not afraid to come out and say it. Pete and I are friends. But he did something wrong, and it was terrible. You represent an organization. Wherever I go, I’m not Tommy Lasorda from Norristown, Pennsylvania. I’m Tommy Lasorda from the Dodgers. It’s not a question of getting a front office job, or anything like that. He got suspended. He is completely out of the game.

Now 74 years old, Rose still holds the MLB record for hits (4,256), at bats (14,053), plate appearances (15,890) and games played (3,562). What do you think? Should his ban be lifted? Should the all time hits leader be in the Hall of Fame?