Major League Baseball recently lifted the bans on several deceased players, including Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson. This decision reflects a long-overdue reckoning with the sport's history of punitive measures related to gambling. Both players, who were historically stigmatized for betting on their own teams, now find their legacies possibly restored in the Hall of Fame. Critics argue that the slow-moving nature of baseball governance has delayed justice for these icons, and it raises questions about how such decisions impact the players' legacies and the perceptions of fans.
"I've come to the conclusion - I hope I'm wrong - that I'll make the Hall of Fame after I die... It's for your fans if you're here."
"Shoeless" Joe... was the scapegoat in the infamous 1919 Black Sox scandal, wrongly convicted by almost all historical reviews.
MLB removing deceased players from its ineligible list on Tuesday tipped one major domino: Within hours, the National Baseball Hall of Fame... opened its creaky doors to the shunted ghosts..."
Baseball moves slow. That is why it took until this week for MLB to finally lift the forever bans on Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson...
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