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I'm really late to this, and the poll is closed, but I would have voted a resounding NO. Pete Rose's stats aren't being expunged from baseball history, but the Hall of Fame is about more than stats. Sure, other players in the Hall have not been perfect little gentlemen, and I know that there are more serious offenses than gambling in the real world, but in the baseball world, gambling is the cardinal sin because it strikes at the heart of the game.
Every baseball player knows that gambling is not allowed. It's not some gray area open to interpretation. There's no exception for betting on your own team to win. Rose knew this and did it anyway. He was banned, he accepted the ban, and as far as I know, he never showed any remorse. He thought he was above the rules, and his arrogance should not be rewarded with enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.
He was also a pretty despicable human being, including on the field. Imagine being such a lunatic that in a meaningless All-Star game, he barreled into catcher Ray Fosse at home plate, injuring him and permanently damaging his career. THAT is the kind of out-of-control "hustle" that Rose is generally praised for? It was despicable, as was Pete Rose.
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