Pete Rose vs Roger Clemens

Gambling vs Steroids. Pride vs Common Sense. 14 vs 22. Pete Rose vs Roger Clemens.

Pete Rose- .303 BA
                    160 HR
                    4,256 Hits
                   World Series Champion: 3x's
                    1,314 RBI's
                   Holder of 17 MLB records


Roger Clemens- 354 wins, 184 losses
                             3.17 ERA
                            4,672 K's
                           World Series Champion: 2x's
                           Cy Young Winner: 7x's

One of these great baseball players does not deserve enshrinement into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Can you guess who? I'll tell you my guess later but let me give you some of these two players dirty past history and I'll let you decide for yourself. Pete Rose gambled on the game of baseball, and Roger Clemens took steroids. Each one affects their performance in different ways, but one of these players still deserves enshrinement? Let me explain. Pete Rose gambled on the game of baseball but, he never bet against his team. He only bet on certain aspects of the game that would push him to do well on the field so he could win his bet. I'm not making excuses and making it seem that what he did was right, he was absolutely wrong for what he did but for some reason, it doesn't really bother me. Pete Rose was a complete baseball player having played more than 500 games at 5 different positions, and made 17 All-Star appearances. Roger Clemens has statistics that pitchers dream of, some never get close. His statistics belong in the Hall of Fame but Roger himself does not. Unlike Pete Rose, Roger Clemens cheated in the area that it boosted his performance on the baseball field, physically. Not only did he cheat and lie on the ball field but he recently lied about taking steriods and PHDs to Congress, which is a felony.
In short, Pete Rose absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame. Roger Clemens does not.