Pete Rose Angered By Mets Hall Of Fame Snub

Pete Rose was at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, and he wasn't disguising his feelings.  On a day when the Mets inducted four people into the Mets Hall of Fame, Rose's name was not on the list.  Why should Rose be inducted into the Hall of Fame of a team for which he never played you may ask?  According to Rose, who was effectively banned from baseball in 1989 and is ineligible to ever be inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame, he feels that if he can get inducted into enough individual team halls of fame it may cause the MLB to revisit his ineligibility.  While a spokesperson for the MLB did admit that individual team halls of fame are a bit of a gray area, he called Rose's plan far fetched at best.

Rose explains that, in his own way, he is a part of every teams history.  "I may not have played for the Mets but I always followed their progress closely.", says Rose.  "On some nights, VERY closely."  Additionally, Rose feels that their is enough shared history to warrant inclusion.  "Buddy has a plaque up there and we once got into a fistfight on the field.  At the very least maybe have a plaque for the fistfight with my name next to his.  I'll take whatever I can get."

Eventually, Rose was asked to leave by Citi Field security after several guests complained that he was standing next to Bud Harrelson's plaque and telling people, "You know I punched that guy once.  Would you like an autograph?  Only ten bucks."

According to the Mets, the organization has no plans to honor Rose now or in the future and that he was only present because the team was hoping he might consider purchasing a season ticket plan.  With names like Alfonzo and Piazza being thrown around for 2011 honors, it would seem Mr. Rose has a long wait ahead of him.

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