The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York is not finished. There is no limit to the number of people who can be inducted and it is still possible to add more players. Players are added every year and it's high time for Pete Rose to add his name to that list. For him to be banned from this honor is not only unjust, but also an injustice and an affront to honest and just people everywhere. Rose's induction or failure to be inducted is no longer about the game or even baseball; it is about justice. Rose was permanently banned from baseball on August 24, 1989 (Dodd, 1994). He could request reinstatement after a year. A permanent ban is a punishment imposed on anyone associated with Major League Baseball who has tarnished or violated the game in some way. It is important to note that only Oscar Walker, who was banned for "contract jumping", Benny Kauff, who was banned for selling stolen cars, and Pete Rose, were banned for reasons other than attempting to “fixing” baseball games, according to Major. Baseball League Hall of Fame (Hall of famers, nd). Rose, who was banned for gambling, was never accused of betting against his team or trying to spoil games. A closer look at the individuals deemed suitably intact by the Hall of Fame board would show a myriad of sins equal to or more damaging than those of which Rose is accused. Mickey Mantle was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 and played the majority of his career with the New York Yankees. Mantle became associated with gambling through his public relations work at an Atlantic City casino after his retirement from MLB. His life was defined by baseball but marred by alcoholism. He's had a well-deserved mid-paper scandal in the past, says MLB historian. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/04/barry-bonds-verdict-moves-baseballs-steroid-scandal-into-the-past.htmlBiography of Mickey Mantle. (nd). In Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved April 22, 2011, from http://www.notablebiographies.com/Lo-Ma/Mantle-Mickey.html Perkins, D. (January 7, 1991). Rose pays a debt to society, now baseball's debt is owed. Toronto Star, p. d1. Retrieved April 13, 2011, from http://www.lexisnexis.com.indianapolis.libproxy.ivytech.edu.allstate.libproxy.ivyt ech.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/Wheeler, L. (June 29, 1989). In Cincinnati, Rose is still a hero. New York Times, p. b12. Retrieved April 11, 2011 from http://www.lexisnexis.com.indianapolis.libproxy.ivytech.edu.allstate.libproxy.ivyt ech.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/