Baseball Ethics
In August 1989, Pete Rose was accused of betting on major league baseball games, including games that involved himself as a player and/or manager for the Cincinatti Reds. He agreed to permanent ineligibility from baseball. In 2004, he admitted to betting on major league baseball, but not betting on the Cincinatti Reds.
The Baseball Hall of Fame made the formal decision to exclude all players that were listed on the permanent ineligibility list from having a place in the Hall of Fame. As a result of Pete Rose's inclusion on the list, he currently has no chance of being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 1998, Mark McGwire (as a St. Louis Cardinal) set a new major league baseball record for home runs in a single season, after being closely matched by Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs. A few years later, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants topped the new record that McGwire set. As this era of baseball players wound down their active playing careers, there was wide speculation that the great players of that day were using illegal substances and steroids to improve their playing ability.
After little more than a decade had passed, Mark McGwire was announced as the new hitting coach for his former St. Louis Cardinals team. Just before the 2010 Cardinals Winter Warm-Up, McGwire held a public press conference, in which he publically admitted to using illegal steroids during the decade of the 1990's.
After that announcement, the St. Louis Cardinals continued to show support for McGwire. Fans gave him a hero's welcome at the Winter Warm-Up and it appeared that diehard Cardinals fans have forgiven McGwire.
Baseball Ethics Conclusion
