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Baseball Hall Of Fame Museum Analysis

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Museums are supposed to tell a story about something that has happened in history. They are expected to be factual and tell the whole story. The good, the bad and the ugly are there - nothing left out. They do not pretend that an entire portion of history did not happen because it's “inconvenient” (Stark, 2015). The Baseball Hall of Fame museum also tells a story. The story of America’s past time, the game’s greatest accomplishments and all the times records were shattered and barriers were broken. Why should one of the greatest players of all time, the “hit king”, the player who has the most hits ever recorded in Major League Baseball history be left out (Stark, 2015)? His story, the good, the bad and the ugly should be honored on the walls in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania; home of Baseball’s Hall of Fame. It is an integral part of the history of the game and it is time to stop pretending Peter Edward Rose was not one of the greatest baseball players of all time. …show more content…

Sports were so important in the Rose household that when he was not doing well in school, his dad discouraged summer school so he would not miss a summer playing baseball. This not only allowed him to get an extra year of maturity over his peers but it ended up being one of the best things that happened to him. Rose had used up his four years of eligibility in high school and therefore was forced to join a Class AA team in Lebanon, Ohio his senior year of high school. Luckily, sports and the enthusiasm for them ran in Rose’s family. His uncle was a scout for the Cincinnati Reds and made a case for Pete Rose to join the Major League team out of high school. The Reds decided to take a chance, one they would never soon regret, and Pete Rose joined the MLB right out of high school in

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