Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame absence leaves ex-Mets manager in disbelief

Former MLB manager Buck Showalter talks to OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich" about Pete Rose's Hall of Fame chances.

Four-time manager of the year Buck Showalter is the latest to weigh in on whether Pete Rose should make the Baseball Hall of Fame. 

Showalter, 68, discussed the nuances of Rose’s candidacy during a recent appearance on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich."

"You know, I’ve seen the reasons why [Rose should get in]. There’s a lot of byproducts to this. It’s not as simple as going, ‘He bet on his own team and the time has come that we forgive, and people have done worse that are in there.’ I got that," Showalter said. 

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Buck Showalter recently appeared on OutKick's 'Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich' (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

"But understand the reason. I know as a manager if I’m betting on the game that night, Dan, I may put too many good feet forward to try and win that game and not worry about tomorrow’s game as much. You know where I’m getting at? I think there’s a cause and effect on everything where you can say you’re going to do it, but having something on that game affects a lot of things."

With money on the game, Showalter implied he might be more inclined to use his top relievers liberally, as the game he has money on is his top priority over the team's future.

Using top relievers in circumstances you otherwise wouldn’t to win a bet might cause those relievers to be unavailable for the team’s next game, hindering the team’s chances of winning the next game. 

However, despite laying out how betting on your own team may change managerial decisions and negatively affect the team, Showalter talked about how hard it is to believe that Rose