Should off the field activities affect entrance to the Hall of Fame

Should off the field activities keep a player out of the Hall of Fame? The Hall of Fame usually brings to mind athletes who have accomplished feats of skill far beyond those of the average player. It's assumed that all an athlete has to do is achieve superior results, and they're automatically in. What most people don't know, however, is that each player must pass a scrutiny of tests to prove that they are made …showed first 75 words of 1671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1671 total…anything imaginable but if you gamble that's seen as unforgivable. They should allow both Rose and Jackson to stand in the Hall. If they feel it's necessary to inform visitors of their sins, then they should do that with all the members of the hall. If they made character judgments of all the players off the field, then that would tarnish the image of baseball. MLB should just let on field statistics be the judge.