Ken Griffey Jr. deserving but the process, the denial of Rose and others significantly hurts the game and me.

In a few minutes, it will be announced that Ken Griffey Jr., whose teams never even made a World Series, no less won one, has rightfully and deservedly been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

His father Ken Griffey, whose father played with or against Stan Musial, will likely never be enshrined at Cooperstown. For that matter, it looks as if Ken’s teammate on an all-time great Reds’ team, Pete Rose also may never get there.

The elder Griffey was a big part of two Cincinnati Reds’ World championship teams.

Of course like any father Ken Griffey is so proud of his son’s accomplishments.

However, sadly for me even when deserving players like Griffey Jr. get into the Hall, it means less and less each year as greats like Rose are denied. Lesser but tremendous players like Ken Griffey and Dave Concepcion are not even considered.

So baseball and its network will have or had its long show and will celebrate with Griffey Jr. and others. Yet any true fan and historian, if nothing else I am that, suffers horribly knowing “they” have all but ruined the great game.

Ken Griffey Jr. on the left never made a World Series. His father, Ken Griffey played on consecutive World champions with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976. As long as baseball denies Pete Rose entry to its Hall, the meaning and achievement for those who do get in, is lessened in my opinion.