There were many scandals, and rumors of fixed games before the Black Sox scandal blew up. There are a couple players now in the Hof that are believed to have routinely thrown games during the regular season However, all of those players played in the eighteen hundreds, into the nineteen-ohs. Ed Delahanty, first baseman, one that most agree fixed games to win his bets.
Since the Black Sox, the rule against betting (for or against your own team, or others, is immaterial ) has been posted in EVERY major league locker room for a hundred years. It is the most sacred rule in baseball.
If Rose had come clean, said "I'm really sorry, I won't do it again, please forgive me!" like all the other famous actors and politicians with crisis managers do, he might have gotten a rap on the knuckles and be in the hall today!
BUT! He lied his *** off, to our faces, for a couple decades, then finally admits he lied, and bet, but only on his team to win, "so am I forgiven now so I can get what I want?" I personally DON'T believe he only bet on his team to win, because he is a proven liar. The only reason he is being considered, is because people want to believe he DIDN'T fix games. Did he , or didn't he? I don't know, and neither does anybody but Rose, and I don't believe him.
Edit: those players in the hof that bet on games before the Black Sox scandal are in because AT THE TIME, betting was not against the rules, (if you didn't get caught.)