Shoeless Joe Remains a Scapegoat Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - November 15, 2018November 15, 20180 With the recent announcement of a new class of inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the skeletons in the closet come front and center once again. Pete Rose and and "Shoeless Joe" are becoming baseball's odd couple - both ineligible for the Hall of Fame because of a lifetime ban,