Rob - Give Pete a Seat.

With Selig freshly out of the chair, will Charlie Hustle be seated in the Hall?  With out a doubt, Pete Rose is one of the all time greats.  He was always talked about in the 1970's - seemingly at every game whether it was a Reds game or not.  He held many records, some of them still standing today and some that took a long time to be broken.

The way Pete hit the field, ran to first on a walk, dove into home as the ball was arriving to the catcher, interacted with his team mates, moved to player/coach position (maybe the first one in the MLB), then to coach.  He had a well rounded exciting career that kept fans attending and viewing.

The punishment he received all those years ago is extremely harsh an unjust when viewed in today's environment and what is being handed down for other serious infractions.  Even viewing from the criminal law world, he's got a life sentence with no chance of parole.  Criminals that get that sentence get re-evaluated on a daily basis with many getting that parole.  It is time to pardon Pete.

If I had a vote, Pete would get a seat.  Rob, give your self a break and get this one issue off your plate.  It will remain a distraction for the whole of the MLB until you do.

 - chimper -