A Rosy Return?

From the looks of it, and despite the public denials, it looks as if Major League Baseball is going to reinstate Pete Rose to the game, and perhaps even allow him to take a job with a big league ball club. I've already laid out where I stand, and I can't say I'm surprised to see Bud Selig heading in the direction of the easy way out.

In his "Sunday Conversation" with ESPN, Rose mentioned that his 14-year suspension had cost him $30 million. Somehow I'm having a hard time feeling sorry for him.

UPDATE: Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times has it right when he talks about Rose's comments on Sunday night:

As a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, I would consider voting for Rose if he cut the cord to his demons, came forward and became an anti-gambling role model for millions of problem gamblers. Any man who effectively turns an evil into a positive deserves a second chance. But even as Selig considers a historic favor, Rose can't avoid saying the wrong thing in front of another TV camera. When all we want to hear is why he gambled and hung out with sleazy characters, all Pete wants to do is campaign for a managing job.

And how about this shot at the "Queen City" and its baseball fans:

It's quite pathetic, but at least one team would hire him as a manager tomorrow. That team is the Reds, who would tap into the blind amnesiacs of a small river town by selling All Things Pete. Because it's such an insignificant place, no one bothers to tell Cincinnati how ridiculous it looks in continuing to defend its native son.

I'm thinking the Sun-Times is going to get some angry letters today. Which only means that Mariotti is doing his job. Meanwhile, the AP's Jim Litke is offering similar thoughts.

Eric 02:04 AM

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