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President Trump said earlier he would pardon Pete Rose for his federal tax crimes and “be signing a complete PARDON of Pete Rose, who shouldn’t have been gambling on baseball, but only bet on HIS TEAM WINNING.” The president criticized major league baseball for excluding Rose from Hall of Fame consideration. And now Major League Baseball has announced that Rose is now eligible for the baseball hall of fame along with Shoeless Joe Jackson and others banned for gambling. Why?
Here is what the president tweeted:
Major League Baseball didn’t have the courage or decency to put the late, great, Pete Rose, also known as “Charlie Hustle,” into the Baseball Hall of fame. Now he is dead, will never experience the thrill of being selected, even though he was a FAR BETTER PLAYER than most of those who made it, and can only be named posthumously. WHAT A SHAME! Anyway, over the next few weeks I will be signing a complete PARDON of Pete Rose, who shouldn’t have been gambling on baseball, but only bet on HIS TEAM WINNING. He never betted against himself, or the other team. He had the most hits, by far, in baseball history, and won more games than anyone in sports history. Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy ass, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!
MLB commissar Rob Manfred stated that “permanent ineligibility ends upon the passing of the disciplined individual, and Mr. Rose will be removed from the permanently ineligible list.” In a letter to Rose’s attorney, Manfred said that “a person no longer with us cannot represent a threat to the integrity of the game. Moreover, it is hard to conceive of a penalty that has more deterrent effect than one that lasts a lifetime with no reprieve.”
Rose is the all time hits leader in MLB with 4,256 hits. He also played in more games than anyone else. He will be remembered for many things but most of all for the collision with Ray Fosse at home plate in the 1970 all star game fracturing Fosse’s shoulder. In those days, players took the all star game seriously and played to win. Rose said “nobody told me they changed it to girls’ softball between third and home.” Now home plate collisions have been banned and I wonder what Rose would say about the NFL all star game now being flag football?
But this is the age of Trump, right? After announcing the purging of DEI across America, MLB was worried that they would not be allowed to have the annual Jackie Robinson Day on April 15.Was there a deal done? End the ban of Pete Rose and you can keep Jackie Robinson Day?
Just wondering.
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Every time I think I won’t comment for a day, there’s always a good essay that Id love to address… As in I didn’t know baseball was a govt agency under the authority of DT…
Pete Rose or anyone including Black civil rights icons, should have lives handled respectfully, no questions asked. But only when they are dead. So.. that’s not DEI. Unless it’s White Man DEI. No. Just human decency. Anyone remember that?…
So I won’t ask about a memory I have, that I recall PR got an organ transplant, taking priority over others, even tho he was a drunk.. and continued to drink while someone else was cheated out of life- altering procedure..
Just another definition of Elitism.
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Excellent point. But private companies are ditching DEI because of Trump’s interpretation of the civil rights act. So I guess MLB has to comply.
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🥃🥸I wonder if all Black people will be banned fm sports, since skill is less important than White DEI. Just asking you to remember those days when the Celtics had fans- because Boston represented White Power..
Donald Trump’s government is the most intrusive since FDR- and he was called a Communist.
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