Let Him In

Pete Rose has petitioned new baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to have his lifetime ban lifted.  In other words, Rose wants to get into the Hall of Fame.

Any petition ought to include the following, in boldface: I CHEATED, I LIED, I’M A JERK.  And it should include a letter of support from Ray Fosse (seriously, and if you have to ask, you don’t know baseball).  If Rose did that, I’d be inclined to rule in his favor.  As to the HOF, I’d put him back on the ballot, as long as he agreed that, if elected, he began his induction speech with I CHEATED, etc., and his plaque would note his admission to gambling.

Anything less, though, and the man can die a pariah for all I care.