Here's my take on Pete Rose

Major League Baseball removed Pete Rose from the ineligible list, putting the hit king in line for the Hall of Fame.

The never-ending Pete Rose saga still won’t end.

MLB commissioner Rod Manfred removed Rose (alongside Shoeless Joe Jackson and other members of the 1919 White Sox) from the ineligible list, setting the table for Rose to join the Hall of Fame ballot posthumously.

For some, it’s long overdue. For others, it’s an eye roll. For baseball, it’s a cowards way out of making a real decision. With Rose deceased, the headlines and news cycle benefits only the game, not him.

For me? Here’s where I’ve landed over the years on the Rose debate.

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