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Three Post writers discuss the posthumous reinstatements of Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson by Major League Baseball.
Since the game’s early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart.
Pete Rose was reinstated by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making him eligible for baseball’s Hall of Fame. Rose’s career was marked by gambling scandals and his permanent ban was ...
The head of Major League Baseball is justified in letting Hall of Fame voters make their own decisions about the Hit King.
Reaction to Pete Rose being reinstated along with Shoeless ... institution of baseball must stand up to outside influences, political influences, and influences that are not in the best interest ...
In a landmark judgment, commissioner Rob Manfred removed MLB’s all-time hits leader, Pete Rose ... to accommodate Trump on Rose is about more than typical political pandering.
Better late than never, you could say. Tuesday brought unexpected news that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has removed Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other deceased players from the ...
FILE - This 1921 file photo shows Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, rear left, as Chicago White Sox players, Charles "Swede" Risberg, center left, and Arnold "Chick" Gandil, look on during the ...
In a single moment, he changed the possible posthumous career trajectory of two preposterously talented ballplayers — Pete Rose and “Shoeless ... a business, a political arena, a form of ...