[Déjà Bru]

Pete Rose has served enough time for his "crime." 25 years of banishment from the sport that he loves, less than some murderers serve with good behavior, is long enough. Maybe it's the Tony Gwynn obituary that has prompted this thought; we need to treasure the true greats of baseball and doing so while they are alive (Rose is now 73!) would be nice.

Correct me if I am wrong: Rose bet on his Reds to win while he was their manager. Is that the extent of it? There is no evidence that he ever bet on them to lose and then tried to throw the game, correct? So what he did was to continue to try to win at all costs, as is proper, but he also tried to make a few bucks on the side as well? (Why he would need to do so and risk everything that he subsequently lost is another matter.)

If that is it, then he's been punished enough. Let him back into Baseball. Let's give honor to the all-time hits leader for an accomplishment attained on talent, desire, hard work, and hustle alone because there is no evidence that I have seen that he ever used PED's. And let him into the Baseball Hall of Fame.