Politics and Pete Rose

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Pete Rose, Major League Baseball

Associated Press News on MSN · 15h

Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and politics: Baseball and the real world collide more often than we think

Since the game’s early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart.

Opinion

Slate · 1d

The Real Reason Pete Rose Was Removed From Baseball’s Most Infamous List

The truth about Rose’s removal from the list is that it is a shameless political favor to Donald Trump. Moreover, Manfred is massaging how he arrived at a political decision. Rose earned this outcome not by dying,

USA Today · 1d

Marty Brennaman: 'I've got a real problem' with timing of Manfred's Pete Rose announcement

Marty Brennaman: "(Pete Rose) dies and dammit, five months later they elect to make him eligible again. I've got a real problem with that."

Pete Rose, Trump

NJ.com · 1d

Why was Pete Rose reinstated? Blame Trump, political expert says

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 lifted eight months after his death. The decision was met with pushback on social media, including from The Atlantic’s Norman Ornstein.

Opinion

The Washington Post · 14h

Pete Rose and Donald Trump, what a double-play combo

The lying gambler and convicted tax evader’s MLB reinstatement is perfect for a Trumpian era. Our polymath president should concentrate on his fields of intellectual mastery — geopolitics, macroeconomics, renaming mountains and gulfs — and spare a smidgen of American life from his perfectionist interventions. Including baseball.

Opinion

The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 2d

Donald Trump gets Pete Rose’s permanent ban lifted. The Phillies rejoice. But what’s in it for Trump?

Rob Manfred clearly capitulated to Trump, and likely opened floodgates of revenue to Rose‘s heirs, who will petition the Hall of Fame for his candidacy. In return, Trump might get some votes in Ohio.

1don MSN

Ken Rosenthal directly connects Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose decision to Donald Trump

Pete Rose’s long exile from Major League Baseball may have ended after his death, but the reason behind Rob Manfred’s sudden ...

16hOpinion

Turns Out, I Agree with Trump on One Thing

The agreement, signed by Mr. Rose and Mr. Giamatti, does not specify that the Cincinnati Reds’ manager was suspended for ...

Pro Football Network on MSN15d

‘A Political Win’: Ex-Marlins President Gets Real on Rob Manfred’s Historic Pete Rose Call Post Donald Trump Meeting

Is Major League Baseball ready to forgive its most infamous legend? Pete Rose’s ban has loomed over the sport for decades, but a recent meeting between Commissioner Rob Manfred and President Donald ...

23hOpinion

Never Bet Against Pete Rose

“The matter of Mr. Rose,” as Giamatti called the gambling-on-baseball affair, might have been about assembled facts and ...

1dOpinion

Williams: Finally, we can move on from Pete Rose

Does Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame? Doesn’t matter if you answered “no” ever since he was banned from baseball for ...

1dOpinion

Bianchi: President Trump, not MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, reinstated Pete Rose

Is it a coincidence that Pete Rose was reinstated just weeks after President Donald Trump met with MLB commissioner Rob ...

FingerLakes1.com2d

Pete Rose Reinstated by MLB: Controversial Reversal Sparks Legacy Debate

MLB has officially reinstated Pete Rose after 35 years. Here's why the decision was made and what it means for Rose’s Hall of ...

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