Rob Manfred's letter to Pete Rose's attorney
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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."
"If he's not in, there is no Hall of Fame," Francona said. "But I get it. There's some things that (happened). I'm glad I don't have to make these decisions." And Francona was unequivocal about how he felt Rose played the game.
ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech spoke about MLB's possible motivations for the removal of Pete Rose, among others, off the permanently ineligible list.
Mike Schmidt: "There's a cloud.. ... I think if you posed the question to all the living Hall of Famers right now, I think it would almost be 50-50."
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Sporting News on MSNYankees' Aaron Boone breaks silence on controversial Pete Rose decisionMajor League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made a declaration yesterday that would make Pete Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame. New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone reacted to the news.