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*TR
08-12-2003, 05:54 AM
http://premium.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2194 (http://)

From Baseball Prospectus;
2003-08-12
The Return of Pete Rose
Exclusive--He's Back in Baseball in 2004

by Derek Zumsteg and Will Carroll

Pete Rose and Major League Baseball have reached an agreement that would allow him to return to baseball in 2004, and includes no admission of wrongdoing by Rose, Baseball Prospectus has learned. According to several sources, Rose signed the agreement after a series of pre-season meetings between Rose, Hall of Fame member Mike Schmidt, and at different times, high-level representatives of Major League Baseball, including Bob DuPuy, Major League Baseball's Chief Operating Officer, and Allan H. "Bud" Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball.

The agreement includes removal of Rose from baseball's permanently ineligible list. This would allow Rose to appear on ballots for baseball's Hall of Fame, which bars such banned players from consideration. The agreement allows Rose to be employed by a team in the 2004 season, as long as that position does not involve the day to day operations. That employment restriction would be removed after a year, allowing Rose to return to managing a team as early as the 2005 season if a position is offered to him.
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No admission of guilt???

Nice sell-out Bud.

Rest in peace Bart Giamatti

ps- I don't know why the link doesn't work. If you copy the address and place in your address box and Go it will take you to the full article.

RamsAndAngels
08-12-2003, 06:34 AM
so now he can be in the hall, where he belongs?

Baseball Guru
08-12-2003, 09:21 AM
How come this has not been reported anywhere else:umm


I'm not so sure on this...

PopTop
08-12-2003, 11:36 AM
This is where I have a problem or beef with the whole Rose affair ... It's one thing to allow him into the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments on the field ... It's quite another to allow him back into the game in ANY capacity (i.e., manager) ... Put his plaque up, note how many hits he got and how many WS rings he won, and also note he was an egotistical moron who broke baseball's #1 rule ... He did break the rule, and anyone naive enough to think otherwise may commence with standing on their head.

I Are Baboon
08-12-2003, 12:13 PM
I'm calling "BULLSHIT" on this article. If it were true, every major news organization would be reporting it. Not sports news, but real news, i.e. CNN, MSNBC, et al.

Baseball Guru
08-12-2003, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by I Are Baboon
I'm calling "BULLSHIT" on this article. If it were true, every major news organization would be reporting it. Not sports news, but real news, i.e. CNN, MSNBC, et al.


My post was more diplomatic:D


Willie, well said as I agree wholeheartedly...

Been saying this for years, allow him in the HOF based on his on the field accomplishments but do not allow him to work in any capacity for a MLB club...

He can go to all the functions, Allstar, World Series, etc, but he just can't get a job within any Major League club....

I Are Baboon
08-12-2003, 01:33 PM
Originally posted by Baseball Guru
My post was more diplomatic:D


It's your job as the admin around here to be diplomatic. Fortunately for me, I don't have to be. :D :D

PissedPrincess
08-12-2003, 01:41 PM
This story has been found to be BOGUS.

PissedPrincess
08-12-2003, 02:37 PM
IF, this happens, James will need to find a new Sox forum mod. I will never support anything MLB again.:angry:

elfudge35
08-12-2003, 03:05 PM
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/story?id=1594520">Report called 'unfounded' and 'irresponsible'</a>


Last week, Stark reported that Cincinnati Reds owner Carl Lindner intends to hire Rose as the team's manager and has agitated for Rose's reinstatement for some time.

that really surprised me, I didn't think anybody in baseball would be dumb enough to hire him