Charlie Hustler has struck out for the last time.
Pete Rose won't be reinstated by Major League Baseball. Not now, not ever.
He won't be enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y. Not now, not ever.
New documents obtained by ESPN's "Outside the Lines" indicate that Rose bet extensively on baseball, not just as a manger with the Cincinnati Reds, but as a player. He committed one of sports unpardonable sins.
If you can find the time, read the entire ESPN story. It's a fascinating look into the dark and shadowy world of gambling that consumed Rose.