COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — To walk through the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s museum is to realize that the old scamp Pete Rose is already in the house.
There’s his Cincinnati Reds uniform, No. 14. There’s a video of his 4,192nd hit, which broke the record of Ty Cobb. There’s a discussion of Rose’s gambling jones, replete with a smart use of social media and dueling quotes.
All that’s missing is a bronze Hall of Fame plaque for Rose, and Major League Baseball’s refusal to reverse a ban that has now lasted 26 years is a bit silly.