Re-Pete After Me

Ever since the rousing ovation Pete Rose received at the World Series last week (during that godawful Memorable Moments ceremony, itself a new high in lows), writers have been weighing in on both sides of the Rose reinstatement/Hall of Fame issue. I don’t have much time or energy to tackle the arguments with any depth; “No apology? No reinstatement, no Hall,” sums up my position quite succinctly. But if you’re eager for vigorous debate on both sides of the issue, John Perricone of Only Baseball Matters hosts a couple of guest columnists from around the online baseball community this week.

Now don’t even get me started regarding the blight on the face of baseball that was the Memorable Moments campaign. Suffice it to say that any list purporting to cover the game’s top highlights yet excluding the dramatic home runs of Bobby Thomson, Bill Mazeroski and Carlton Fisk has exactly as much value as a $3 bill. MasterCard’s Memorable Moments program: worthless.