Commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to re-instate Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson from baseball’s permanent ineligible list was not nearly the bombshell surprise as lot of the media treated it. And it had nothing to do with Donald Trump’s intervention with the commissioner a few weeks ago on behalf of Rose’s family.

Ty Cobb was a disgusting racist. Hack Wilson was a hopeless drunk. At the peak of his career Babe Ruth seemed to violate 12 of the Ten Commandments almost daily. They’re all in the Hall of Fame and are revered as some of the game’s all-time greats. What’s a few wagers compared to their sins?

During a celebration for her father in Cincinnati, Pete Rose's daughter praised Commissioner Rob Manfred while discussing her reaction to his ban being lifted.