Pete Rose Has Died

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The voters (select writers of the BWAA: Baseball Writers Assn of America) aren't even allowed to vote on it. His eligibility is denied by the Office of the Commissioner, so he has never been allowed to even appear on a ballot. My personal guess is that the current commissioner (and he is really just the figurehead of the MLB Owners as a group) will have to save face by keeping the ban intact. I believe a future commissioner will be authorized to lift the ban. After that, I believe he will be voted in. The controversy will give all the writers something to talk about in the preceding offseason, and they will love that.