Clarity

Somebody mentioned they didn't understand the Pete Rose post regarding the Hall of Fame.


We thought it was pretty clear.


According to the rules of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, "Any player who is on Baseball's ineligible list shall not be a candidate".


That's it end of story. Until Rose is off the list, he can't even be considered.


That being said, Rose can't even be considered for several more years even if he is reinstated. While Rose has been banned from baseball his 'clock' has not started. In fact, Rose doesn't even have a clock. The time Rose spends away from baseball by being banned does not count for time "out of baseball".


Sort of like the guy at work who gets fired...he doesn't rack up the vacation hours while he's gone. He can call in sick all he wants but the company will just have to remind him that he doesn't work there anymore and they don't care.