NYT: Selig, HOFers to meet on Rose

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Commissioner Bud Selig will meet with the living members of the Hall of Fame next month to discuss whether Pete Rose should be let back in baseball, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Rose and Selig are negotiating a possible end to the lifetime ban the career hits leader agreed to in 1989 following an investigation of his gambling. Because of the ban, Rose is ineligible for the Hall ballot.

The Hall put together the meeting for Jan. 17 so its members could express their views to Selig and hear his stance on reinstatement for Rose, the newspaper said.

"I imagine there will be some pros and cons," Hall of Famer Bob Feller told the Times. "This is going to be a very interesting affair. It might open a can of worms. I wouldn't miss it. I'll be there."

John Dowd, hired to investigate Rose in 1989 for former commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, issued a report that detailed 412 baseball wagers between April 8 and July 5, 1987, including 52 on Cincinnati to win. Evidence included betting slips alleged to be in Rose's handwriting, and phone and bank records.

 

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