THE PHILLIES ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING

The Hit King is back.  At least in Philadelphia.

Pete Rose is no doubt one of the best players to ever play the game. Gritty and determined he was the first player I saw growing up in Kentucky for a short time and thought, who is this guy on the Reds? He was so awesome. It was there that I fell in love with baseball. Soon after when I moved to New Jersey it would be Ron Guidry who would catch my eye and from that point on I was a Yankee fan. But Pete Rose will always be in my top 5 all time... no question.

The New York Post writes that Pete Rose will be welcomed by the City of Brotherly Love... Philly. And you know what? I love it.

"The sport’s all-time hits leader will be at the Phillies’ alumni weekend and be introduced on the field along with his former teammates from the 1980 World Series championship team on Aug. 7. That team’s shortstop, Larry Bowa, broke the news on Saturday night during the Phillies’ TV broadcast of their game against the Cubs.

The Phillies said in a statement that they “received permission from the commissioner’s office” to invite Rose, and the team consulted with Rose’s teammates from the 1980 club and “everyone” wants him there.”

Now I kind of wish the Phils went rogue and just invited Rose without checking with our dopey commissioner, but this is still a move in the right direction.  If Manfred wants to redeem himself as not being the worst commissioner we've ever had, he should watch the reception in Philadelphia and gauge the fact that Rose has done his time with his betting scandal.  He needs to come back to baseball... and needs to be in the Hall of Fame too.

Kudos to the Phillies. This is awesome.  I may actually try and get tickets to this one.