The Rose Hall Bid Revived
MLB removes ineligible status for Rose, Shoeless Joe and others
Very quietly, the Blue Jays have been playing winning ball since April 30, even with losing 2 of 3 to the Rays. But they should be better over those two weeks, being sabotaged far too often by inexplicable bullpen failures blowing leads with high-leverage relievers in the 8th and 9th innings. In this week’s Exit Philosophy, Mal and Griff discuss relief woes that have left the Jays playing chasing .500.
On Tuesday Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that all-time hits leader Pete Rose has had his ban lifted and is now eligible for the Hall-of-Fame. Why did baseball do this, seemingly out of the blue and what does it do to Griff’s respect and perception of MLB and the Hall. How much of this lifting of Rose's ban for gambling was due to influence from the White House? The boys also discuss the Rafael Devers situation in Boston and whether he is a proud superstar or bad teammate and could all this on-field drama have been avoided. There’s a Jays back-end of the rotation review, an update on the Niagara Ironbacks debut season and far more.