Pete Rose's hopes of reinstatement into MLB, at least for enshrined entry into the Hall of Fame, was likely dealt a major blow today, if not fatally crippled. The decision by Bud Selig lackey Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to deny the request to reinstate Shoeless Joe Jackson is likely the precedent Rose was praying against.

All jokes aside, I don't see Pete's reinstatement getting back on track now. And, Bud Selig couldn't be a happier man because of it.