Charlie Hustler.

It's not all that often that I agree with George Will, even when he's writing about non-political issues. And usually, his baseball columns bore me to tears. But he's got a good column today on Pete Rose's latest attempt to worm his way into the Hall of Fame. Will correctly points out that Rose's pretense of repentence isn't credible and shouldn't be rewarded with eligibility for the Hall, especially so long as the Hall's criteria for membership include the player's integrity and character. As for me, I don't believe Rose's claims that he didn't take full advantage of inside knowledge while he was betting and managing at the same time - he's cheerfully lied to us for the past 14 years, why would anyone think he's stopped?