According to a report in the New York Daily News, MLB commissioner Bud Selig is “seriously considering” reinstatement for Pete Rose nearly 20 years after the sure-shot Hall of Famer was banned from baseball for gambling on the sport.

Selig’s change of heart seems to be largely based on Hank Aaron’s support for Rose and wishes to see him in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. “I would like to see Pete in,” Aaron said. “He belongs there.”

Although, the decision on allowing Rose to enter the Hall of Fame rests on the shoulders of the 6 living members of the Veterans Committee, which are the 65 living Hall of Famers who can vote in people who lost their 15-year eligibility to be voted in by baseball writers. It is simply up to Selig if he will choose to allow Rose the chance to be inducted.

Selig has always said that it is up to Rose to perform the necessary personality and life changes to clear up any doubt that he is a good choice to be included in the exclusive club. I am skeptical that allowing Rose in the Hall of Fame will diminish the last 20 years and the purpose of the ban put in place by then commissioner Fay Vincent. Rose broke the rules and is to suffer the consequences completely.

I have two situations that would allow Rose into the Hall. One is a bit more lenient than the other, but neither is what Rose and his fans would want the most.

1) The first way to allow Rose into the Hall is to give him his chance to get voted in, and if he does succeed in picking up 75% of the vote, he will not have any induction ceremony. Any other players who get voted in that year will continue to have their normal ceremony, but Rose will not be in person and will not receive his plaque in a formal ceremony. Also, his plaque should mention that he was forced to wait X amount of years because of gambling on baseball.

2) The second way to allow Rose into the Hall is literally to wait until he dies. He will still be part of the history of the Hall, but he will not be able to enjoy the fact that he is there. It sounds harsh, but it would certainly keep everyone from forgetting what he did.

Either way, Rose will not be given a complete celebration. But keep in mind; I do not really think that Rose should be allowed in while alive. The guy broke the golden rule in sports, and he must completely pay.