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Will Bud Selig lift the lifetime Baseball Ban on Pete Rose in 2009?

Background: Pete Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for betting on baseball. He was one of the greatest players to have had ever played. Among his records are most hits 4,256, games played 3,562 and most at bats 14,053. He earned three World Series Rings, three batting titles and one MVP Award.

If baseball commissioner Bud Selig lifts the ban on Rose he will be eligible to be voted into the Hall of Fame. This question only wants to know if Selig will lift the ban on Pete Rose this year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4358260&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose

Will categorize in General/Other because it is not game related.

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Lifts Ban in August or Sooner

Lifts Ban in September

Lifts Ban in October

Lifts Ban in November

Lifts Ban in December

Does Not Happen in 2009

93%

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Predictions: 64
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Initial likelihoods: Lifts Ban in August or Sooner: 20%, Lifts Ban in September: 15%, Lifts Ban in October: 15%, Lifts Ban in November: 15%, Lifts Ban in December: 15%, Does Not Happen in 2009: 20%

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Predictions (64)

5 days ago

gtown

predicted Does Not Happen in 2009 (H$1,000 at 92%)

2 weeks ago

philculp Level 15, Seer (H$485,975)

predicted Does Not Happen in 2009 (H$10,000 at 97%)

2 weeks ago

thejew Level 5, Predictor (H$1,903)

predicted Does Not Happen in 2009 (H$100 at 93%)

4 weeks ago

gtown

predicted Does Not Happen in 2009 (H$1,000 at 92%)

4 weeks ago

ozarkguy Level 12, Guru (H$40,672)

predicted Does Not Happen in 2009 (H$569 at 91%)

Comments (1)

owlcreekobserver Level 10, Genius (H$10,120)

Charlie Hustle should have been in the Hall years ago. Many of today's players use steroids, cork their bats, and exhibit conduct off the field that would land anyone else in jail. Every one of those losers will be eligible for the Hall of Fame. Pete won't because he bet on a few games. That's just beyond ridiculous.

posted 5 weeks ago