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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pete Rose is appealing directly to baseballs Hall of Fame to restore his eligibility, arguing the lifetime ban he agreed to in 1989 was never intended to keep him out of Cooperstown.A seven-page letter to Hall president Jeff Idelson on Tuesday makes the case that the settlement agreement reached by Rose and then-Commissioner Bart Giamatti didnt include a provision that he be ineligible for election to the Hall of Fame.At the time Pete agreed to the settlement, the consequences of being placed on the ineligible list were clear and specific -- and did not include a Hall of Fame prohibition, according to the letter, signed by Roses longtime attorney Raymond C. Genco and attorney Mark Rosenbaum.The Hall of Fame changed its bylaws two years after Roses banishment to make permanently banned players ineligible for the Hall, which shut out the career hits leader as long as he remained barred from baseball.Genco is asking the Hall to amend that bylaw specifically to allow Rose to be eligible for baseball writers to elect at their discretion. He makes the point that the banishments of Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays for their association with casinos didnt affect their Hall status, and even Shoeless Joe Jackson had remained eligible after he was banned from the game for accepting money to throw the 1919 World Series.We believe that the institution of Baseball will be strengthened by this act of grace -- an act that would give Pete Rose the same treatment that every other Major League Baseball player and manager received throughout the first 55 years of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the letter said.Hall spokesman Jon Shestakofsky said Wednesday that Idelson had not seen the letter and has not commented. In a previous statement, Idelson said,Pete Rose remains ineligible for Hall of Fame consideration, based on the Hall of Fames bylaws, which preclude any individual on baseballs ineligible list from being considered for election.New baseball commissioner Rob Manfred in December?denied the 75-year-old Roses latest petition for reinstatement, but Genco said Manfred opened the door by also stating that it wasnt Manfreds responsibility to determine whether Rose should be eligible for the Hall. Petitioning the Hall to change the rule, Genco said, was the next logical step.Genco noted that Manfred had allowed Rose to participate recently in some ceremonial activities, including the retirement of his number by the Cincinnati Reds and his induction into the Reds Hall of Fame in June.This play may only bring further scrutiny to Pete, Genco said. He may not get in. It may open a magnifying glass on Pete Roses transgressions, but if you look at it from a fundamental fairness point of view, I think we have good footing. We have a very reasonable argument where the board can take very reasonable action in their power to bring real closure to this.Spokesman Michael Teevan said MLB had no comment on Roses latest appeal.Cheap Air Max 2018 China . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. Mens Air Max 2018 Grey . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.wholesaleairmaxsale.com/ .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. Black Air Max 2018 Outlet . 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Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions.LONDON -- After a difficult introduction to English Premier League management, Bob Bradleys wait for a win is over.Swanseas players couldnt achieve it the easy way for their trail-blazing American coach.In the sixth game of his reign on Saturday, Swansea tossed away a 3-1 lead against Crystal Palace to head into stoppage time trailing 4-3.Displaying the fighting spirit Swansea has lacked this season, Fernando Llorente found time to score twice and complete a wild 5-4 victory that lifted the south Wales club off the bottom of the standings.Its a crazy match, and its very important for us, Llorente said. We need confidence and this match will help us a lot.It shouldnt have been so tough. After Wilfried Zaha gave Palace an early lead, Gylfi Sigurdssons free kick and Leroy Fers double gave Swansea a 3-1 advantage. But the game unexpectedly swung back in Palaces favor when James Tomkins and Christian Benteke scored either side of Jack Corks own goal in a nine-minute spell.But Llorente, dropped from the squad for last weekends draw at Everton, presented his case for a starting role in the most dramatic fashion.The character of the players came through, Bradley said. Its been a difficult season so far, there have been a lot of things that just didnt bounce the right way.On Saturday they did, but not for Alan Pardew whose Palace side slumped to a sixth successive league and is only out of the relegation zone on goal difference. Swansea climbed off the bottom and is two points from safety.The top of the table is changed after the top three of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City all won.CHELSEA 1, TOTTENHAM 2Victor Moses had been struggling to settle at Chelsea after joining in 2012, going out on loan to Liverpool, Stoke, and West Ham in search of game time and confidence. Moses has been revitalized with the arrival this season of Antonio Conte, who has deployed him as a wing-back.And Moses made his biggest contribution of the campaign against Tottenham by scooring the winner six minutes into the second half after arriving unmarked into the penalty area to meet Diego Costas cutback.dddddddddddd.Pedro Rodriguez began Chelseas comeback before halftime, canceling out Christian Eriksens 11th minute strike to end Tottenhams unbeaten start and leave its London rival without a win at Stamford Bridge since 1990.LIVERPOOL 2, SUNDERLAND 0The joy at winning will be tempered by a spell without Philippe Coutinho. The playmaker was carried off on a stretcher in the first half with his right leg in a brace after a challenge with Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong.It was Coutinhos replacement, Divock Origi, who put Liverpool in front in the 75th minute with a curling shot. James Milner netted Liverpools second from the penalty spot after Ndong tripped Sadio Mane.Sunderland slipped to bottom place.BURNLEY 1, MAN CITY 2Two scrappy goals from Sergio Aguero took the forwards league tally to 10 goals this season. Both were netted inside the six-yard box at Turf Moor, the first canceling out Dean Marneys volley.City remains behind Liverpool on goal difference and a point adrift of leader Chelsea.LEICESTER 2, MIDDLESBROUGH 2Leicester is so confident and lively in the Champions League, where it has progressed to the round of 16, but failing to look like the Premier League champion when back on domestic duty.It took Islam Slimanis stoppage-time penalty to avoid a third successive league loss but it still left Leicester only two points above the relegation zone with one win in eight.Riyad Mahrez also scored from the penalty spot either side of Alvaro Negredos double for Middlesbrough that ended a goal drought stretching back to the first weekend of the season.HULL 1, WEST BROM 1West Bromwich Albion was denied a third straight league win after Hull captain Michael Dawson canceled out Gareth McAuleys header. ' ' '