Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose would become eligible for the Hall of Fame if MLB rules in favor of lifting his ban. But the process takes years.

Pete Rose used to set up shop during Hall of Fame induction week in Cooperstown, New York, a nonperson hawking his autographed products, a huckster banished to the edge of things. People flocked to the sideshow because they loved Rose, because America enjoys a spectacle and because the four-legged lady presumably was out of town.