Pete Rose is off the MLB ineligible list and permitted for Hall of Fame consideration. The Cincinnati Reds are taking advantage of the moment.  As luck would have it, the Reds already had "Pete Rose Night" scheduled for Wednesday,

Pete Rose was a larger-than-life baseball star during his playing career. But he belonged to Cincinnati. It's where Rose was born, where he played for most of his 24 seasons and also managed. On Wednesday,

Mike Schmidt: "There's a cloud.. ... I think if you posed the question to all the living Hall of Famers right now, I think it would almost be 50-50."

Reds manager Terry Francona wasn't certain if he'd have an emotional reaction to the organization's planned celebration of Pete Rose.

Banned no more. Pete Rose, the Cincinnati native and Reds legend, has had his ban over baseball gambling lifted. What was his net worth when he died?

Marty Brennaman: "(Pete Rose) dies and dammit, five months later they elect to make him eligible again. I've got a real problem with that."

Pete Rose's reinstatement by MLB surely clears a path for other players, like Barry Bonds, to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But what if neither of them is enshrined?

The Cincinnati Reds have planned several events for Wednesday's game at Great American Ballpark, known as Pete Rose Night.