A Day of Redemption

Soooooooo...........Michael Vick has been conditionally reinstated by NFL commish Roger Goodell.
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The former poster boy and marketing stud for the league turned convicted felon now has the chance to return to the NFL, if someone will give him a job (and that is going to happen so don't hold your breath that 32 owners will collectively find a sense of morality).
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As much as it pains me to say it, Goodell's decision is the right thing to do.
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What Michael Vick did was heinous, disgusting, inhumane, and much, much more.
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However, Vick has done his time. He was issued a jail sentence for his behavior and has completed it.
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That is how our judicial system works, folks.
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St. Louis Ram DE Leonard Little was involved in an alcohol related accident in 1998 that killed a woman. Little did 90 days in jail, served his probation, was suspended for eight games and returned to the NFL.
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Michael Vick committed a crime and, right or wrong, has paid his debt to society. If Roger Goodell deems Vick suited for his league, the decision should be supported.
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Someone, somewhere, will offer Vick a contract. I'm sure the suitors have already been on the phone. Cleveland, home of the Dawg Pound, is too easy. Oakland is possible if only to make my life miserable. New England has been rumored as the Pats have the organizational leadership necessary to keep Vick in line.
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There will be serious public relations matters and you can reserve a spot in the PETA picket lines now as there will be plenty, but the furor will die down over time.
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Remember, what is fair isn't always right, and what is right isn't always fair.
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Good or bad, that is how this country works.
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Rose to Cooperstown, officially?


Word on the street is that MLB commissioner Bud Selig is reviewing Pete Rose's banishment from baseball.
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Pete Rose knowingly broke the game's most sacred rule....gambling on the sport. He lied for years and has turned a profit for his misdeeds for 20 years.
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That said, I've yet to see evidence that MLB's all-time hit leader ever gambled on the sport as an active player.
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I don't know why that matters to me, but I think Rose deserves enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.