Extra Innings by Joe Boesch

COMMISSIONER INFORMS ROSE OF DECISION Major League Baseball announced today that it has completed the review regarding Pete Rose's application for reinstatement from the Ineligible List. Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. today informed Mr. Rose, both verbally and in writing, that the application has been denied. The Commissioner's decision accompanies this press release.  -- Joe Boesch

Baseball, Books and Turkey, the Thanksgiving Way... So here it is, the dreary winter and the "rat race" begins. Tis the season for dreaming of baseball and the summer. Well, to keep the imagination of the mind going I give to you a list of baseball movies that may be good for a stocking stuffer or two. The list is in no specific order: The Natural  with Robert Redford.  61  produced by Billy Crystal.  When It Was A Game:  Triple Play Collection.  Ken Burns' Baseball  produced by Ken Burns.  Field of Dreams  with Kevin Costner.  For Love of the Game  with Kevin Costner.  Bang the Drum Slowly  by John Hancock.  A League of Their Own  by Penny Marshall.  Bull Durham  with Kevin Costner.  100th Anniversary of the New York Yankees . While there are many movies to list, in my mind the above are worth watching to the baseball fan. Until then, see ya at the park! -- Joe Boesch