When everyone thought talks and confessions of Pete Rose were over, a new hidden treasure is discovered. 30 signed baseballs were took to an auction house in New Jersey where the prized memorabilia will be up for bid in April. Sooner or later baseball fans and MLB should've know something like this would surface. Old "Charlie Hustle" had a few tricks up his sleeves. The career hits leader was clever on and off the field. See he had a backup plan for another backup plan, which was if he didn't get into the Hall of Fame or be reinstated in baseball he was still going to make money from the sport.
I imagine Commissioner Selig is pissed and up arms over the news. The only reason the autographed baseballs will be released for sale is because a memorabilia collector who used to be limited partner in the New York Yankees died back in December. The man's family contacted Robert Edwards Auctions to sell the valuable collection. Rose had orignially signed the baseballs for friends and didn't what them to sell them. That's all changed after the most recent owner passed away. As a collector it's fun to hold on to historic pieces of memorabilia, but in the back of their mind they're always thinking about making a profit.
You can't blame someone for wanting to sell something like an autographed signed ball by Pete Rose, especially since it's a rare specialty item when an actual apology note encoded, "I'm sorry I bet on baseball". I would be best though if a couple of the baseballs were kept when the auction starts because it may hold more sentinemental value for others, maybe close friends of Rose who is still living. I've got to give Rose his props because he wanted people to remember him for doing the right thing plus create a valuable collectible piece to someone's collection.
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