[Icemaster]

I wouldn't trust him if I were a team owner. Let's face it, 14 years to finally admit to something that he's always sworn he didn't do? Not a bright spot on the resume. I still believe that any move he made would be questioned and second-guessed to death by everyone from other team owners to media to the yahoos who call into sports talk radio - probably to the point that it would drive HIM crazy.

Yes, the guys got a winning attitude, and he knows the game, but, those traits didn't help him when he managed the Reds back in the 80's. He's a good guy, but not the sharpest knife in the block.

He managed 6 years, and had a .525 win/loss avg. He DID manage to get them to 2'd place 4 of the 6 years, but no penants or WS. It took Lou Pinella to get them the championship the year after Rose was let go. (not that they've realy done any better SINCE then.....)

The best place for him is in a position that can motivate players, but not make decisions i.e. coach, scout, liason, etc.

The biggest thing that stinks about this is that he's admitting that he did this in a book. If he was really repentant and wanted to get back in the game, he'd have admitted it to Barbara Walters, or called a press conference right after he got out of the meeting with Selig back in '02, not waited until he was ready to publish his memoirs.

Just so no one's confused - GO BOSTON!!!