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5-at-10: MLB’s reinstatement of Pete Rose and others, ESPN’s direct programming, Which Way Wednesday

FILE - In this June 24, 2016, file photo, former Cincinnati Red Pete Rose waves to the crowd as he is introduced on the field during a ceremony to honor the 1976 World Series champions team, before the Reds' baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Cincinnati. \ (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
FILE - In this June 24, 2016, file photo, former Cincinnati Red Pete Rose waves to the crowd as he is introduced on the field during a ceremony to honor the 1976 World Series champions team, before the Reds' baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Cincinnati. \ (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) FILE - In this June 24, 2016, file photo, former Cincinnati Red Pete Rose waves to the crowd as he is introduced on the field during a ceremony to honor the 1976 World Series champions team, before the Reds' baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Cincinnati. \ (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Rose by any other name

Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball reinstated Pete Rose and Joe Jackson and more than a dozen others from the permanently ineligible list.

It was more than a little surprising, especially considering that reinstatement of Rose specifically has been denied by Manfred and his previous commissioners. Of note here, President Trump recently met with Manfred, and the Donald has consistently voiced his support of Rose being reinstated.

Uh-huh.