Scott Ott has his typically funny take on Pete Rose getting into the Hall of Fame at his blog, Scrappleface. He also links to this interview with Tom Verducci, who has gotten the only advance copy of the book.

SI.com: What do you think the public reaction will be?

Verducci: I'm really curious to see how fans react to this. Rose has remained far more popular than I could imagine all these years, especially in the way he has been perceived as being victimized by baseball. If you believed he had been wronged, do you now hold it against him that he was lying for all these years? And does he go far enough toward explaining himself? My guess is that in Cincinnati, where he's still revered, that he be wildly popular no matter what he does. Outside Cincy, it'll be interesting to see what the reaction is. I think fans want to forgive him, but they need to see at least a pilot light of contrition. I think the commissioner really took note of the ovations Rose received in Atlanta in 1999 and in San Francisco in 2002. He's going to be watching the fallout from this confession very closely.