Allan H. (Bud) Selig, Commissioner
245 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10167
(212) 931-3800
Dear Mr. Commissioner:
Today, my favorite-of-all-time Kansas City Chief announced that he will be making a comeback. Priest Holmes has indicated he will be with the Chiefs at the opening of training camp in River Falls, Wisconsin this Saturday. This is incredible, tremendous news. Not only does this give us the most dangerous backfield in the National Football League, it enhances our squad of leaders for the young players by a ton. Through all of my excitement associated with this piece of news, I am left thinking of Pete Rose. The Chiefs made it very clear that they would leave the door open for Holmes after he suffered a neck injury via Shawne Merriman in the fall of 2005. Our front office, personnel, coaching staff and fan base greatly appreciate what Holmes did for the Chiefs and the community for the first five years of this decade. He was irreplaceable. He is irreplaceable. Sure, you can plug Larry Johnson in and he can put up awesome numbers and carry the team to victory on many given Sundays.
But he will never match the character displayed by Priest Holmes. Pete Rose was the same to the community of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Cincinnati Reds organization, so much so, that the club brought him back after his stints with the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos. They even signed him to a player/manager deal and basically set it up so that Rose could attain hit number 4192 in a Reds uniform. Motions like this hold meaning for eternity. It meant a lot to that organization have that individual accomplish that feat in their red and white, just like we’re proud to have Holmes in ours. Though circumstances are vastly different, the community of Kansas City and the Chiefs organization left the door open for Holmes. Baseball, however, has shut the door on Rose. I urge you to consider re-opening it.
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