“So Pete agreed to the lifetime ban, and agreed that he wouldn’t challenge it.”
He can apply for reinstatement according to the document he signed. He can’t take it to court though. I would think the commissioners office has a mountain of evidence that was never publicly released that convinced him to sign
Being a big baseball fan, Giamatti certainly wouldn't kick the hit king out of baseball, nor would Pete agree to the ban, if there wasn't solid evidence.
Rose didn't make a peep.
If he thought he could get away with it, I'm sure he would have had his lawyers give it a try.
But he didn't. And that speaks volumes.
I've never heard that if Pete "confessed" that he wouldn't be banned.
That doesn't make sense.