Conversation so far:
How was Bill James connected to the Dowd Report?
James heavily criticized the methodology of the Dowd Report.
what was the Dowd Report?
an investigation (commissioned by baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti) on the gambling activities of Pete Rose.
How did Bill James criticize it?
he found the case against Rose flimsy.

Question: what was the case against Rose?
Self-contained rewrite: what was the case against Pete Rose?