Conversation so far:
When did Bill James write about the Dowd report?
In his Baseball Book 1990, James heavily criticized the methodology of the Dowd Report.
What was the Dowd Report?
The Dowd Report is the document describing the transgressions of baseball player and manager Pete Rose in betting on baseball.

Question: How did James feel about Rose?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Bill James feel about Pete Rose?