To me, food is always the best explainer... 
After I cook a pizza, I slap a whole bunch of extra pepperonis on it as it comes out of the oven.
Legend:
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Original pizza with pepperonis: Pete Rose's card values with his
HOF-worthiness already baked into them.
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Additional pepperonis: The bump his cards will now get based on the possibility of him actually getting into
Cooperstown.