RIP Pete Rose

[jon-nyc]

Why? Especially now with sports books taking over

[Mik]

I see no reason to do so. He put himself above the team, the fans and the city. I lived through that nonsense.

[Jolly]

Put him in.

Those stats were done on the field.

If we're gonna go by the quality of the man off the diamond, we're gonna lose a quarter of the HOF.

[George K]

@Jolly said in RIP Pete Rose:

If we're gonna go by the quality of the man off the diamond, we're gonna lose a quarter of the HOF.

Off the diamond is not the same as while still playing ball.

[Jolly]

Now do Ohtani...

[Mik]

@George-K said in RIP Pete Rose:

@Jolly said in RIP Pete Rose:

If we're gonna go by the quality of the man off the diamond, we're gonna lose a quarter of the HOF.

Off the diamond is not the same as while still playing ball.

Amen. No one else here lived through his arrogance like I did.

[Copper]

Every man, woman and child baseball fan knows the rule.

And everyone of them knows it is unbreakable, no exception.

And it should be unbreakable.

He broke the unbreakable rule.

He knew.

[Jolly]

Ok.

Cincinnati needs to vacate those World Series wins...

[George K]

@Jolly said in RIP Pete Rose:

Cincinnati needs to vacate those World Series wins...

If an athlete cheats, his winnings can be vacated.

To wit: I have won as many Tour de France races as Lance Armstrong.

Should cheating by a player of a team vacate the winnings of his team?

This seems like something that could be set into the rules for future controversies. Perhaps an asterisk would be appropriate.

[Mik]

@Jolly said in RIP Pete Rose:

Ok.

Cincinnati needs to vacate those World Series wins...

None of those wins took place during the gambling accusations. U

[Horace]

@Copper said in RIP Pete Rose:

Every man, woman and child baseball fan knows the rule.

And everyone of them knows it is unbreakable, no exception.

And it should be unbreakable.

He broke the unbreakable rule.

He knew.

Tom Brady lists Pete Rose as his greatest inspiration.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in RIP Pete Rose:

@Jolly said in RIP Pete Rose:

Ok.

Cincinnati needs to vacate those World Series wins...

None of those wins took place during the gambling accusations. U

Gamblers gamble.

I'm pretty sure Pete gambled much of his adult life.

[Mik]

I wouldn’t be surprised but facts not in evidence.

[Jolly]

From Wiki:

Rose was a switch hitter, and is MLB's all-time leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215) and outs (10,328).[1] He won three World Series championships, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Glove Awards, and the Rookie of the Year Award. He made 17 All-Star appearances in an unequaled five positions (second baseman, left fielder, right fielder, third baseman and first baseman). He won two Gold Glove awards when he was an outfielder, in 1969 and 1970.

[Mik]

I met him when I was in Little League his rookie year.

[jon-nyc]

@Mik That’s pretty cool.

[Mik]

The kids in my neighborhood were all sick so I got several autographs and sold them to them. I sold his autograph before he did.

[Mik]

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/jason-williams/2024/09/30/pete-rose-allowed-every-kid-dream-they-could-achieve-greatness/75460882007/?utm_source=enquirer-dailybriefing-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing-headline-stack&utm_term=hero&utm_content=pcin-cincinnati-nletter65

[Mik]

There's interesting detail about Pete's career that I never knew. Not sure why they highlighted his net worth, which is unimpressive.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/pete-rose-s-net-worth-in-2024-at-the-time-of-his-death/ar-AA1ryaMG?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=07f3a05cf93d4c499297cc876a9f0fbe&ei=12

[Mik]

When asked if hitting was easier today than when he played Pete Rose said

“Eh I don’t know, I’d probably be .190 , .195 …

Interviewer said is is pitching really that good?

Pete said “ No you dumbass, I’m 83 years old”