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RIP Pete Rose

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

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      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.

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      • MikM Offline
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        #16

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

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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

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          @Mik That’s pretty cool.

          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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            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.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              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

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                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

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  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”

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    Not sure if this should be here or in the "Trump Lies" thread but here goes.

                    Days before Ohio’s presidential primary in 2016, the first-time candidate told a crowd in West Chester, Ohio, “We gotta let Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame.” Trump also tweeted a photo of an autographed baseball he had “just received from @PeteRose_14.” The note on the ball read, “Mr. Trump, please make America great again,” along with Rose’s signature.

                    Ray Genco, an attorney for Rose, said in an email to the Washington Post on the eve of the 2016 primary: “Pete has made a point not to ‘endorse’ any particular presidential candidate. Though he respects everyone who works hard for our country — any outlet that misinterpreted a signed baseball for an endorsement was wrong. Pete did not send any candidate a baseball or a note of endorsement.”

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                      Not sure if this should be here or in the "Trump Lies" thread but here goes.

                      Days before Ohio’s presidential primary in 2016, the first-time candidate told a crowd in West Chester, Ohio, “We gotta let Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame.” Trump also tweeted a photo of an autographed baseball he had “just received from @PeteRose_14.” The note on the ball read, “Mr. Trump, please make America great again,” along with Rose’s signature.

                      Ray Genco, an attorney for Rose, said in an email to the Washington Post on the eve of the 2016 primary: “Pete has made a point not to ‘endorse’ any particular presidential candidate. Though he respects everyone who works hard for our country — any outlet that misinterpreted a signed baseball for an endorsement was wrong. Pete did not send any candidate a baseball or a note of endorsement.”

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                      @taiwan_girl said in RIP Pete Rose:

                      Not sure if this should be here or in the "Trump Lies" thread but here goes.

                      @89th hasn't started that thread yet...

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        There aren’t enough pixels in the cloud for such a thread. It would be irresponsible to start it.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                          That would be like starting a "Pete Gambles" thread.

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