pete rose: What a Hitter & What a Scumbag !!

tacprc · #1 09-20-2015, 08:14 PM

Pete Rose is my all-time favorite baseball player, and his hustling persona has been a big inspiration to me in my life. I hope that he is reinstated and elected to the Hall of Fame.

Runscott · #2 09-20-2015, 11:24 PM

Rose is a tool, but I would put him in the HOF. I have personally watched him behave like a tool twice in person. Ironically, I almost inadvertently met him at the Cleveland National - he walked right past me while I was standing at the elevator and the guys at our drinking table saw it, but I didn't. I'm glad - he was unpleasant on those occasions in 1973 and 1985, and that was before it was proven publicly that he is a disgrace to baseball. If I had thought about it, I might have brought a photo for him to get signed, labeled 'Biggest SOB in baseball', just to see his reaction to it.

Here's Rose being an SOB in 1973 - he had just told a bunch of kids, including my little brother, that he would go put his stuff on the bus and then come out and sign our autographs. He went to the back of the bus and smiled out the window at us - he didn't come out.

nolemmings · #3 09-21-2015, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tacprc

Pete Rose is my all-time favorite baseball player, and his hustling persona has been a big inspiration to me in my life. I hope that he is reinstated and elected to the Hall of Fame.

Oh he certainly was a hustler. Still is.

DHogan · #4 09-22-2015, 02:22 PM

The only hall Pete should be in is the one leading to the bathroom. All the while with him mumbling to himself, am I gonna make it. Am I gonna make it.

Romahawk · #5 09-26-2015, 08:47 PM

I see on the nightly news here in our area that the commissioner will give Pete his answer to his request for reinstatement... I personally hope the commissioner approves it and that Pete gets voted into the hall of fame where he belongs.. There have been few better at the game than Pete...

Paul S · #6 09-27-2015, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Romahawk

I see on the nightly news here in our area that the commissioner will give Pete his answer to his request for reinstatement... I personally hope the commissioner approves it and that Pete gets voted into the hall of fame where he belongs.. There have been few better at the game than Pete...

Shouldn't that last line be, "There have been few bettors at the game than Pete..."(?)

CMIZ5290 · #7 10-01-2015, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DHogan

The only hall Pete should be in is the one leading to the bathroom. All the while with him mumbling to himself, am I gonna make it. Am I gonna make it.

And Dave, your reasons are????

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