Baseball Legend Pete Rose Has Passed Away At 83

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September 30, 2024, 06:56 PM

PASig

Baseball Legend Pete Rose Has Passed Away At 83

Just saw the news

Too bad he was never allowed to rehabilitate his reputation and get into the Baseball Hall of Fame

This pic is very iconic:

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September 30, 2024, 06:58 PM

parabellum

There is no "rehabilitation" for a professional sports player who bets on games in which they play. Pete Rose and pro baseball are not things about which I care much, but it is a matter of principle.

September 30, 2024, 06:59 PM

HRK

Grew up just south of Cincinnati we went to a lot of games at Riverfront, and a few at Crosley, watched the Big Red Machine destroy the New York Yankees in the Series, snowed at the Riverfront game in Oct.

Charlie Hustle was my man, brother was a Bench fan, those were the teams....

And yeah he should be in the HOF....

September 30, 2024, 07:00 PM

bdylan

Baseball's all-time hit king! Screw the hall of fame... they cheapen it by keeping Rose out.

September 30, 2024, 07:00 PM

PowerSurge

I grew up outside Cincinnati and was a huge Reds fan. All he had to do was admit he bet on baseball and his team early on and he would’ve been reinstated and enshrined in the hall of fame.

He was a victim of his own conceit and had no one to blame but himself.

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September 30, 2024, 07:11 PM

Prefontaine

quote:
Originally posted by bdylan:
Baseball's all-time hit king! Screw the hall of fame... they cheapen it by keeping Rose out.

Yep. At some point you have to forgive. God forgives, Jesus forgives, but not the MLB. Fuck em. RIP Charlie Hustle. On the field, you were in a very small group of players to ever play the game that includes Ty Cobb.

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September 30, 2024, 07:23 PM

mark123

My dad took us to see Pete Rose play in Pittsburgh. We were staunch Pirates fans but we both though Pete Rose was an awesome player.

September 30, 2024, 07:35 PM

Schmelby

I grew up just a few miles from where Pete was from. He was my favorite. I was fifteen and sixteen
years old in 1975 and 1976 during the Big Red Machine. Went to dozens of games.
I may be jaded because I'm a hometown fan, but let the man in now.
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September 30, 2024, 07:53 PM

PR64

quote:
Originally posted by bdylan:
Baseball's all-time hit king! Screw the hall of fame... they cheapen it by keeping Rose out.

Yes, he should be in the HOF!

So should Barry Bonds.

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September 30, 2024, 07:54 PM

Jupiter

I grew up hating the Big Red Machine. I could not stand Pete Rose. It wasn't until I was older that I learned to appreciate his "never give up" attitude. If I could start a team from scratch and hand pick my players from any time in history, Pete would be the first player I selected. RIP Pete.

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September 30, 2024, 07:59 PM

smschulz

He was THE greatest and should have been in the HOF long ago.

September 30, 2024, 08:24 PM

Schmelby

quote:
Originally posted by PR64:

So should Barry Bonds.

No freaking way. Look at the size of his head when he was a rookie with the Pirates to the size of his melon as a Giant. Nothing to see here.

September 30, 2024, 08:34 PM

ChuckFinley

quote:
He was a victim of his own conceit and had no one to blame but himself.

He was a victim of his own conceit and had no one to blame but himself.

As one who kept a big red machine scrap book... ^this.

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September 30, 2024, 08:42 PM

Georgeair

quote:
Originally posted by navyshooter:
Hopefully they'll let him in now.

Hopefully we can stop having to debate it forever.

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September 30, 2024, 09:34 PM

1967Goat

RIP Charlie Hustle.
A great for sure...who made some mistakes. Forgive and forget I say.
IIRC, he never bet against his team. He bet they would win...

September 30, 2024, 09:56 PM

ulsterman

quote:
Originally posted by 1967Goat:
RIP Charlie Hustle.
A great for sure...who made some mistakes. Forgive and forget I say.
IIRC, he never bet against his team. He bet they would win...

They never proved he bet against his team.