R.I.P. Pete Rose

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Pete said he always bet on his team to win.

He was like the Donald Trump of baseball. He thought he could never lose
 
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I hated that SOB when he was playing but as I got older I grew to appreciate the way he played the game and the passion he had for it. I met Pete in Las Vegas a few years ago. I had no idea he was there but saw him sitting there at a table by himself as I passed a store in the Mandalay Bay. I had to go in there. It was very early for Las Vegas (around 9:00 or so) and I was the only customer in the store. I purchased my item and got him to sign it. He was very pleasant and cordial and asked me to take a seat. We chit chatted for a few minutes. I asked him if he hated Gene Garbor for striking him out and ending his 44 game hitting streak. He laughingly said, "I hated him way before that". I then asked him what pitcher was the hardest for him to hit. His answer, "Randy Jones of the San Diego Padres". Jones was a soft tossing lefty. Wasn't the answer I expected considering he started playing in 1963 and faced the likes of Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, etc. RIP to the toughest SOB to ever strap on a pair of cleats.
 
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Damn, damn, damn. Hate him if you want, but dude was an incredible player and worthy of Canton.
I think you meant Cooperstown but I watched a documentary on him some time ago and he was a hell'uva hs football player and had some big time scholarship offers.
 

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back in the 70's when i was a little kid Baseball was my favorite sport and the Cincinnati Reds were my favorite pro team.. Johnny Bench was my favorite player though.. my dad only got 1 week of vacation time and i remember him using that to take the family to Houston to see the Astros vs the Reds.
 
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I read an article that Rose used to go to batting Cages and set the pitching machine to 100 mph and hold the barrel of the bat under his eye and let the ball hit the small end of the bat and drop to the ground like a pool cue. I couldn’t do that.
 

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17 that gambling child molesting pedophile. He was a piece of **** who deserved to burn in hell. A grown man messing around with multiple underage 14-15 year old girls.
 
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I read an article that Rose used to go to batting Cages and set the pitching machine to 100 mph and hold the barrel of the bat under his eye and let the ball hit the small end of the bat and drop to the ground like a pool cue. I couldn’t do that.
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back in the 70's when i was a little kid Baseball was my favorite sport and the Cincinnati Reds were my favorite pro team.. Johnny Bench was my favorite player though.. my dad only got 1 week of vacation time and i remember him using that to take the family to Houston to see the Astros vs the Reds.
I might have been there. 1970/71 saw the Reds vs Astros in the dome.
 

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Pete was still doing the collectibles and autograph circuit up to the end.

He was in Franklin, Tennessee this past weekend for the Music City Collectbles and Autograph Show.
 
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