Posted September 30, 2024Sep 30 comment_1766138 Posting this here since the Reds section isn't as visited. Time for MLB to do the right thing and put him in the hall. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2024/09/30/pete-rose-mlb-hits-leader-obituary/2808469001/
September 30, 2024Sep 30 comment_1766141 Between the lines, Pete was everything you wanted in a ballplayer. He wasn't blessed with particularly great size or speed, nor with the greatest arm. But his will to succeed and to win was probably unmatched in any other player I've ever seen. No mental lapses. No showboating. No dogging it. Ever. Just 100% focus and 100% hustle 100% of the time. I doubt there was ever a more accurate nickname in MLB history.
September 30, 2024Sep 30 comment_1766142 15 minutes ago, Jamie_B said: Posting this here since the Reds section isn't as visited. Time for MLB to do the right thing and put him in the hall. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2024/09/30/pete-rose-mlb-hits-leader-obituary/2808469001/ Wow! 😮
September 30, 2024Sep 30 Author comment_1766143 If you havent watched it Max (formerly HBO) has a great documentary on him released this year.
September 30, 2024Sep 30 comment_1766144 23 minutes ago, Jamie_B said: Posting this here since the Reds section isn't as visited. Time for MLB to do the right thing and put him in the hall. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2024/09/30/pete-rose-mlb-hits-leader-obituary/2808469001/ The right thing would have been to put him in a few years ago Fuckin shame. Why do it.now that he's passed?
September 30, 2024Sep 30 comment_1766146 At one point, Pete held the MLB record for number of MLB records held. It's unforgivable that the man died without the recognition he so richly deserved, and Cooperstown will always be a hollow shell of an excuse. Even if he is posthumously honored it's too little too late. Pete was baseball. Baseball was Pete. Without one, the other is a hollow shell. MLB should hang it's head in shame that they chose to do this. Peter Edward Rose (1941-2024) RIP
September 30, 2024Sep 30 Author comment_1766147 3 minutes ago, claptonrocks said: The right thing would have been to put him in a few years ago Fuckin shame. Why do it.now that he's passed? Sure should have been done years ago. I think the understated assumption was he wouldn't get in till he passed. It needs to happen.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766152 30 minutes ago, Jamie_B said: Sure should have been done years ago. I think the understated assumption was he wouldn't get in till he passed. It needs to happen. So they'll put him in soon,? For who's benefit? Sure as hell not Pete Would have loved to hear his speech at the HOF once elected. Maybe more fans go to Cooperstown to see his bust but it's a bad look for baseball to have kept him out for 38;yrs. Disgusts me to no end..
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766154 1 hour ago, KA14_HOF said: Between the lines, Pete was everything you wanted in a ballplayer. He wasn't blessed with particularly great size or speed, nor with the greatest arm. But his will to succeed and to win was probably unmatched in any other player I've ever seen. No mental lapses. No showboating. No dogging it. Ever. Just 100% focus and 100% hustle 100% of the time. I doubt there was ever a more accurate nickname in MLB history. If every athlete hustled as much as him sports would be much better to watch
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766157 Loved Pete as a player. He's a part of my childhood and shaped how many kids my age from the Cincinnati area approached sports. It's an empty feeling tonight.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766158 A very sad day for all Reds fans. As many, we grew up watching him play as Charlie Hustle and help bring the city the ultimate joy by helping the Big Red Machine win the World Series. I grew up listening to the Reds on radio as basically, my whole family was born and raised in the city of Cincinnati. It is a damn shame he was not allowed to be in the HOF. MLB should be ashamed that they did not allow him in when all they do nowadays is advertise Gambling. Sickening to say the least. Thanks for the memories, Charlie Hustle. You were the greatest of all time in my book. RIP HIT KING. You will be missed.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766159 Lots of wonderful Reds fan memories for Pete… but mine are for his time with my favorite baseball team: the Phillies. He was pivotal in the final recast of a long-time losing franchise, ultimately achieving a World Series title in 1980. A few years later, he was joined by a few old friends for another WS run And he actually did make a HoF, sort of: despite all sorts of resistance from MLB, he did join the Phillies Wall of Fame a few years back. An amazing ball player. Like few ever seen. RIP, Pete
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766161 I know you love Philly, but Pete IS Cincinnati. Posting photos of him in anybody else's uniform is worse than Jordan as a Wizard
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766163 6 minutes ago, AmishBengalFan said: I know you love Philly, but Pete IS Cincinnati. Posting photos of him in anybody else's uniform is worse than Jordan as a Wizard Jordan never led the Wizards to anything . Pete was an intrical part of the Phillies winning a World Championship. He'll Allways be the greatest Red but Philly loved him too.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766170 2 hours ago, claptonrocks said: So they'll put him in soon,? For who's benefit? Sure as hell not Pete Would have loved to hear his speech at the HOF once elected. Maybe more fans go to Cooperstown to see his bust but it's a bad look for baseball to have kept him out for 38;yrs. Disgusts me to no end.. I have an uncomfortable amount of Pete Rose signed memorabilia, I was broke, I loved pete rose, and he did a signing every 5 minutes, met him in vegas, cincinnati, and columbus, always super kind. Have a few pics taken with him. not putting him in is such a crock of shit, i barely tuned in for JR's speech, i would have tuned in for petes for sure. I may have mad the trip. He has signed a billion baseballs "im sorry i bet on baseball" out there, seems extra fucked up now. I remember he did a sketchers commercial with his wife if i recall, it was awesome... as awesome as a sketchers commercials gets. so funny to see him at his age pushing sneakers, he would promote anything, he was awesome. 2 hours ago, New Jersey Bengal said: If every athlete hustled as much as him sports would be much better to watch yep. i wonder how many more injuries we would have these days, these atheletes are human weapons of muscle and distruction, flying around with caution to the wind throwing their bodies around would be sheer insanity.. and amazing to watch.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766174 He was signing at Sports Gallery just a week ago Saturday and looked fine. I assume he still ate healthy and took care of himself, and surely had access to the best medical care, but I guess when it's your time... This one hits me harder than any celebrity / athlete death ever has, and only Johnny Bench's passing will compare, when that dreaded day comes. I thought it was kinda shitty that the HOF tweeted an "in memory" tweet for him, even though he was deemed unworthy of having a plaque screwed to the wall inside their little museum.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766182 1 hour ago, Bleeds Orange said: He was signing at Sports Gallery just a week ago Saturday and looked fine. I assume he still ate healthy and took care of himself, and surely had access to the best medical care, but I guess when it's your time... This one hits me harder than any celebrity / athlete death ever has, and only Johnny Bench's passing will compare, when that dreaded day comes. I thought it was kinda shitty that the HOF tweeted an "in memory" tweet for him, even though he was deemed unworthy of having a plaque screwed to the wall inside their little museum. i know years back he was a bit of a drinker, he was also in his 80's, so whose to say. but sad no matter what. Just now, sois said: Baseball is dumb for not putting him in the HoF. Too late now. yes.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766187 1 hour ago, Bleeds Orange said: He was signing at Sports Gallery just a week ago Saturday and looked fine. I assume he still ate healthy and took care of himself, and surely had access to the best medical care, but I guess when it's your time... This one hits me harder than any celebrity / athlete death ever has, and only Johnny Bench's passing will compare, when that dreaded day comes. I thought it was kinda shitty that the HOF tweeted an "in memory" tweet for him, even though he was deemed unworthy of having a plaque screwed to the wall inside their little museum. I feel ya Orange Exactly how I feel but you worded eloquently.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766189 2 hours ago, Bleeds Orange said: He was signing at Sports Gallery just a week ago Saturday and looked fine. I assume he still ate healthy and took care of himself, and surely had access to the best medical care, but I guess when it's your time... This one hits me harder than any celebrity / athlete death ever has, and only Johnny Bench's passing will compare, when that dreaded day comes. I thought it was kinda shitty that the HOF tweeted an "in memory" tweet for him, even though he was deemed unworthy of having a plaque screwed to the wall inside their little museum. I hate to say it but if they come calling now saying they are now putting him in, then his family should tell them to kick rocks. I know they won't but if it ever happens, then they should tell them this. I think baseball was going down hill slowly with viewership and attendance after the 80s due to real players like Pete fading away and MLB started to realize this and thus allowed the use of steroids to create the HR boom era. MLB allowed this because it was all about needing viewership and attendance back for their greed to continue getting richer, then when people questioned the HR records being broken all the time is when they had to come clean and then blamed the players for using it. They ban a baseball player for gambling but not a drug user unless you do it 3 times and that was only made a rule after the steroid era. MLB are Hypocrites.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766195 8 hours ago, Bleeds Orange said: He was signing at Sports Gallery just a week ago Saturday and looked fine. I assume he still ate healthy and took care of himself, and surely had access to the best medical care, but I guess when it's your time... This one hits me harder than any celebrity / athlete death ever has, and only Johnny Bench's passing will compare, when that dreaded day comes. I thought it was kinda shitty that the HOF tweeted an "in memory" tweet for him, even though he was deemed unworthy of having a plaque screwed to the wall inside their little museum. He was scheduled to be in the DC area in a few weeks for an autograph session.
October 1, 2024Oct 1 comment_1766196 Woke up a little while ago and my day will be sour. I'm definitely a Cincy kid. Once lived on Yorktown (St/Dr?) when a shitload of Reds lived on it--Hutch, my next door neighbor was Jerry Lynch. Right across the street was Roselawn Park with 5 ball fields. Did my imitation of Reds batting stances and fantasized that I was my then current favorite player, from T-ball up through Knothole. Like many of you, I loved Pete like only a starry-eyed kid could. RIP, Charlie Hustle. (As an aside, I'm still pissed that Frank Robinson got traded--another great Red.)
October 1, 2024Oct 1 Author comment_1766201 It's weird I've never been one to get sad about celebrities deaths. Kirk Cobain my senior year of high school shocked me but I wasn't sad. With Pete even though he was a son of a bitch, he was OUR son of a bitch. You can say what you will about the person, but what he represents is what the city is about, hard work, grit, and determination. Pete is Cincinnati and Cincinnati is Pete. I'm just bummed
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