RIP Pete Rose AKA Charlie Hustle

DCSaints_Fan said

Every so often when the Rose in the HoF issue came up, the arguments seemed convincing. Then I would see him giving an interview and in a few minutes it changes back to “Yeah, eff this guy”

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He didn’t make it easy for himself, I’ll grant you that. Rose could be and was, at times, a very selfish, egotistical, self-centered, extremely arrogant butt crevasse. His denials for over 16 years after first being banned permanently in 1989 then suddenly “owning it” hurt his reputation as well.


But we’re honoring him for what he did on the field and honestly, if we’re comparing Rose’s crimes and abhorrent behavior to past reprobates, racist bigots, gamblers and cheats like Ty Cobb, then Rose doesn’t seem so terrible. Compared to Cobb, past Chicago Cubs manager-player Cap Anson, Pete is a choir boy.