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Pete Rose absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame. He knows the game inside and out. Big Part of the Great Big Red Machine. Pete is the best ambassador the game will ever have. Wake up MLB!!!!
@jbond5150 Do you know for a fact that he took a dive and wanted to lose. Every one knows how competitive he was and he's not considered for hof for coaching, but his hitting. So show me how he got so many hits wanting to get out and help the other team win. How did he score so many runs taking it easy ?why is he known as Charlie hustle for not giving his all on the field? It's hard to believe he hit that catcher so hard in the all-star game jogging not wanting to score bc he was getting paid to lose. Let's assume you was a man and was competitive like that. You would most likely want to win and you'd be willing to take risk that make you want to be better instead of just marrying your husband and going to work. No disrespect bc both are something you have to work at but both are a gamble. Like I'm sure you try to be the best wife you can be. So you will be proud off dress you bought and husband will always be proud of ring he bought you. That way neither one of y'all lose the gamble. I know it's hard for a woman to understand how much pride and desire to win means to a man. So you can't relate, but ask your husband if he was a fast runner would he make or accept a bet that he could win the race. Then ask him if to put self in coaches place and pretend he's a dad. If another kid in school was faster then his son and his dad knew he'd lose would he bet he'd win and lose money and race ? That's a tough question and I don't think there's anything you can show me where Pete Rose tried to lose. He's been a man about for 30 years, and accepted responsibility. I understand your frustration bc a lot of hypocrites talk about Pete Rose doing something in baseball that they do in other areas. It's like a drunk talking about a drug addict when he's addicted to something that's killed more than most drugs combined. Hypocrisy doesn't stop there. The glutton talks about the drunk and addict like he's better, but he's unhealthy out of shape bc of his addiction to food. That's the leading cause of deaths annually in the United States. Heart disease tops all cancers combined. The only thing that tops it in this country annually is abortion. Which is filled with hypocrites too that think men shouldn't have guns, but why not ? Abortion has killed more babies in this country since legalized than our soldiers have died in war since colonized. I know it's sad and hypocritical, but it's true you look at stats just like you can stats in baseball
@jbond5150 You know it's no disrespect to you or the investigation show, but I admire how much passion he put into it. I know there's different reasons but you don't see players with passion like that. Not only baseball I've always been a multi sport lover like boxing and I love the passion Muhammad Ali brought to boxing and the world. As far as investigations I think they're just as accurate at showing flaws in our justice system. I don't know how many people have been convicted and years later the truth come out either through DNA or other evidence. I also don't know how many athletes have have lost their careers bc of a lie. Like 2 years ago I saw where girl had admitted that she lied about a guy taping her. They let him out, but it was sad seeing the universities that wanted him to play football for them. He was one of the most sought after athletes in the country and the next thing you know he's in prison. I think it was 6 years before the girl admitted what happened. He was released, but to what ? Instead of a career he got a sentence that led to poverty instead of a future. He's just 1 example, and I know for a fact that a confession doesn't always mean the accused is wrong. A lot of times they will go alomg with a plea that promised them something behind closed doors. Then the promise is broken when a confession is made and they can get a conviction
Pete will soon be 80 ! Baseball is losing touch with its fan base. If the baseball gods want to reconnect with them put Pete in the hall of fame before he passes away. He deserves it and its older fans would love it!
Pete and Michael Jordan have a lot in common, both have undying belief in their own abilities...and long after they have left the game, their competitive spirit is as strong as ever. Cocky? Arrogant? You bet. Best ever, absolutely.
I've done a 180 on whether Pete should be in the Hall. I used to be staunchly against the idea as he broke the rules. But since then have realized that gambling is an addiction and Pete has done way, way, WAY more for the game than he's been detrimental to it. He's also a good man - signed an autograph for me when I was a 13 year old bat boy for the Braves in the '84 spring training. He took his time and talked to me, and I was a nobody. I'll never forget that.
It's really a shame that Pete did whatever he did with his betting, because he is an absolutely fantastic baseball mind and communicator. Baseball could sorely have used him, maybe more now than ever.
There was a great video on youtube, now down, of Pete giving baseball lessons to kids. It was great. One of the things he said was don't be afraid of getting hit by the ball----"look at it this way, if you get hit, you get on base."
@@CWYMAN77 That's not true. Rose was admired by the majority of players , broadcasters and coaches, if not by executives. They didn't hesitate to market the game by using his likeness ( which they still do )
That is Mr. BASEBALL. Great insight from a great Hall of Fame player. Pete belongs in the BB Hall of Fame. It's a disgrace he is not in. It's baseball's loss.
For real. Some present-day players, regardless of the sport, have done worse than gamble and are still hailed as heroes. **Cough** LeBron trying to incite the death of a police officer **Cough**
Love this guy. Tremendous knowledge of the game and candid direct and blunt talking. Unfiltered. Also love his smart ass humor. I could listen to him all day.
If Pete Rose were a homerun hitter and tried to hit homeruns during most of his at bats, he wouldn't have came close to 4,000 career hits. Homerun hitters strike out a lot and pop up by uppercutting. Pete Rose was the best contact hitter.
Just for the record, of all of the former baseball players who have a voice, I am of the opinion that Pete is the most logical and reasonable speaker. Everyone gets older and our sharpness fades and even Pete Rose had to quit playing baseball eventually. But Pete is an absolute pragmatist And the pure physical logic of what he's talking about is always apparent. And let us remember with or without any notice of scandals from the Empire, he was a baseball manager which means it was his job to talk to the team. He was the only one in the clubhouse who was paid to talk. I think we should be listening to Pete Rose about a lot of things including about how to hit for high average and keep the game moving. If Dave Kingman would have choked up like Rose, he would have been Barry Bonds and that's the truth because Barry Bonds did listen to Pete Rose for his swing. Look it up.
I saw him play in his last season. The only baseball game I ever went to alone. In cavernous Candlestick Park. I actually got there early. I wanted to see Pete Rose go about his business. There he was, in his forties, player/manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The first major league baseball team. The only player/manager in my lifetime. The player who broke Ty Cobb's hit record. The man who had 44 consecutive days hit streak- in my lifetime. The walking Shakesperian tragedy who played baseball. The star of stars and the real heart and soul of the Big Red Machine. The greatest baseball player in my lifetime. I watched him out-manage the Giants that day, and they won the pennant that year. Pete went 3/5 and stole second base, after he was intentionally walked. In his 40's. You know, watching him interviewed doesn't do him justice. You had to see him play. He had presence. He could play every position very well except pitcher, catcher and shortstop. He had the most home runs of any switch hitter in history. He was a run manufacturer and baseball's most intense competitor. He don't need the Hall of Fame for validation.
I agree with you but he didn't have the most homeruns of any switch hitter. I'm pretty sure Eddie Murray , Mickey Mantle, Chipper Jones and a few more have quite a few more homeruns. Pete wasn't known for hitting homeruns. He had more doubles than anyone in NL history, more hits than anyone in MLB history, but he never hit more than 16 homers in a season. But when you are on teams with Frank Robinson, Johnny Bench, George Foster , Tony Perez , Mike Schmidt etc you don't have to. He got on base and scored. He scored more runs than all but 4 or 5 players in history
I don't think you're accurately recalling the game you saw Pete Rose play in. His last season as a player was 1986 which was his 3rd (and last season) as a player/manager. The Reds never won a pennant with him as a manager. The Giants never won a pennant when Pete was a player/manager. The Giants won the pennant in 1987 and 1989 but Pete Rose wouldn't have been playing in games during those seasons. In his player/manager days, he only stole 13 bases, one of which was at Candlestick, but Pete didn't go 3/5 that day and although he was walked in that game it wasn't intentional. He only inserted himself as a pinch hitter late in that 14 inning game which the Giants won 2-1. Pete will be the first to tell you that all that matters is winning the game, so if the Reds didn't win, then I don't think Pete would say he outmanaged anyone that day. I'm not sure how old you are but you said you went alone to this game at Candlestick, so I'm assuming you were older than 8 years old. If so, then Pete wasn't the only player/manager in your lifetime because Don Kessinger of the Chicago Whitesox was a player/manager in 1979 only 5 years prior to Rose being a player/manager.
Pete gets nowhere near the appreciation he deserves because of the gambling scandal ... but he never bet against his own team. He did lie that he never gambled. And now that gambling is legit, what does that say about the condemnation he got ? No, it wasn't deserved... I loved his comments about "we're rebuilding", that wasn't part of his career at all. This is a guy who would sprint down to first after a walk. If he hit a single, he would challenge the outfielder with his turn. Pete was the lead off man of the best team I have ever followed. And he is right, it takes a whole team to do what they did. As far as I'm concerned Pete Rose is the greatest baseball player of all time...
@@andrewbrewer7702 What do you mean gambling is legit? What does that have to do with Rule 21 which he broke and is still in place? He disgraced the game, and he deserves the punishment he brought on himself. How do you know he never bet against his own team? They never followed up on the allegations that said he did bet against the Reds. Besides if he didn't bet on the Reds on every game, that's like tipping off the bookies that he has no confidence that night and that he may very well hold players out to save them for the next game when he will bet. He tainted the game and broke the cardinal rule that was in every clubhouse in the MLB. He knew what the punishment was for breaking the rule. That's great that you think he's the best player of all time, but he singlehandedly set baseball back 70 years the day the story broke about his gambling and he made it worse by lying and blaming MLB for the supposed witch hunt. He put his current team at the time as well as the players and manager of the Big Red Machine through such pain by having to answer questions about him for all those years while he was lying. The Big Red Machine was amazing but there are other teams that did the same if not more than they did before and afterwards.
Oh I think the punishment for Rose was justified. I also think that Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Maguire, Canseco and the rest of the steroid cheaters are scumbags. They never get into the HOF. .Never...Cause they were imposters. We knew who Pete Rose was. .He's the player/manager asshole who gambled on baseball. He's my favorite and easily the greatest baseball player ever. The 4000+ hits proves it. Rickey Henderson is the second best...Shoeless Joe Jackson was greatness cut short. Cheater. .Pete R.wrung every last bit of ability out of himself. The only bright spot to the tragedy of being his own worst enemy was it came at the end of his career...Yeah he was cocky, arrogant..no self-effacing superstar. But godamnit, in his case it was justified.
Pete-"I watch baseball everyday" Me: Wow after all this time and all he's been through, Pete still loves the game! Pete- "You know I live in Vegas" Me: Oh.
“You’re rebuilding? Ok, tell me when you have rebuilt and I’ll come back to spend my money” So true. These teams get rid of the big players and expect you to still spend money, leaving the fans as the only ones taking a hit. You wanna cut cost? No problem, we will too by not going to as many games.
Analytics benefits the Ivy League families who are able to have their kids employed on the baseball gravy train. Shame on owners for abandoning the craft of the game.
I'm sure the ballpark vendors in the owners love that one! But when you're selling a hotdog for nine dollars and a beer for $11 that cost about $1.50 total, it makes perfect sense
Rose has absolutely no filter in words or actions and never has. My college roommate knew a sports writer who got invited to a dinner with Pete & several other people. The conversation got kind of raunchy as the night went on and someone bet Rose that he wouldn't go down on his wife on the table. He picked her up plopped her on the table and uh, won the bet. Seems like it was for a couple hundred bucks. The man likes gambling and winning I guess you could say.
I could listen to Pete all day preaching baseball gospel ! The mlb commissioner should pay this man for daily advice ! Our national pastime needs this man in the Hall for crying out loud !!
As many have said he really has such knowledge about the game. Amazing. I am conflicted about him being reinstated so he can manage which he says he would love to & going to the hof
Pete's the one that started the downward slide of baseball and then the strike forced the game to really go to the dark side. That's all I have to say about that.
Pete still lives and breathes for baseball yet MLB continues to shun him. His passion for the sport is and will always be on another level. Much respect for Charlie Hustle.
What sickens me most is how some other players/ex players agree that Pete should not be on hall of fame and they SCOLD him about Betting on baseball..They are so Disingenuous about their feelings about Pete..."Wah Wah mommy he bet on Baseball 200 years ago mommy Wah Wah"...Phony little whiny girls
I also think that the Owners wanted to win more back then. A ball team wasn't an investment or owning one so much of a status symbol back then. The wealthy people who owned the teams often really loved the game. And there was an element of we're doing this for our city and community. Something to bring people together. Branch Rickey wanted to win and his Brooklyn Dodgers to have the best players and to do that he was willing to cross an awful lot of people by bringing in Jackie Robinson. The Busch family in Saint Louis seemed to really love the team when I was growing up. George Steinbrenner, say about him what you will & I've probably said worse lol, He really wanted to win. The Marlins won the World Series and immediately sold away all their stars. That was a WTF? moment for me. Can't blame players for not being as committed as they once were when their bosses, the owners just won't put any sweat into the game. I'm biased but I think the Cardinals have been more loyal to their great players thus able to keep them around more than other teams and in turn the fans are loyal and players often say some of the best baseball fans. Gave the Red Sox a standing ovation when they beat us in the World Series because it was hard fought and an historic moment in baseball everyone could appreciate. Ticket sales for such a small city & metro area are really good. Because the team is run right. Not for money but to win. I hope I'm not jinxing us but players care more when owners and the fans really care about and support them. People have taken less money than they coulda got elsewhere to stay and play in St. Louis. Nobody turns up for Marlin's games? Surprised pikachu face!
I remember going to a game in the early eighties and Pete Rose was playing first base. At this time he was on the Phillies who were playing against the Reds at riverfront. We were sitting near The dugout on the first base side and I remember I could hear Pete yelling encouragement and advising players on where to play , where to position themselves. He must have been 40 years old at the time but seemed to have twice the energy of anyone else on the field and definitely the most enthusiasm I'd ever seen from a baseball player. It stuck in my mind. He was the example of how I would play from then on. I didn't have as much success as Pete but I had fun and tried to be a good teammate
Hated Rose back in the 70's because he he was the perfect adversary to other great teams. But I love him now. I appreciate how hard he played and how he approached the game. Great memories.
Pete..i collected your cards in the late 70s an early 80s,LOVED U IN MONTREAL.Truth is i admired you and a fella named Rickey Henderson..that is what started my baseball obsession.football has nothing on the grand sport!-no Collison at the plate,no slides into 2nd etc..nets to protect texting fans?..5 inning starts.95 pitch count?-for 25 million/yr!-i miss Thurmon Munson.Bob Gibson.Pete!.the only guy I loved old school style is Vladimir Guerrero and correcting myself,born n raised MN ....KIIIIIIRRBBBYYYY💛
I just have to say that Pete Rose is one of the greatest ambassadors of baseball that has ever lived mentally he never made a mental mistake on the field he played the game the way it should be and as far as the Hall of Fame if he doesn't make it it's called the whole shame he bet on baseball fine but he didn't bet on baseball as a player he did it as a manager so as a player he should be in the hall for sure
That's a load of $hit isn't it!? I live about 65 miles south of Lexington, Kentucky and when I first moved up here I had Directv installed and bought the NFL Package so I could watch Cincinnati Bengals games. If the game wasn't soldout the Thursday before the game was to be played it was blacked out!! Even though I live 140, 150 miles south of Cincinnati and I paid EXTRA for NFL Sunday Ticket!! I called Directv and told them to come get their f'n dish off my property because if I have to return it it's coming through the front window of their Headquarters!! haha
Never really followed Pete Rose even though I am the perfect age to have been a fan of his. Disappointed with his actions that caused the ban from baseball but he is fabulous to listen to! He is incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining when talking baseball.
Pete is still the BEST all around MLB player of All - Time. The HOF is not directly connected to MLB or under their management. Hall of Fame is for the FANS not MLB owners and until ROSE is in the Hall of Fame will I consider making the trip to Cooperstown.
And if Rose ever gets in, there are a number of Hall of Famers that won't show up. Luckily for Rose he's outliving most of them so that list is getting smaller every year. Either way, I don't think Cooperstown is going to make a change to get you to show up.
As I watch MLB Network and see the sports betting odds scrolling across the bottom of the screen, see and hear the MLB broadcast personalities promoting fantasy sports betting on air, and see sports gambling companies as major sponsors of MLB; it's time to reinstate Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and induct them into the Hall of Fame. If MLB is going to actively and blatantly encourage people to bet money on MLB games by promoting sports gambling in an invasive manner, what Pete and Joe did doesn't matter anymore.
why did they get rid of pete on whiparound again? id be glad i'm not on that show if you're next to guys like nick swisher every night. and of course he mentioned the fact that it's just a home run highlight show these days
I could listen to this guy all day! He played Minor league ball with the Macon Peaches in my home town of Macon, Ga. Same home of the Allman Brothers Band!
Any cocaine financiers in the Hall? Not to mention the statutory rape. www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/03/21/rose-investigator-pete-belong-game/25112355/
I wish this man had the time, desire, and the money to do what the rock did with the XFL football league. He would bring back baseball the way it was meant to be played. Breaking up double plays. Knocking over the catcher. Smart winning baseball.balance. Not just homeruns in strikeouts.
Yeah...there's nothing better than watching defenseless wide receivers going up for a ball and getting their head taken off and having the defender say, "Not in my house" or a defenseless catcher trying to catch a throw from the outfield get nailed by a runner with their shoulder down while they're still looking for the throw. (I'm being sarcastic. I'm afraid you won't be able to tell.)
Pete tells it like it is; GREAT player and a superb baseball mind. It would be an absolute BLAST to be able to sit down with Pete & watch a game together, ya know? And screw the HOF; the baseball establishment would be smart to make Pete the damn Commissioner of Baseball for that matter. And hey, I be in my middle-60s, & I'm a life-long Giants fan!
As a passionate Cincinnatian, I do NOT think Pete deserves to be in the HoF...yet. He broken the Platinum rule in ALL of sports by betting on the game including games in which he had some control over the outcome(s). With that said, I love Pete. He is like a breathe of fresh air after a 14-hour flight. And he is incredibly knowledgeable about the game and history of the game. I LOVE watching/listening to him talk. (BTW, if you enjoyed this video = go watch the video of Pete schooling Alex Rodriquez and Frank ? (White Sox 1st baseman).)
Here's Pete telling us that if someone hits a homerun but they didn't win the game, then he doesn't care. Don't tell us about it. Let's not forget you can find Pete talking to Frank Thomas he went 5 for 5 against Gaylord Perry in one game. Reds lost 10-4.
PETE ROSE IS RIGHT! Home runs are cool, but anyone who has ever been to a game knows that an RBI hustle triple with two outs in the ninth to tie the game is a lot more fucking exciting.
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Pete is great..Can listen to him talk baseball all day,,,,He knows his stuff.
Pete Rose is a walking baseball encyclopedia
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Pete is awesome. Charlie Hustle. Man..... No one has his amount of strive these days.
Every Point 100% True.
HOF
Pete is a legend
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I love it that this guy isn't bitter and simply has an undying love for the game.
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I totally agree..
Pete deserves to be HOF - One of the last guys who knows the game
CHARLIE HUSTLE HOF 2020
@@johnnypopovich905 I don't think he'll get in until he's dead. I give it 5 years after his death.
@@joeg5414 Exactly. and that sucks because it will be to deprive him of the experience, yet continue to make money off of him and his legacy.
Uh no, never going to happen. Pete will forever be behind Shoeless Joe Jackson on the outside looking in.
@@joeg5414 he’s gone now so hopefully the hall’s gonna be calling soon.
Pete Rose absolutely belongs in the Hall of Fame. He knows the game inside and out. Big Part of the Great Big Red Machine. Pete is the best ambassador the game will ever have. Wake up MLB!!!!
PETE ROSE H.O.F
Put that man in the Hall of Fame
@jbond5150 Do you know for a fact that he took a dive and wanted to lose. Every one knows how competitive he was and he's not considered for hof for coaching, but his hitting. So show me how he got so many hits wanting to get out and help the other team win. How did he score so many runs taking it easy ?why is he known as Charlie hustle for not giving his all on the field? It's hard to believe he hit that catcher so hard in the all-star game jogging not wanting to score bc he was getting paid to lose. Let's assume you was a man and was competitive like that. You would most likely want to win and you'd be willing to take risk that make you want to be better instead of just marrying your husband and going to work. No disrespect bc both are something you have to work at but both are a gamble. Like I'm sure you try to be the best wife you can be. So you will be proud off dress you bought and husband will always be proud of ring he bought you. That way neither one of y'all lose the gamble. I know it's hard for a woman to understand how much pride and desire to win means to a man. So you can't relate, but ask your husband if he was a fast runner would he make or accept a bet that he could win the race. Then ask him if to put self in coaches place and pretend he's a dad. If another kid in school was faster then his son and his dad knew he'd lose would he bet he'd win and lose money and race ? That's a tough question and I don't think there's anything you can show me where Pete Rose tried to lose. He's been a man about for 30 years, and accepted responsibility. I understand your frustration bc a lot of hypocrites talk about Pete Rose doing something in baseball that they do in other areas. It's like a drunk talking about a drug addict when he's addicted to something that's killed more than most drugs combined. Hypocrisy doesn't stop there. The glutton talks about the drunk and addict like he's better, but he's unhealthy out of shape bc of his addiction to food. That's the leading cause of deaths annually in the United States. Heart disease tops all cancers combined. The only thing that tops it in this country annually is abortion. Which is filled with hypocrites too that think men shouldn't have guns, but why not ? Abortion has killed more babies in this country since legalized than our soldiers have died in war since colonized. I know it's sad and hypocritical, but it's true you look at stats just like you can stats in baseball
@jbond5150 You know it's no disrespect to you or the investigation show, but I admire how much passion he put into it. I know there's different reasons but you don't see players with passion like that. Not only baseball I've always been a multi sport lover like boxing and I love the passion Muhammad Ali brought to boxing and the world. As far as investigations I think they're just as accurate at showing flaws in our justice system. I don't know how many people have been convicted and years later the truth come out either through DNA or other evidence. I also don't know how many athletes have have lost their careers bc of a lie. Like 2 years ago I saw where girl had admitted that she lied about a guy taping her. They let him out, but it was sad seeing the universities that wanted him to play football for them. He was one of the most sought after athletes in the country and the next thing you know he's in prison. I think it was 6 years before the girl admitted what happened. He was released, but to what ? Instead of a career he got a sentence that led to poverty instead of a future. He's just 1 example, and I know for a fact that a confession doesn't always mean the accused is wrong. A lot of times they will go alomg with a plea that promised them something behind closed doors. Then the promise is broken when a confession is made and they can get a conviction
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Pete will soon be 80 ! Baseball is losing touch with its fan base. If the baseball gods want to reconnect with them put Pete in the hall of fame before he passes away. He deserves it and its older fans would love it!
@@joefitzpatrick7563 Perfectly said Joe!!
Pete and Michael Jordan have a lot in common, both have undying belief in their own abilities...and long after they have left the game, their competitive spirit is as strong as ever. Cocky? Arrogant? You bet. Best ever, absolutely.
I take a lot of heat from it, but to me. Pete Rose is the best hitter of all time. Legend.
Pete made a bunch of boo boos and has his faults, but he sure knows the game of baseball!
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Theres certain people that played sports, that you could listen talk about their sports they played all day, but no one does it better than Pete.
I've done a 180 on whether Pete should be in the Hall. I used to be staunchly against the idea as he broke the rules. But since then have realized that gambling is an addiction and Pete has done way, way, WAY more for the game than he's been detrimental to it. He's also a good man - signed an autograph for me when I was a 13 year old bat boy for the Braves in the '84 spring training. He took his time and talked to me, and I was a nobody. I'll never forget that.
Pete’s love for the game is like nothing else
I would argue that he loves himself more than the game. Let me know if I need to elaborate?
It's really a shame that Pete did whatever he did with his betting, because he is an absolutely fantastic baseball mind and communicator. Baseball could sorely have used him, maybe more now than ever.
There was a great video on youtube, now down, of Pete giving baseball lessons to kids. It was great. One of the things he said was don't be afraid of getting hit by the ball----"look at it this way, if you get hit, you get on base."
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The truth is that baseball wanted nothing to do with Pete long before the gambling came to light.
@@CWYMAN77 Why is that?
@@CWYMAN77 That's not true. Rose was admired by the majority of players , broadcasters and coaches, if not by executives. They didn't hesitate to market the game by using his likeness ( which they still do )
I was crying laughing at the part where the guy wanted Pete to wish his wife happy anniversary 😂😂😂😂😂
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Pete Rose is for real. I really enjoy hearing him talk baseball and life.
There was only one Pete Rose and will never be another. RIP Pete and thanks for all you did and the memories you left us
That is Mr. BASEBALL. Great insight from a great Hall of Fame player. Pete belongs in the BB Hall of Fame. It's a disgrace he is not in. It's baseball's loss.
Yep!!
For real. Some present-day players, regardless of the sport, have done worse than gamble and are still hailed as heroes. **Cough** LeBron trying to incite the death of a police officer **Cough**
PETE ROSE IS RIGHT ALL THE WAY!!
Pete Rose calling Reggie Jackson a smartass damn near brought me to tears. Great q&a.
Love this guy. Tremendous knowledge of the game and candid direct and blunt talking. Unfiltered. Also love his smart ass humor. I could listen to him all day.
If Pete Rose were a homerun hitter and tried to hit homeruns during most of his at bats, he wouldn't have came close to 4,000 career hits. Homerun hitters strike out a lot and pop up by uppercutting. Pete Rose was the best contact hitter.
Just for the record, of all of the former baseball players who have a voice, I am of the opinion that Pete is the most logical and reasonable speaker. Everyone gets older and our sharpness fades and even Pete Rose had to quit playing baseball eventually. But Pete is an absolute pragmatist And the pure physical logic of what he's talking about is always apparent. And let us remember with or without any notice of scandals from the Empire, he was a baseball manager which means it was his job to talk to the team. He was the only one in the clubhouse who was paid to talk. I think we should be listening to Pete Rose about a lot of things including about how to hit for high average and keep the game moving. If Dave Kingman would have choked up like Rose, he would have been Barry Bonds and that's the truth because Barry Bonds did listen to Pete Rose for his swing. Look it up.
I'm sure RAY FOSSE would agree Pete took All Star Games VERY seriously!!!
They went to dinner the night before that All-Star game!
I saw him play in his last season. The only baseball game I ever went to alone. In cavernous Candlestick Park. I actually got there early. I wanted to see Pete Rose go about his business. There he was, in his forties, player/manager of the Cincinnati Reds. The first major league baseball team. The only player/manager in my lifetime. The player who broke Ty Cobb's hit record. The man who had 44 consecutive days hit streak- in my lifetime. The walking Shakesperian tragedy who played baseball. The star of stars and the real heart and soul of the Big Red Machine. The greatest baseball player in my lifetime. I watched him out-manage the Giants that day, and they won the pennant that year. Pete went 3/5 and stole second base, after he was intentionally walked. In his 40's. You know, watching him interviewed doesn't do him justice. You had to see him play. He had presence. He could play every position very well except pitcher, catcher and shortstop. He had the most home runs of any switch hitter in history. He was a run manufacturer and baseball's most intense competitor. He don't need the Hall of Fame for validation.
I agree with you but he didn't have the most homeruns of any switch hitter. I'm pretty sure Eddie Murray , Mickey Mantle, Chipper Jones and a few more have quite a few more homeruns. Pete wasn't known for hitting homeruns. He had more doubles than anyone in NL history, more hits than anyone in MLB history, but he never hit more than 16 homers in a season. But when you are on teams with Frank Robinson, Johnny Bench, George Foster , Tony Perez , Mike Schmidt etc you don't have to. He got on base and scored. He scored more runs than all but 4 or 5 players in history
I don't think you're accurately recalling the game you saw Pete Rose play in. His last season as a player was 1986 which was his 3rd (and last season) as a player/manager. The Reds never won a pennant with him as a manager. The Giants never won a pennant when Pete was a player/manager. The Giants won the pennant in 1987 and 1989 but Pete Rose wouldn't have been playing in games during those seasons. In his player/manager days, he only stole 13 bases, one of which was at Candlestick, but Pete didn't go 3/5 that day and although he was walked in that game it wasn't intentional. He only inserted himself as a pinch hitter late in that 14 inning game which the Giants won 2-1. Pete will be the first to tell you that all that matters is winning the game, so if the Reds didn't win, then I don't think Pete would say he outmanaged anyone that day. I'm not sure how old you are but you said you went alone to this game at Candlestick, so I'm assuming you were older than 8 years old. If so, then Pete wasn't the only player/manager in your lifetime because Don Kessinger of the Chicago Whitesox was a player/manager in 1979 only 5 years prior to Rose being a player/manager.
Pete gets nowhere near the appreciation he deserves because of the gambling scandal ... but he never bet against his own team. He did lie that he never gambled. And now that gambling is legit, what does that say about the condemnation he got ? No, it wasn't deserved... I loved his comments about "we're rebuilding", that wasn't part of his career at all. This is a guy who would sprint down to first after a walk. If he hit a single, he would challenge the outfielder with his turn. Pete was the lead off man of the best team I have ever followed. And he is right, it takes a whole team to do what they did. As far as I'm concerned Pete Rose is the greatest baseball player of all time...
@@andrewbrewer7702 What do you mean gambling is legit? What does that have to do with Rule 21 which he broke and is still in place? He disgraced the game, and he deserves the punishment he brought on himself. How do you know he never bet against his own team? They never followed up on the allegations that said he did bet against the Reds. Besides if he didn't bet on the Reds on every game, that's like tipping off the bookies that he has no confidence that night and that he may very well hold players out to save them for the next game when he will bet. He tainted the game and broke the cardinal rule that was in every clubhouse in the MLB. He knew what the punishment was for breaking the rule. That's great that you think he's the best player of all time, but he singlehandedly set baseball back 70 years the day the story broke about his gambling and he made it worse by lying and blaming MLB for the supposed witch hunt. He put his current team at the time as well as the players and manager of the Big Red Machine through such pain by having to answer questions about him for all those years while he was lying. The Big Red Machine was amazing but there are other teams that did the same if not more than they did before and afterwards.
Oh I think the punishment for Rose was justified. I also think that Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Maguire, Canseco and the rest of the steroid cheaters are scumbags. They never get into the HOF. .Never...Cause they were imposters. We knew who Pete Rose was. .He's the player/manager asshole who gambled on baseball. He's my favorite and easily the greatest baseball player ever. The 4000+ hits proves it. Rickey Henderson is the second best...Shoeless Joe Jackson was greatness cut short. Cheater. .Pete R.wrung every last bit of ability out of himself. The only bright spot to the tragedy of being his own worst enemy was it came at the end of his career...Yeah he was cocky, arrogant..no self-effacing superstar. But godamnit, in his case it was justified.
Pete-"I watch baseball everyday"
Me: Wow after all this time and all he's been through, Pete still loves the game!
Pete- "You know I live in Vegas"
Me: Oh.
😂 That Gambling bum.
“You’re rebuilding? Ok, tell me when you have rebuilt and I’ll come back to spend my money”
So true. These teams get rid of the big players and expect you to still spend money, leaving the fans as the only ones taking a hit. You wanna cut cost? No problem, we will too by not going to as many games.
Story Of my life as an A’s fan
Pete Rose needs to be a Color Commentator Announcer NOW. He is Epic. Every sentence is golden. Get Pete back in Baseball.
Been saying this for a couple years now: analytics benefits the owners. Not the fans, not the players
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Analytics benefits the Ivy League families who are able to have their kids employed on the baseball gravy train. Shame on owners for abandoning the craft of the game.
Let him in
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PETE ROSE Great baseball speaker, great baseball player, great baseball fan.
"Eat before you go to the game"! hahaha
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I'm sure the ballpark vendors in the owners love that one! But when you're selling a hotdog for nine dollars and a beer for $11 that cost about $1.50 total, it makes perfect sense
Rose has absolutely no filter in words or actions and never has. My college roommate knew a sports writer who got invited to a dinner with Pete & several other people. The conversation got kind of raunchy as the night went on and someone bet Rose that he wouldn't go down on his wife on the table. He picked her up plopped her on the table and uh, won the bet. Seems like it was for a couple hundred bucks. The man likes gambling and winning I guess you could say.
Put him in the HOF
I could listen to Pete all day preaching baseball gospel ! The mlb commissioner should pay this man for daily advice ! Our national pastime needs this man in the Hall for crying out loud !!
Great listening to him.
As many have said he really has such knowledge about the game. Amazing. I am conflicted about him being reinstated so he can manage which he says he would love to & going to the hof
How can anyone dislike this man?
For lying to us for 30 years, uhh..let me guess.
I agree with Pete Rose 100%
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Stop making sense Pete. Love this guy.
pete deserves to be in hall of fame.
this guy should be the new head of mlb
"I hate pitchers. Pitchers are trying to get my ass out. I don't like pitchers at all." Wise words from a wise man
I love this man
Greatest baseball player of all time in any era.
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HE SHOULD BE THE BASEBALL COMISSH
Pete's the one that started the downward slide of baseball and then the strike forced the game to really go to the dark side. That's all I have to say about that.
After all the scandals before and since his era, I say let him in. Pete Rose is the illest. Haa.
I can listen to him for hours.
Me too👍
Pete Rose is a true American let him back in baseball he's a legend
Tell em how you really feel Pete!!!
Pete still lives and breathes for baseball yet MLB continues to shun him. His passion for the sport is and will always be on another level. Much respect for Charlie Hustle.
Thanks Pete for beating American Leagues ass 16/17.
What sickens me most is how some other players/ex players agree that Pete should not be on hall of fame and they SCOLD him about Betting on baseball..They are so Disingenuous about their feelings about Pete..."Wah Wah mommy he bet on Baseball 200 years ago mommy Wah Wah"...Phony little whiny girls
The one thing he had and the players (all sports) of his day had... that is only partially true today. They wanted to WIN more than anything!
I also think that the Owners wanted to win more back then. A ball team wasn't an investment or owning one so much of a status symbol back then. The wealthy people who owned the teams often really loved the game. And there was an element of we're doing this for our city and community. Something to bring people together.
Branch Rickey wanted to win and his Brooklyn Dodgers to have the best players and to do that he was willing to cross an awful lot of people by bringing in Jackie Robinson. The Busch family in Saint Louis seemed to really love the team when I was growing up. George Steinbrenner, say about him what you will & I've probably said worse lol, He really wanted to win.
The Marlins won the World Series and immediately sold away all their stars. That was a WTF? moment for me. Can't blame players for not being as committed as they once were when their bosses, the owners just won't put any sweat into the game. I'm biased but I think the Cardinals have been more loyal to their great players thus able to keep them around more than other teams and in turn the fans are loyal and players often say some of the best baseball fans. Gave the Red Sox a standing ovation when they beat us in the World Series because it was hard fought and an historic moment in baseball everyone could appreciate. Ticket sales for such a small city & metro area are really good. Because the team is run right. Not for money but to win. I hope I'm not jinxing us but players care more when owners and the fans really care about and support them. People have taken less money than they coulda got elsewhere to stay and play in St. Louis.
Nobody turns up for Marlin's games? Surprised pikachu face!
Pete Rose is funny 😁 pretty smart too
Pete Rose is as intelligent as it gets. No wonder he was the best contact hitter in MLB.
What’s your name ? Sarina ? Oh that was it last week. OMG I’m dying here !
I remember going to a game in the early eighties and Pete Rose was playing first base. At this time he was on the Phillies who were playing against the Reds at riverfront. We were sitting near The dugout on the first base side and I remember I could hear Pete yelling encouragement and advising players on where to play , where to position themselves. He must have been 40 years old at the time but seemed to have twice the energy of anyone else on the field and definitely the most enthusiasm I'd ever seen from a baseball player. It stuck in my mind. He was the example of how I would play from then on. I didn't have as much success as Pete but I had fun and tried to be a good teammate
Hated Rose back in the 70's because he he was the perfect adversary to other great teams. But I love him now. I appreciate how hard he played and how he approached the game. Great memories.
Preach!
Pete..i collected your cards in the late 70s an early 80s,LOVED U IN MONTREAL.Truth is i admired you and a fella named Rickey Henderson..that is what started my baseball obsession.football has nothing on the grand sport!-no Collison at the plate,no slides into 2nd etc..nets to protect texting fans?..5 inning starts.95 pitch count?-for 25 million/yr!-i miss Thurmon Munson.Bob Gibson.Pete!.the only guy I loved old school style is Vladimir Guerrero and correcting myself,born n raised MN ....KIIIIIIRRBBBYYYY💛
I just have to say that Pete Rose is one of the greatest ambassadors of baseball that has ever lived mentally he never made a mental mistake on the field he played the game the way it should be and as far as the Hall of Fame if he doesn't make it it's called the whole shame he bet on baseball fine but he didn't bet on baseball as a player he did it as a manager so as a player he should be in the hall for sure
What if he bet as a player? What's your stance then?
How Pete Rose isn't a major league manager Is amazing!
Not if you recall how he lost his job as a major league manager. But he'd be a far better commissioner than Manfred.
You're not serious are you?
Get Nuts Pete !!Tell them like it is
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If you're outside of America , you can watch any MLB game , no blackouts.
Crazy how Americans are blacked out from watching their own game.
That's a load of $hit isn't it!? I live about 65 miles south of Lexington, Kentucky and when I first moved up here I had Directv installed and bought the NFL Package so I could watch Cincinnati Bengals games. If the game wasn't soldout the Thursday before the game was to be played it was blacked out!! Even though I live 140, 150 miles south of Cincinnati and I paid EXTRA for NFL Sunday Ticket!! I called Directv and told them to come get their f'n dish off my property because if I have to return it it's coming through the front window of their Headquarters!! haha
Never really followed Pete Rose even though I am the perfect age to have been a fan of his. Disappointed with his actions that caused the ban from baseball but he is fabulous to listen to! He is incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining when talking baseball.
Pete is still the BEST all around MLB player of All - Time. The HOF is not directly connected to MLB or under their management. Hall of Fame is for the FANS not MLB owners and until ROSE is in the Hall of Fame will I consider making the trip to Cooperstown.
And if Rose ever gets in, there are a number of Hall of Famers that won't show up. Luckily for Rose he's outliving most of them so that list is getting smaller every year. Either way, I don't think Cooperstown is going to make a change to get you to show up.
Pete was good at doing his homework in April, May, June, July, August, and September. Reggie was good at taking the Test in October.
As I watch MLB Network and see the sports betting odds scrolling across the bottom of the screen, see and hear the MLB broadcast personalities promoting fantasy sports betting on air, and see sports gambling companies as major sponsors of MLB; it's time to reinstate Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and induct them into the Hall of Fame. If MLB is going to actively and blatantly encourage people to bet money on MLB games by promoting sports gambling in an invasive manner, what Pete and Joe did doesn't matter anymore.
why did they get rid of pete on whiparound again? id be glad i'm not on that show if you're next to guys like nick swisher every night. and of course he mentioned the fact that it's just a home run highlight show these days
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i can listen to this guy talk all day..just knows the game
He is so right about how baseball cares too much about home runs it's the same with the nba which has become a 3 pt contest.
It’s true. I’ve seen lots of pitchers get to the majors and do well initially until the hitters learn his pitches and control.
100% pure baseball wisdom that the game is desperately missing. I wish he was a majority owner (of the A's). Im from Oakland
Put Pete in the hall of fame. Cmon!
Pete is no rocket scientist but he knows baseball
“Then, eat before you go!” Lol. Pete will always be Baseball to me. Loved watching him play.
I could listen to this guy all day! He played Minor league ball with the Macon Peaches in my home town of Macon, Ga. Same home of the Allman Brothers Band!
Pete is soooooooo mfk'n funny!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂
Best baseball personality ever! He should be in the Hall of Fame and have his own radio show!
Pete Rose IS baseball. The Hall of Fame is not the HOF without Rose.
there are worse people in the HOF than this man, he will always be a hero of mine
Any cocaine financiers in the Hall? Not to mention the statutory rape.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/03/21/rose-investigator-pete-belong-game/25112355/
I would listen to Pete Roses’s rants all day. The guy is right. No politically correctness, tell it like it is . Love it!
Let. Pete. In.
I watched in person some of the greats including the 4 M and M boys but watching Pete play a NYP game at age 19 when I was 9, was everlasting.
I wish this man had the time, desire, and the money to do what the rock did with the XFL football league. He would bring back baseball the way it was meant to be played. Breaking up double plays. Knocking over the catcher. Smart winning baseball.balance. Not just homeruns in strikeouts.
Yeah...there's nothing better than watching defenseless wide receivers going up for a ball and getting their head taken off and having the defender say, "Not in my house" or a defenseless catcher trying to catch a throw from the outfield get nailed by a runner with their shoulder down while they're still looking for the throw. (I'm being sarcastic. I'm afraid you won't be able to tell.)
this guy has a lot of energy
Pete tells it like it is; GREAT player and a superb baseball mind. It would be an absolute BLAST to be able to sit down with Pete & watch a game together, ya know? And screw the HOF; the baseball establishment would be smart to make Pete the damn Commissioner of Baseball for that matter. And hey, I be in my middle-60s, & I'm a life-long Giants fan!
As a passionate Cincinnatian, I do NOT think Pete deserves to be in the HoF...yet. He broken the Platinum rule in ALL of sports by betting on the game including games in which he had some control over the outcome(s).
With that said, I love Pete. He is like a breathe of fresh air after a 14-hour flight. And he is incredibly knowledgeable about the game and history of the game. I LOVE watching/listening to him talk. (BTW, if you enjoyed this video = go watch the video of Pete schooling Alex Rodriquez and Frank ? (White Sox 1st baseman).)
Yet? When will he be, according to you? Does he need more hits?
Hall of Famer! No Question...it's about what u did on the field.
I’ve never really played the game, and I could listen to him all day long
Pete Rose is a great human he's a true ambassador of the game a great mind.
Speaks his mind
Here's Pete telling us that if someone hits a homerun but they didn't win the game, then he doesn't care. Don't tell us about it. Let's not forget you can find Pete talking to Frank Thomas he went 5 for 5 against Gaylord Perry in one game. Reds lost 10-4.
I love pete rose, he has no political correct establishment to obey.
Pete Rose will go down at the greatest athlete in the history of sports to not be named into his sports hall of fame..
Pete Rose IS Baseball
PETE ROSE IS RIGHT! Home runs are cool, but anyone who has ever been to a game knows that an RBI hustle triple with two outs in the ninth to tie the game is a lot more fucking exciting.
Pete the thing is this generation is the participation certificate generation, bragging that you won 16 of 17 games could get mistaken for bullying