RIP Pete Rose

[Mas-sa-suta]

Always the consumate gamer...
Charlie Hustle..

 

[hookyIU1990]

Put him in the hall!

 

[frikkenfrakken]

Pete Rose's career is a testament to how bad baseball executives used to be. Dude hit .245 with 0 homers, and 17 XBH in 555 plate appearances and an OPS of like .602 in his age 42 season. He was washed. And he got 3 MORE SEASONS after that. Wild.

In his age 39 season, he won a title with the Phillies in a season where he played all 162 games, hit 1 homer, and had 42 doubles. No one puts up numbers that skewed away from power hitting anymore.

Dude's major league career predated the Beatles appearance on Ed Sullivan, and outlasted Zeppelin and good Pink Floyd.

 

[hookyIU1990]

As far as I'm concerned, Pete Rose was the only reason to be a Phillies fan unless you lived there and didn't know anything else.

 

[frikkenfrakken]

As far as I'm concerned, Pete Rise was the only reason to be a Phillies fan unless you lived there and didn't know anything else.

Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton beg to differ, but you should do you.

 

[VanPastorMan]

Always the consumate gamer...
Charlie Hustle..

My Dad,Uncle, Cousin and I went to a game at the old Riverfront when Rose was player manager. I took as many pictures as I could of him. My Grandpa was a HUGE Reds fan and just loved Pete. He was very sad when he left Cincy. My Grandpa did root for the Phillies in 80 when Rose won the WS with them.

 

[hookyIU1990]

Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton beg to differ, but you should do you.

Great players, really don't care for the city and fans though.