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Old 07-28-2009, 08:13 PM   #92
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Default Re: Pete Rose, 20 years later...HOF or not?

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak View Post
Personally based on his credentials as a ball player I 100% think the guy belongs in the hall. He was one hell of a baseball player who played the game the way it was meant to be played-balls to the wall, you go hard on every play. Now having said that I have met the guy and hes a prick.

I was in Cooperstown a number of years ago with my dad and we were coming out of a restroom of the shop where Rose signs stuff every year at the hall of fame inductions and he was right outside the door kind of hanging out. I was probably 16 or so at the time and asked him if he would sign a baseball I had in my pocket. He said to me "do you have a ticket?" I asked him what for and his response was "if you don't have a ticket I won't sign anything" Well the ticket was for 40 bucks to get a ball signed later in the day.
If he is a prick because he signs things for money, then 95% of ex-ballplayers must be pricks.

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you asshat, I didn't get the reference at first,
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