Thread: Pete Rose, 20 years later...HOF or not?
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Old 07-28-2009, 08:59 PM   #11
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Default Re: Pete Rose, 20 years later...HOF or not?
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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak View Post
I was referring to the fact that he didn't even take a second to sign a ball for me or engage in a quick conversation with me and my dad. Rose is my dads favorite baseball player and the only thing Rose said to us was do you have a ticket. I am all for paying for an autograph as it one of my hobbies but not taking one minute and signing a ball for a kid in the back of a building where nobody else was around is crap.
I had a similar disappointing situation when I met my childhood hero as an adult (Stan Mikita), so I apologize for minimizing your story.
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