Pete rose
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Rose says steroid use in the MLB in the 90s was obvious and remembers the first time he realized something illegal was going on. Rose also says that he believes his friend Barry Bonds when Bonds says he didn’t knowingly take PEDs.
Pete Rose shares his motivation for betting on baseball as a manager, how he always felt in control of his gambling and why he thinks the MLB should ‘get over it.’
Rose recalls climbing on the roof of a station wagon at 50 mph, a unique strategy for free long distance calls and what he most remembers from showering Joe DiMaggio in Vietnam during the War.
Rose recounts a reinstatement meeting with Bud Selig in which he was surprised with the outcome and expresses his aspirations to manage a team, if allowed.
Rose says the MLB’s focus on the long ball as a way to gain fans has been detrimental to the game and talks of his infamous home plate collision during the 1970 All Star Game.
Pete Rose on how he benefitted from having a family connection to the Cincinnati Reds, how his dad was responsible for motivating Pete to be great and why he cried during a nine-minute standing ovation after he broke the record for most career hits (4,192).
Pete Rose on befriending Frank Robinson and other black teammates, when the Reds organization said it was a problem and when he first met Satchel Paige, who didn’t know who Rose was, even though he was leading the league in hitting at the time.
Pete Rose describes how MLB teams could dictate player salaries without the presence of free agency, why he held out every year and why spring training is too long.
Pete Rose talks about when he bested an opposing manager who was trying to play mind games by tipping pitches. Plus, Rose recounts a hot game in Cincinnati when umpire Shag Crawford told him to swing the bat, because he was calling strikes no matter what.
Pete Rose discusses his disdain for mental errors and his pride for having the highest fielding percentage of any outfielder in MLB history. Plus, Rose talks about losing and how – despite what many parents tell their little leaguers – it matters.
Pete Rose on why his 44-game hitting streak did a lot of good for Major League Baseball, including former Braves owner, Ted Turner.
Baseball hit king Pete Rose explains why he thinks the MLB is the easiest place to hit. He explains why rookie pitchers gave him problems at the plate, plus which pitchers he knew he could provoke and which pitchers he knew better than to mess with.
Pete Rose and Joe DiMaggio – two of baseball’s most illustrious hitters – didn’t play in the MLB at the same time, but they did team up for a USO-sponsored tour in 1967. Rose shares stories from their travels around Vietnam together during the war, including a 130 mph helicopter flight to avoid ground fire.
17-time All-Star Pete Rose looks back on the 1970 MLB All-Star Game, which he helped the National League win by running over catcher Ray Fossey at the plate and scoring the winning run. Rose says he’s obligated to the fans to do everything possible – within the rules – to try and win the game.
