Tag: Pete Rose

LOOK: Pete Rose spends time with the Alabama football team

Pete Rose visits with the Alabama football team during fall camp!

Fall camp 2023 is in full swing for [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football. The Tide is nearly a week into its practice activities and that means it is time for Coach Saban to bring in famous guest speakers to talk to his team.

On Tuesday night, legendary baseball player Pete Rose spoke to the team in Tuscaloosa following its fifth practice of the fall.

Rose, 82 is arguably one of the greatest baseball players of all time and was known for his incredible hustle on the diamond. His play earned him the nickname “Charlie Hustle”.

Alabama shared a few pictures from Rose’s visit with the team on social media!

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Pete Rose’s misogynistic response to a woman Phillies reporter disgusted MLB fans

Pete Rose showed his true colors with this answer to a woman Phillies reporter’s question.

Pete Rose continues to be a repulsive blemish on the Philadelphia Phillies and baseball as a whole.

The Phillies honored their 1980 World Series championship team Sunday and brought Rose back onto the field in Philadelphia as part of the celebration. Most known for his lifetime ban from baseball after betting on the Cincinnati Reds while he played for and managed the team, Rose also has been accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a minor during the 1970s.

In 2017, an unidentified woman accused Rose of statutory rape as the two allegedly had a sexual relationship before she turned 16, which was the age of consent in Ohio. At the time of the relationship — which Rose acknowledged but denied happened before she was 16 — the MLB’s all-time hits leader was in his mid-30s and married with two kids.

When the story came to light, the Phillies canceled their plans to honor Rose and induct him into their Wall of Fame that same year. Five years later, however, the Phillies have brought Rose back into the public eye to the dismay of many fans.

Ahead of Sunday’s game, Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Alex Coffey asked Rose what he would say to those who believe his presence at the event sent a negative message to women. Rose’s response? “It was 55 years ago, babe.”

Rose’s response is inappropriate at best and misogynistic at worst. Unfortunately, it only gets worse from here, as after the ceremony, Rose attempted to apologize to Coffey by jokingly offering her a thousand signed baseballs.

When asked by the Associated Press about his interaction with Coffey, Rose said, “if you don’t know a damn thing about it, don’t talk about it.”

Previously, the Phillies defended their decision to bring Rose back for the 1980 World Series celebration:

“In planning the 1980 reunion, we consulted with Pete’s teammates about his inclusion. Everyone wants Pete to be part of the festivities since there would be no trophy in 1980 without him. In addition, the club received permission from the Commissioner’s Office to invite Pete as a member of the championship team.”

As expected, Phillies fans and baseball fans in general were quite disgusted with Rose’s behavior toward a woman reporter who had every right to ask the question she did.

Pete Rose details being offered to play football at Tennessee

Pete Rose details being offered to play football at Tennessee.

Pete Rose is Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader (4,256).

Rose was banned from baseball after the 1989 season when he was Cincinnati’s manager. It was discovered he bet on baseball.

Since his banishment from the game, Rose has been a regular on the public speaking circuit.

Rose appeared at Hardin Valley Academy’s baseball banquet Saturday in Knoxville. He took part in a speaking engagement with Hardin Valley’s players and coaching staff.

Rose also conducted a question-and-answer session with Hardin Valley head coach Tyler Roach.

The all-time hit leader recapped his career and provided encouragement for the Hawks, who went 27-9 in 2021.

Rose told the crowd that football was his true athletic passion growing up. Rose noted he came to the University of Tennessee after the football team recruited him.

He also played in Knoxville while competing in the minor league.

“I’ve been in Knoxville before,” Rose said. “I played here and we beat their team to win the South Atlantic League championship.

“I also came to Tennessee in 1960 when I was offered a football scholarship. Thank God I didn’t take that, because if I had, I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you tonight.”

Rose was National League Rookie of the Year (1963) and the league’s Most Valuable Player (1973).

He also holds Major League Baseball records for games played (3,562), singles (3,215), at-bats (14,053) and outs (10,328).

The 17-time all-star won three World Series championships as a player for Cincinnati (1975-76) and one with Philadelphia (1980).

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Florida man claims he corked Pete Roses bats

What I’m Hearing: Joe Capozzi from the Palm Beach Post visisted man in Florida who claims to of corked bats for Pete Rose in the 1980’s while he was playing for the Montreal Expos.

What I’m Hearing: Joe Capozzi from the Palm Beach Post visisted man in Florida who claims to of corked bats for Pete Rose in the 1980’s while he was playing for the Montreal Expos.

WATCH: Pete Rose asks for reinstatement, citing Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal

Pete Rose is asking MLB commissioner Rob Manfred for another chance.

Pete Rose is asking MLB commissioner Rob Manfred for another chance.

USA Today Sports is reporting that Rose and his representation sent a 19-page letter to Manfred on Wednesday, asking for his name to be removed from MLB’s ineligible list. He was banned for life from baseball in 1989 for betting on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds.

Rose’s argument points to the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and Manfred’s hesitance to punish active players for their participation in a scheme that almost certainly changed the outcome of games.

Here’s an excerpt of the letter sent to Manfred from Rose’s representation:

“However, in recent years, intentional and covert acts by current and past owners, managers, coaches, and players altered the outcomes of numerous games, including the World Series, and illegally enhanced both team and player performance. It has never been suggested, let alone established, that any of Mr. Rose’s actions influenced the outcome of any game or the performance of any player. Yet for the thirty-first year and counting, he continues to suffer a punishment vastly disproportionate to those who have done just that.”

Rose petitioned Manfred to be reinstated in 2015 but was denied. If Rose were to be reinstated, he would be eligible for consideration for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose believes Astros’ cheating was worse than his betting on the sport

According to Pete Rose, the Astros’ cheating scandal is worse than what he did to be put on the league’s permanently ineligible list.

According to Pete Rose, the Astros’ cheating scandal is worse than what he did to be put on the league’s permanently ineligible list.

Pete Rose offered a weak defense for the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal

Uh, no.

The Houston Astros have been embroiled in scandal amid accusations that the club instituted a technology-aided system to steal signs from opponents beginning with the 2017 season.

In the month since those initial comments from former Astros pitcher Mike Fiers and three anonymous Astros sources were published in The Athletic, MLB fans have taken a deep dive into game video to expose a relay system that involved a banging noise to signify off-speed pitches. Even the Astros’ World Series documentary revealed the likely sign-stealing setup just off from the dugout.

No part of the operation was subtle, but former MLB legend Pete Rose still isn’t buying that the Astros were cheating. According to Rose — who, at 78, is still banned for life by MLB for gambling on baseball — the Astros couldn’t have had the time to properly relay pitches to the batter.

In addition to throwing in a creepy catcalling whistle to make an argument against the Astros’ whistling, Rose’s Astros defense came off as someone entirely unaware of the scandal’s details.

Rose said:

“I can’t imagine when a pitcher gets a sign and throws a pitch to me, how someone had time to tell me what the pitch was.”

Well, Pete, this was how:

Even the game’s quickest working pitchers need around 15 seconds between pitches — guys like Wade Miley or Steven Matz. The Astros allegedly had a live feed of the game on a monitor just off from the dugout. There was more than enough time for a team employee to recognize the pitch signal and to bang an object against a trashcan before the delivery even started.

Like, we can hear and see it, Pete. It’s all on video.

The Astros will need to mount a defense with MLB, sure, but their chances won’t look great if they take after Rose’s argument here.

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