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Pete Rose is sad

Earlier this week, we told you about Pete Rose signing 300 balls to be auctioned off with the inscription “I’m sorry I bet on baseball”. The auction house was set to sell them for $1000 each. But why pay $1000 when you can get it direct from Charlie Hustle himself for only $349 (+ $4.99 S/H)?

And that’s not all! If you act now you can get it personalized with your name. If your name is Bob, they already have a ball ready for you. Now, who wants to be the first to order up one addressed to “God”?

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[Pete Rose.com]: Pete Rose Personalized Autographed Baseball with “I’m Sorry I Bet on Baseball” Inscription

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Pete Rose will do anything for money



from baseball-almanac.com

Just like the Black Eyed Peas, Pete Rose will absolutely do anything for money. His latest shameless exploitation of baseball are a bunch of autographed baseballs that have the inscription “I’m sorry I bet on baseball – Pete Rose”.

The balls will be sold by Robert Edwards Auctions at $1000 each. We wonder what Rose is getting for signing 30 balls. But we also have to wonder who are these collectors who are buying up this stuff. If there is no demand for such cheap merchandise then Pete wouldn’t get a dime.

Let’s stop the insanity people. Next thing you know, OJ will be signing footballs with “I’m sorry I killed those people”.

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[MSNBC]: Report: Rose signed balls apologizing for bets

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August 24 in Sports History: Pete Rose is banned


In 1989: Pete Rose accepted a lifetime ban from baseball from then-Commissioner Bart Giamatti for betting on baseball. Although he vehemently denied gambling, Rose still signed off on the ban. Giamatti, who admitted that the decision took an awful toll on his health, died shortly afterwards. Rose, who holds the all-time career hits mark with 4,256, was also declared ineligible for the Hall of Fame. In 2004, he finally admitted to not only betting on baseball, but also on the Reds, the team he was managing at the time. In his book, “My Prison Without Bars,” Rose told current Commissioner Bud Selig that he bet because he “didn’t think he’d get caught.” No player ever declared permanently ineligible has ever been reinstated into baseball.

In 1951: Nobody could pull a PR stunt like St. Louis Browns’ owner Bill Veeck. In a game against the A’s, Veeck held “Grandstand Managers Day“, in which fans made the final decisions for the Browns. Coaches held up placards, and fans would vote yes or no. The 1,100 plus “skippers” apparently made the right ones, as a few of the players they elected to play helped the Browns defeat the A’s 5-3. They also told players when to bunt, steal, and when to change pitchers. www.baseballreliquary.org

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August 1 in Sports History: Raffy caught with steroids



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In 2005: Just 135 days after self-righteously wagging his finger in front of Congress and the nation, claiming, “I have never used steroids, period,” Rafael Palmeiro of the Orioles is suspended for using steroids. Palmeiro stood by the statements he made on March 17, claiming that he did not knowingly take anything illegal (where have we heard that one before?). He was still suspended for 10 days, however, and the Orioles cancelled a celebration of his recent 3,000th hit. Palmeiro only appeared in seven more games and is currently out of baseball.

In 1978: Pete Rose’s National League record-tying 44-game hitting streak came to an end, 12 games short of Joe DiMaggio’s 1941 feat. Rose’s streak (shared with Willie Keeler) began on June 14 in Cincinnati against the Cubs, and ended against pitchers Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber in Atlanta. After the game, Rose publicly blasted both pitchers for not throwing him any fastballs, despite the game being a 16-4 rout in favor of the Braves. Charlie Hustle would go on to become the all-time leader in hits with 4,256. He was permanently banned from baseball for gambling in 1989 (baseball-almanac.com).

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Full Count for Tues May 2 2006: From you, dad. I learned it from watching you!



That’s my boy!

1. Like father, like son: Pete Rose Jr. didn’t exactly have the best fatherly influence growing up. His dad was infamously banned from the Hall of Fame for betting on baseball, and Rose Jr. has now been arrested for selling illegal drugs to his minor league teammates. The drug is a known steroid alternative. Rose was sentenced to one month in prison and five months of home detention, though the crime could have warranted a $1 million fine.

2. Guess who’s back: The first Red Sox-Yankees game of the year was highlighted by Johnny Damon’s return to Fenway Park. Damon, once beloved by Red Sox fans, was booed for thirty seconds in his first plate appearance, and he went 0-4 on the night. David Ortiz, possibly the best hitter in the AL, led the Red Sox to a 7-3 victory with his 3-run homerun in the 8th. It was Ortiz’s 11th homer of the year, giving him the tie for the AL lead. Decent pitching performances for the Red Sox were turned in by Tim Wakefield, Mike Timlin, and Jonathan Papelbon.

3. Unwanted at home: While Damon’s boos in his return to Fenway were expected, we at least thought Jim Thome would get some respect back at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Thome did hit over 300 homeruns in his career for the Indians. But he got even worse treatment than Damon, as he was booed throughout the game by Cleveland fans. Thome went 1-5 with an RBI, but it was Scott Podsednik and Paul Konerko who led the Sox to an 8-6 victory. Konerko hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Podsednik went 4-5 and added a stolen base. For the Indians, Travis Hafner hit his 8th homerun of the year, a grand slam. But it wasn’t enough for Cleveland, who fell to 5.5 games off the White Sox’s lead.

4. Going all the way: Two complete games led two NL teams to wins on Monday. Tim Hudson of the Braves, who has struggled so far this year, had likely the best pitching performance of the season with a one-hitter against the Rockies. The only hit Hudson allowed was ironically to the opposing pitcher, Jason Jennings. Hudson had a hit of his own, which drove in one of the Braves’ two runs. The other complete game was tossed by Bronson Arroyo of the Reds, who allowed four hits and a run in the Reds’ 6-1 win over St. Louis. Arroyo, who is 5-0 on the year, held Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds to a combined 0-7 on the night.

5. Texas hold `em: The Texas Rangers are not known for their pitching. In fact, their hurlers have probably been the only thing holding them back from making the playoffs the last few years. But last night, their pitchers carried them in a 3-0 shutout of the Devil Rays. Kameron Low got the start and the win, with only 4 hits allowed over 7 innings. Francisco Cordero, who has allowed a run in every appearance since April 20, pitched a perfect inning. Akinori Otsuka, now apparently the closer for Texas, got the save. This was the first shutout of the year for the Rangers.