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General Category => Sports/Entertainment/MSM/Social Media => Topic started by: Machiavelli on August 21, 2014, 06:23:43 pm

Title: Pete Rose: 'I've Been Led to Believe That America Is a Forgiving Country'
Post by: Machiavelli on August 21, 2014, 06:23:43 pm

Personally, I would like to see the ban against Pete Rose lifted. I would like to see him reinstated. I would also like to see him elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

William Bigelow
Breitbart Sports
August 21, 2014

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In a touching interview with Jeremy Schaap of ESPN, Pete Rose spoke of the reasons why he gambled on baseball, acknowledging he made a terrible mistake when he gambled and also erred in signing away his future when he was suspended. Prompted by Schaap, he concluded with a plea to Bud Selig to let him back in the game for which he has such a passion.

More (http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Sports/2014/08/21/Pete-Rose-I-ve-Been-Led-to-Believe-that-America-is-a-Forgiving-Country)

Video: Jeremy Schaap interviews Pete Rose on ESPN: Rose Opens Up About Lifetime Ban, Regrets (http://tinyurl.com/jvkuka8)

Title: Re: Pete Rose: 'I've Been Led to Believe That America Is a Forgiving Country'
Post by: truth_seeker on August 21, 2014, 07:16:26 pm

Compared to sports figures that were/are wife beaters, rapists, drug users, various cheaters, assorted thugs, Pete Rose's indiscretions were moderate.

I say put him in the Hall of Fame, for his performance in the game itself. Use an asterisk for his personal behavior.

Title: Re: Pete Rose: 'I've Been Led to Believe That America Is a Forgiving Country'
Post by: Lando Lincoln on August 21, 2014, 07:44:12 pm

I've never liked the guy.  Never.  But he and Selig need to talk.