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Pete Rose: 'I've Been Led to Believe That America Is a Forgiving Country'
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| August 21, 2014
| William Bigelow
Posted on 08/21/2014 10:40:11 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar
Great baseball player, not so much in the human being department.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:14:12 AM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: EveningStar
Ask Roger Clemens how forgiving they are. Congress can be the worst.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:17:16 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(ISIS has started up a slave trade in Iraq. Mission accomplshed, Barack, Mission accomplished.)
To: EveningStar
Is there a hall of shame?
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:22:28 AM PDT
by
right way right
(America has embraced the suck of Freedumb.)
To: Joe Boucher
My FIL knew Bart Giamatti, and we were visiting when he heard the news of Giamatti's passing.
He blamed the stress of dealing with the Rose problem for Giamatti's heart attack.
(He did add Giamatti smoked like a chimney...)
To: EveningStar
Only for those who repent and ask forgiveness, Pete
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:26:29 AM PDT
by
CharleysPride
(non chiedere cio che non si puo prendere)
To: EveningStar
You’ve been forgiven, Pete. You’re not in jail, are you?
To: ozzymandus
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:30:07 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: freedomson
I say this as a long time fan, I forgive you Pete but, I don't want you in the Hall of Fame. That was my first thought as well.
There is no question that Pete Rose is one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but his actions were a disgrace.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:30:28 AM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: EveningStar
It is forgiving but not for stupidity.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:32:05 AM PDT
by
mulligan
(I)
To: EveningStar
Lifetime means lifetime.
Elect him the year after he dies.
I know it sounds cruel, but I have been in major league locker rooms. Its not like anyone can say they did not know gambling is a big no no.
I would love to see Shoeless Joe Jackson reinstated as well.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:32:48 AM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
To: freedomson
I grew up near Cincinnati during the Big Red Machine days. So did I. Right in Cincy. I can still see the Weidermeier sign outside of Crosley Field.
I grew up with Pete Rose, Vada Pinson, Tony Perez, Lee May and Johnny Bench.
My feelings echo yours. Pete was great but he is infamous.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:33:57 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(It is through will alone that I set my mind in motion.)
To: EveningStar
Pete Rose: 'I've Been Led to Believe That America Is a Forgiving Country'
I'd give him extra time just for that.
To: ilgipper
Id like to see him in the HOF, but not allowed to be involved in baseball. As much as I detest Bonds, Id like to see him in the HOF, too. He earned it before he buffed up. Clemens earned it too. Most of those other guys..Sosa McGuire and all relied on the drugs to get their HOF numbers, but not the other two, IMO
I am one who thinks the entire body of work on the field should be the criteria. Rose on the field is on a very short list of the greatest players ever, and he should have a place.
I agree on all your points, except that I'm ambivalent on whether or not Rose is involved in baseball.
To: Vermont Lt
Agreed (see post 11), but Shoeless Joe should get in before Pete.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:38:59 AM PDT
by
kosciusko51
(Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
To: freedomson
I grew up near Cincinnati during the Big Red Machine days I grew up in Southern California and was a fan of the Blue Crew when the Big Red Machine was their arch-rival.
To: Vermont Lt; All
Lifetime means lifetime.
From Wikipedia:Giamatti granted Rose one concession: Rose could apply for reinstatement once a year for as long as he lived after ten years. Rose has subsequently applied for reinstatement four times; all four reinstatement requests have been rejected. After years of denial, Rose admitted that "everything" the Dowd Report contained was the complete, unadulterated truth.
To: Calvin Locke
Vincent and Giamatti are bureaucrats and I do not think they ever played the game.
While Rose bet on the game he also was the best hitter and hustle man in the game.
Long time has gone by, let him in for goodness sakes.
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:43:36 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
To: EveningStar
>>> ‘I’ve Been Led to Believe That America Is a Forgiving Country’
Just that ONE statement showed the guy’s still manipulative .....
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:44:15 AM PDT
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
To: OftheOhio
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posted on
08/21/2014 11:50:11 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(Directive 10-289 lives)
To: Joe Boucher
Forgive? Yes. Hall of Fame? Hell, no.
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posted on
08/21/2014 12:00:23 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
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