They can bash Pete all they want, but he was a winner. World Series rings, division championships. Played the game the way it should be played. A few of his stats; “By the time he retired as a player in 1986, Rose had a record career total of 4,256 hits. His other records included most games played, 3,562; most times at bat, 14,053; and most seasons with 200 hits or more, 10 (equaled by Ichiro Suzuki in 2010). His lifetime batting average was .303.”
Most times at bat is the key to every reason he’s famous.
>> They can bash Pete all they want, but he was a winner. World Series rings, division championships. <<
By that logic, Pat Borders belongs in the Hall of Fame: 1992 and 1993 World Series Winner, 1993 World Series MVP. Rose has two rings, but a .269 WS batting average with a .369 slugging percentage ain’t gonna win HIM any WS MVPs.