agree..that was a cheap shot. Being it was an “exhibition” game, Fosse wasn’t properly prepared for a hit like that. For some, that made Rose a hero, i thought it as cheap.
Being that it was a baseball game, Fosse should have known what happens when you block home plate, particularly without having the baseball.
Being that it was Pete Rose, Fosse should have really known what happens when you block home plate without having the baseball.
Being that it was just an 'exhibition' All-Star Game that was tied in the bottom on the 12th with Pete Rose on second when a single was hit up the middle, Ray Rosse should never have come three to four feet up the line without the ball to block home plate, and he did so at his own risk.
Not only that, but catchers frequently hurt runners by blocking the plate.
If Rose was at fault by being overeager to score the winning run in the bottom of the 12th of an 'exhibition game,' Fosse was equally overeager to prevent the winning run from scoring in the bottom of the 12th of an 'exhibition game' by coming three to four feet up the line to block the plate, perhaps moreso.
Fosse is the one who put both Fosse and Rose in physical danger.
The game is played the way it is played. “Exhibition” changes nothing.
Either you play All-Out all of the time, or you are on the way out.
.