Rose Shows Lack of Respect

ESPN.com | 1/07/04 | Peter Gammons

[thesummerwind]

"Charlie Hustle" .....emphasis on "hustle"!

What a bum.

[South Dakota]

Pete had my respect when he said he didn't bet on baseball games and I believed he should be in the HOF.

Now I find out he lied to me and that he did bet on baseball.

Stay home Pete, don't even think of going to Cooperstown

[duckman]

Vote him in posthumously, this way the player will be honored and Rose the individual will never know once he is dead. When ever that is.

[bibarnes]

He knew the consequences of his actions. Ever since the Black Sox scandal it has been a cardianl rule, Bet on baseball and you are out for life. Which part of life does "Helmet Head" not understand???

[CWOJackson]

I always found the contrast between three famous Cincinnatians interesting.

A young Johnny Bench came to Cincinnati because all he wanted to do was play ball for them. Later in his career he turned down better money to stay with Cincinnati...where he became a member of the community.

Jonas Saulk discovered his cure for polio in Cincinnati...ending the terrible suffering of many people with his contributions.

Pete Rose was born and raised in Cincinnati...he always did everything for himself first. And they named a street after him!

[thesummerwind]

Pingeroo

[TheGeezer]

Rose was at a book signing in Cincinnati and to get it a person had to buy a $25 voucher, then the book, then wait in line to present Petey with the voucher.

A class act, eh?

[dixierat22]

NEVER vote him in..He's no better a player than Shoeless Joe Jackson was. SJJ will never get in HOF even though he denied participation in the Black Sox scandal. Rose has admitted betting on games he was actively engaged in. He's done, For ever!!!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Which part of life does "Helmet Head" not understand???

Certainly he has not yet grasped the part where you can spend MORE than $8 on a haircut...

[Catspaw]

And until Pete Rose proves to me that he cares about something other than Pete Rose

This will never happen.

[You Dirty Rats]

Salk discovered the vaccine in Cleveland, Sabin in Cincinnati.

Salk was first, Sabin's was better.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame...

they should put his face on the urinal cakes.

[CWOJackson]

Duh! Thanks.

[thesummerwind]

Jonas Saulk discovered his cure for polio in ....

The Salk polio vaccine, developed at The University of Pittsburgh, was declared safe, effective, and potent. Jonas Salk and a team of Pitt researchers were the first to develop a successful vaccine for the three types of polio virus. A massive testing of the vaccine in the U.S. and parts of Canada followed. The scope of the trials was unprecedented in medical history. In a few years, polio cases dropped from a high of 57,900 to barely a handful.

Anyhow Johnny Bench was the greatest, and a great guy. I was a Pirate fan when he hit that homerun in the 9th inning of the big playoff game back when the Pirates went on to lose the game on a wild pitch by Bob Moose...... and I still like Johnny Bench after he broke my heart that day.

But, Pete, nah, Pete's in the bush leagues when it comes to integrity. In a way, I feel a little sorry for him, because there was never anyone strong and good enough in his life to slap him firmly into decency!

[CWOJackson]

"The Salk polio vaccine..."

Yes, I already have the quagmire all over my face on that one. Bench was a real gentleman.

[gonewt]

Gammons needs to change his diaper & shut his trap.

Pete Rose the player belongs in the Hall of Fame. Period.

[thesummerwind]

Certainly he has not yet grasped the part where you can spend MORE than $8 on a haircut...

LOL!

[thesummerwind]

they should put his face on the urinal cakes.

LOL! _- the cakes aren't quite fat enough for his head.

[CWOJackson]

And the cakes would charge you for the pleasure.