¶ … Pete Rose. Discussed are his career and the different perceptions of him. Six sources used. MLA.
Pete Rose
Few names in baseball stir as much controversy and create as much passion as the name Pete Rose. His career is unarguably outstanding. However, the verdict still seems to be out regarding his ethics. The fact that he bet on games really isn't the issue, most people believe and accept that he did. The fact that he was banned for life from baseball, although most people feel it was far too harsh a punishment for his crime, isn't the issue. What is the issue is his place in baseball history, namely the Baseball Hall of Fame. For the past decade, his banishment from this honorary induction has sparked debates among fans, sports writers, the baseball commission, and the general public. Always cocky and often self-promoting, Pete Rose is indeed a legend in his own time, as his baseball record enters the new millennium unbroken.
One of four children, Pete Edward Rose was born April 14, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Anderson Ferry, Ohio. His father, a semiprofessional football player, encouraged Pete's participation in sports (Pete pg). Like many young boys, Rose spent his childhood playing sports with his friends, particularly baseball, later playing for the local little league team. During high school, he played both baseball and football, however, his skill at baseball brought a contract from the Cincinnati Reds after graduation. Assigned to the Reds minor league team, Rose played for the farm team in Tampa, Florida and the Class B team in Macon, Georgia (Pete pg). Rose once said:
People say I don't have great tools. They say that I can't throw like Ellis Valentine or run like Tim Raines or hit with power like Mike Schmidt. Who can? I make up for it in other ways - by putting out a little bit more. That's my theory - to go through life hustling. In the big leagues, hustle usually means being in the right place at the right time. It means backing up a base. It means backing up your teammate. It means taking that headfirst slide. It means doing everything you can do to win a baseball game" (Pete pg).
Rose climbed through the ranks of the team and by the beginning of the 1963 season was the Red's second base regular. Yankee pitcher, Whitey Ford, was so impressed with Rose's hard-working style, that he nicknamed him 'Charlie Hustle,' a name that ironically would be all too fitting in the decades to come, yet, for other reasons. Rose was named National League Rookie of the Year his first year, hitting.273 that season. Rose retired in 1986, as Major League Baseball's all-time career hits leader. From 1985-1988, he served as manager, "helping the Reds to 4 consecutive 2nd place finishes and was considered to be one of the best managers in baseball" (Pete pg). Rose's career highlights include:
1963 Rookie of the Year
1969 Gold Glove
1970 Gold Glove
1973 National League MVP
1975 World Series MVP
World Series Championships ('75, '76, '80)
Voted Player of the 1970's by The Sporting News
17 All-Star Game Appearances
World Series Appearances
League Championship Series
The Sporting News Man of the Year in 1985
The Last Player-Manager in Major League Baseball
Only Player to have played 500 games at 5 different positions
44 game consecutive hit streak (June 14 - July 31, 1978)
4,256 Hits
14,053 At Bats
3,562 Games
2,165 Runs
746 Doubles
135 Triples
160 Home Runs
1,314 RBI's
198 Stolen Bases or more hits in 10 different games" (Pete pg).
Pete Rose went from being famous to being infamous when he was caught betting on baseball games and received a lifetime ban from baseball from the commission. Although there are staunch supporters of the sentence, the majority of opinion is that it was an unfair action against one of baseball's greatest players. The real outrage for many is that this punishment keeps his name from being included in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In August 2002, Frank Deford of Sport's Illustrated said, " Of course Pete Rose is guilty of betting on baseball...as guilty as Paul Hornung, who bet on NFL games while playing in the NFL but is properly plaqued in Canton" (Deford pg). Deford further states that Rose is as guilty as many baseball immortals who stoke up on steroids, but Rose was only guilty when he was a manager. Deford...
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