RIP Pete Rose

[GoMuskies]

End of an era for sure.

[Xuperman]

Just saw Eduardo Perez report Pete Rose has died.

[Leghorn]

Now I'm getting old. He was a staple of my youth.

[bobbiemcgee]

Hit King is right. Always have to chuckle when a Hugh hoodoo is made when somebody gets 3000.

[nuts4xu]

The man had his flaws, but there was no one that loved his Reds more than Peter Edward Rose.

The Hit King played his effing ass off everytime he took the field. He was a dirt bag west sider that even the most east side Reds fan could love.

When I played sports in my youth, I played like Pete Rose. In my last year of knothole baseball, I wore the uniform with the number 14, even though it was a size too small. When I played first base, I would spike the ball at the end of the inning. I ran to first base when I got walks. He wasn't the most talented player, but he played and worked so hard, he ended up as one of the best to every play the game.

Baseball will never have another Pete Rose. May he rest in peace.

[STL_XUfan]

The man had his flaws, but there was no one that loved his Reds more than Peter Edward Rose.

Especially if it was Reds +1.5

[xubrew]

The man had his flaws, but there was no one that loved his Reds more than Peter Edward Rose.

The Hit King played his effing ass off everytime he took the field. He was a dirt bag west sider that even the most east side Reds fan could love.

When I played sports in my youth, I played like Pete Rose. In my last year of knothole baseball, I wore the uniform with the number 14, even though it was a size too small. When I played first base, I would spike the ball at the end of the inning. I ran to first base when I got walks. He wasn't the most talented player, but he played and worked so hard, he ended up as one of the best to every play the game.

Baseball will never have another Pete Rose. May he rest in peace.

He did have his flaws (obviously) and from all accounts he was a bit of a jerk, but there was still something about him. I've never been quite able to explain it, but the closest I can come is that it was the combination of both his intensity and his joy. You don't often see that. That's actually understating it. You NEVER see that! At least not to the level that you saw it with him.

And, I really do think he was almost addicted to competition. He gambled, but not because he felt like he could make some easy money or "work" the system. I think it was as if he needed the games to be more important than they already were. He never threw a game. Even people who accused him of betting on the Reds acknowledge that he never bet against the Reds. He just needed the competition. He needed the stakes to be even higher. I actually believe that.

There was way more that I liked about him than disliked. And, I know my opinion doesn't matter, and I know it's not shared by everyone, and I know people who disagree with me have a very strong point....but I've ALWAYS felt he belonged in the HOF.

[paulxu]

Hope you can open this, from Rick Reilly.

https://wapo.st/3zHIU52

[MHettel]

I worked at the Mt Adams Bar & Grill and had this long running debate with some of the Bartenders and Lunch Regulars.

They proclaimed Pete Rose as the Best.Baseball.Player.Ever. I still just shake my head at that.

Its one thing to have fans that are loyal. He had fans that were delusional.

[GoMuskies]

Baseball Reference would put Pete #66 on the all-time list with career wins above replacement of 79.5. That ties him with Curt Schilling and leaves him a spot behind Jeff Bagwell.

They have Ken Griffey, Jr. with 83.8 WAR (58th), so it's tough to say Rose is even the greatest baseball player from Cincinnati ever.

It's kind of amusing that none of the best modern players are in the Hall of Fame (Bonds #4, Clemens #8, A-Rod #16). Rickey Henderson is the best "modern" (based on the standards of someone about to turn 50) player to be in the Hall of Fame at #19 (111.1 WAR).