After years of denial, in January 2004, in his book My Prison Without Bars, Pete Rose finally admitted that he bet on baseball while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Today, on ESPN Radio, Rose told Dan Patrick and Keith Olberman that he bet on the Reds every night.
Come on, man!
You are not helping your case for reinstatement with stunts like this and your 'I'm sorry I bet on baseball' autographed balls last summer.
Note to Mr. Rose: Shut up. Continue your campaign for reinstatement but do it quietly, not with these sound bytes and publicity stunts.
Note to Commissioner Bud Selig: 4,256 hits. Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame. He deserves to have his #14 retired by the Reds. And he deserves the honor of participating when baseball honors its legends on the field. I don't know if he should be allowed to manage or coach again but he does deserve credit for what he did as a player.
touch with baseball when his childhood heroes Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, and Jim Gantner retired but the Great Home Run Chase of 1998 reignited his passion. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Erik became involved with the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. With this group Erik traveled to Portland, OR and Baltimore, MD to work on construction projects and help the group raise $25,000 to partially sponsor a house in Milwaukee. Also at UWM, Erik met Peter Nagel. The two attended their first Brewers game together during Opening Weekend 2003. Despite their failure to ignite the coals at their first tailgate, the two had a blast and were soon making weekly trips to the ballpark. Erik has gone on to several colleges and changed careers several times, and has moved all the way out to New Hampshire, but has always stayed true to his baseball roots by holding part-time stadium usher jobs. To this day he looks back fondly on his incredible cross-country journey.
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