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Thread: Pete Rose FYIs
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06-16-2010, 10:14 PM #11
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Re: Photo matched PR4192 Rose bat with surprise!!!!
fyi, here's a quote from page 165 of "Countdown To Cobb"
I'm getting asked a lot why I'm not starting myself against left-handers. ... When I played last year for Montreal, I didn't start against many lefthanders. I did early, but not late. When I came back to Cincinnati on August 17, I just decided to keep it that way.
During spring training this year I never had any doubt that Tony Perez would make our ball club, but he was primarily going to be my best pinch-hitter. I let him start at first base early in the season (beginning in the second week of May) and he did well against lefthanders, so I continued to use him against them.
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06-16-2010, 11:39 PM #12
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Re: Pete Rose FYIs
fyi, here's a quote from page 196 of "Countdown To Cobb" that might shed light on what Pete would be wearing during batting practice in 1985
Saturday, September 7
Today was a scorcher. The termperature in Chicago reached 99 degrees and it was humid.
The weather got to me in batting practice. I got sicker than a dog and had to go in and take a cold shower. I guess I didn't realize how hot it was because, as usual, I wore a sweat jacket at practice. Larry Starr, our trainer, said that's probably why I got sick.
I felt OK once the game started, but I didn't get any hits.
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06-16-2010, 11:49 PM #13
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Re: Photo matched PR4192 Rose bat with surprise!!!!
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06-17-2010, 12:21 AM #14
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06-17-2010, 12:43 AM #15
Re: Pete Rose FYIs
FYI, who cares? He cheated.
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06-17-2010, 04:24 AM #16
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Re: Pete Rose FYIs
fyi, Here's an interesting quote from page 145 of "Countdown To Cobb."
"Wednesday, July 24
... I had two singles today, which leaves me 31 hits short of breaking the Cobb record. We've got 70 games to go.
I singled to right in the first inning off Rick Aguilera to give us a 1-0 lead. He threw me the same pitch that I had swung on and missed before. I just choked up on the bat a little more the second time. Made the bat lighter and quicker. He was throwing a little harder than I thought."
This makes me wonder why Rose would need to use a lighter, corked bat if he could just choke up on his regular bat.
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06-17-2010, 08:20 AM #17
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Re: Pete Rose FYIs
Why don't you just post the whole book in this thread? I'm not quite sure what your point is here.
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06-17-2010, 08:42 AM #18
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Re: Pete Rose FYIs
Can you post the part where he denies cheating over and over again only to admit it years later.
I hope you are not quoting this lying degenerates book as truth, the dude has a long history of lying.
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06-17-2010, 12:11 PM #19
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Re: Pete Rose FYIs
Because he might have believed the cork gave him an advantage, a little extra pop off the bat. This was before several studies and tests were done to see if cork actually helped. It's the reason why anyone from baseball would try cork....because everyone is always looking for an edge.
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06-17-2010, 12:21 PM #20
Re: Pete Rose FYIs
FYI...
If you punch Pete Rose Bat into an anagram engine you get Operate Bets.Greg
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