perfidy

In reading through the backlog of posts that I ignored for over a month, I found this gem. Pete Rose has always annoyed me, largely because he played for the Reds. Also, because he is an egomaniacal shitranch.

Once, I heard a radio sports guy say something like this:

If it wasn't for baseball, Pete Rose would either be working a gas station, or robbing it.

While Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Darryl Strawberry, Gaylord Perry, Doc Ellis, and David Wells were certainly not good role models for the kiddies, the fact is they did not commit the cardinal sin of baseball. Ever since the black sox episode back in '19, screwing with the integrity of the game is the biggest no-no. That's why Shitranch Pete is not in the hall, while some who are arguably worse people (Cobb, for instance) are. Rose picked the wrong sin.