I have fond memories of Pete Rose because he was the spark that helped the Phillies win their first World Series in 1980. That generation of Phillies was perhaps their greatest team, but it was never good enough to get past the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers. The Phillies paid Rose the "incredible salary" of $1 million for that season.
I remember in the final game of that series when Rose grabbed a foul popup that was almost hit the ground. Given the Phillies usual performance, that Royals batter would have probably hit a home run o the next pitch and snatched another loss from the jaws of victory.
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
@coolstanley said:
Astros players got a slap on the wrist for cheating. It's time to put Rose in the hall already.
Number of inductees should be frozen at the current level. To add a new player, current member should be removed.
Cooperstown can start by throwing out Jack Morris and adding Rose.
If someone deserves to be kicked out of the Hall of Fame, it's Charles Comiskey. That old skin flint was as responsible as anyone for the 1919 Black Sox scandal. He found anyway he could to short change his players and was too much jerk to be approachable when one of them, Buck Weaver, might have told him about the scandal. It really fried my bacon when the White Sox management named the new Comiskey Party after him, yet again,
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
@coolstanley said:
Astros players got a slap on the wrist for cheating. It's time to put Rose in the hall already.
Number of inductees should be frozen at the current level. To add a new player, current member should be removed.
Cooperstown can start by throwing out Jack Morris and adding Rose.
If someone deserves to be kicked out of the Hall of Fame, it's Charles Comiskey. That old skin flint was as responsible as anyone for the 1919 Black Sox scandal. He found anyway he could to short change his players and was too much jerk to be approachable when one of them, Buck Weaver, might have told him about the scandal. It really fried my bacon when the White Sox management named the new Comiskey Party after him, yet again,
@BillJones said:
I have fond memories of Pete Rose because he was the spark that helped the Phillies win their first World Series in 1980. That generation of Phillies was perhaps their greatest team, but it was never good enough to get past the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers. The Phillies paid Rose the "incredible salary" of $1 million for that season.
I remember in the final game of that series when Rose grabbed a foul popup that was almost hit the ground. Given the Phillies usual performance, that Royals batter would have probably hit a home run o the next pitch and snatched another loss from the jaws of victory.
I forget exactly. Was that the one that popped out of Boone's glove, and Rose snatched it?
@BillJones said:
I have fond memories of Pete Rose because he was the spark that helped the Phillies win their first World Series in 1980. That generation of Phillies was perhaps their greatest team, but it was never good enough to get past the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers. The Phillies paid Rose the "incredible salary" of $1 million for that season.
I remember in the final game of that series when Rose grabbed a foul popup that was almost hit the ground. Given the Phillies usual performance, that Royals batter would have probably hit a home run o the next pitch and snatched another loss from the jaws of victory.
I forget exactly. Was that the one that popped out of Boone's glove, and Rose snatched it?
Something like that.
It was 44 years ago. Hard to believe …. After 1964 and several years of playoff losses, it was a wonderful event for “phrustrated Phillies phans.”
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
@BillJones said:
I have fond memories of Pete Rose because he was the spark that helped the Phillies win their first World Series in 1980. That generation of Phillies was perhaps their greatest team, but it was never good enough to get past the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers. The Phillies paid Rose the "incredible salary" of $1 million for that season.
I remember in the final game of that series when Rose grabbed a foul popup that was almost hit the ground. Given the Phillies usual performance, that Royals batter would have probably hit a home run o the next pitch and snatched another loss from the jaws of victory.
I forget exactly. Was that the one that popped out of Boone's glove, and Rose snatched it?
Something like that.
It was 44 years ago. Hard to believe …. After 1964 and several years of playoff losses, it was a wonderful event for “phrustrated Phillies phans.”
Comments
Astros players got a slap on the wrist for cheating. It's time to put Rose in the hall already.
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
Ignore list -Basebal21
Number of inductees should be frozen at the current level. To add a new player, current member should be removed.
Cooperstown can start by throwing out Jack Morris and adding Rose.
Thankfully the risk of that ever happening is near zero.
I have fond memories of Pete Rose because he was the spark that helped the Phillies win their first World Series in 1980. That generation of Phillies was perhaps their greatest team, but it was never good enough to get past the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers. The Phillies paid Rose the "incredible salary" of $1 million for that season.
I remember in the final game of that series when Rose grabbed a foul popup that was almost hit the ground. Given the Phillies usual performance, that Royals batter would have probably hit a home run o the next pitch and snatched another loss from the jaws of victory.
If someone deserves to be kicked out of the Hall of Fame, it's Charles Comiskey. That old skin flint was as responsible as anyone for the 1919 Black Sox scandal. He found anyway he could to short change his players and was too much jerk to be approachable when one of them, Buck Weaver, might have told him about the scandal. It really fried my bacon when the White Sox management named the new Comiskey Party after him, yet again,
Disco Demolition Park would have been catchy.
Disturbing report here about Pete being turned away at a hospital five days before he died:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/doctors-sent-pete-rose-home-from-hospital-five-days-before-he-died-as-new-details-emerge-about-mlb-icon-s-death/ar-AA1rUqZn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=e5c6a5774ac14c32a7b078ab776f6151&ei=14
Steve
I forget exactly. Was that the one that popped out of Boone's glove, and Rose snatched it?
Something like that.
It was 44 years ago. Hard to believe …. After 1964 and several years of playoff losses, it was a wonderful event for “phrustrated Phillies phans.”