As many of us know the Mitchell report came out which listed many pro ballplayers who allegedly used performance enhancing drugs. It took him 18 months to investigate and put a report together so I tend to believe a fair share of what it said. This undoubtedly casts a dark shadow on America's game and leaves us to question our heroes and their accomplishments. Do we thro wout Bonds' home run records, do we keep Roger Clemens out of the Hall of Fame, and do we strip all of the MVP's of their honors who were known to be juicing? These are all tough questions that I am glad I don't have to make decisions on. But what I do know is that I will forever question the validity of the athletic accomplishments of any athlete in the last 20 years and into the future.
With all that is going on do you know who decided to speak out? Pete Rose. He said that if players are using performance enhancing drugs then they are making a mockery of the game. While I agree with that statement it just sounds funny coming from such a jackass like Pete Rose. This is the same guy that was betting on baseball while he managed the Reds, lied about it for 18 years, then came clean and said, "yea OK, I lied for almost 2 decades but I really did bet on baseball." He's been banned from baseball and rightfully so. I just think it's ironic that the guy who was banned from baseball is the one throwing stones in his glass house. It's like OJ Simpson reprimanding Michael Vick, telling him kiling is wrong. I don't care that the glove didn't fit OJ, we all know what you did, and YOU know what you did. I digress. Back to Pete. Players using performance enhancing drugs compromised the integrity of the game, a punishable offense. Hey Pete, do you think gambling on a team you managed compromised the integrity of the game? Oh that's right you said you never bet AGAINST your team...probably like you said you didn't bet on baseball for 18 years. What a jackass.
As you can tell I don't like Pete Rose. He was a jackass when he played (he broke a guy's shoulder during an friendly All-Star game), he was a jackass when he managed (he bet on baseball), and he is still a jackass today (lied for 18 years and showed no remorse). I have my own personal "I hate Pete Rose" encounter. I was about 10 years old and my family and I were eating at his restaurant. He happened to be there and he was signing autographs at a table. He was SO mean and ornery towards people you'd think the Taliban was forcing him to sign autographs. So here I was as a 10 yr old excited to meet and get an autograph from baseball's Hit King...I got my signature and in my haste I forgot to grab the freebie placards they were giving out to everyone. I turn around to take one and Pete startes me down, snarls at me and grabs the pile away from me so I can't take one. I was 10 yrs old! What a jackass. I don't wish harm on many people but he is a man who truly deserves anything bad that happens to him. I hope het gets hiccups that last for 18 years or something. The really bad ones too, the ones that feel like you're heart is going to burst out of your chest. That would do him some good.
Lastly, he was asked if steroids were present in his day how many hits would he have. He said 5,000. Yea OK Pete, do you not realize that all of your bloop singles would now carry to the outfield for lazy fly outs? Words of advice from Pete Rose....shut your pie hole and go back to praying they lift your liftetime ban. If you're lucky you'll end up like Shoeless Joe Jackson...they won't let you in the Hall of Fame, but at least you wouldn't be remembered as the Jackass that you are.
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