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A quote from father to son on learning the game of baseball: “I told him who to watch. I said if you want to be a catcher, watch Johnny Bench. If you want to be a right-handed power hitter, watch Mike Schmidt. If you just want to be a hitter, watch me.”–Pete Rose This [...] From the man who set the standard for hustle and work ethic for every player to don a Cincinnati Reds’ uniform…. “You have to get your uniform dirty.”—Pete Rose Source was the book “The Wisdom of Old-Time Baseball” compiled and edited by Criswell Freeman. From Paul Dickson’s “Baseball’s Greatest Quotations”, this is Sparky Anderson, as manager, talking to the press about Pete Rose. “He is Cincinnati. He’s the Reds.” Need I say more? Dickson was quoting from the book “Heavy Hitters: Lynn, Parker, Carew, Rose” by Bill Gutman. I’ve come across a book by Paul Dickson called “Baseball’s Greatest Quotations” from which I thought I would share some quotes concerning the Reds. The quote(s) may be from a Reds’ player or manager or about the Reds in general. Some quotes you would have heard before; some you wouldn’t have. If [...] Congratulations to Derek Jeter for breaking the Yankees’ hit record with 2722. If he were a Red, he would now only be about 635 away from breaking the Reds’ team record held by Pete Rose. And think, he’s only 1534 away from Rose’s career record. So, if he averages 200 or more [...] Some points about the Reds from sabermetric circles that were published in the last couple of days: Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus reports on the latest Reds major injuries in a preview spot. They discuss Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Willy Taveras, and Scott Rolen’s injuries. They don’t rip Dusty Baker, but don’t let him [...] The Cincinnati Enquirer has an editorial this morning in which they take a courageous stand, saying that Pete Rose should be admitted to the Hall of Fame. I’m sure their subscriber base agrees with that sentiment at a rate of 10-1. That is, if they have any subscribers left. I think ol’ Bud should probably reinstate [...] Movement on reinstatement for Pete Rose? I’ll believe it when I see it, but it can’t hurt to have Hank Aaron lobbying for you. I also read elsewhere that Joe Morgan (who is pretty influential on the HOF committee) and Sparky Anderson are being vocal about it. The sentiment seems to be “It’s been 20 years. [...] |
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