Pete Rose and the "unwritten rules of baseball" Hypocritical?
This is a from an article published April 6th 2013by Ricky Doyle of NESN
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/pe...
In the article,
Rose calls the unwritten rules of baseball"stupid".
“I used to get screwed when we had a seven- or eight-run lead, because I couldn’t bunt for a single or I’m ‘showing up the opposition,’ ” Rose told Grantland.
Rose referenced an example when the Reds led J.R. Richard of Houston by 7-1.Rose singled but took second base on the play.Extending the single with a big lead offended the so called "sacred rules of baseball and Richard threw at the next two Reds' batters.
Ricky Doyle the author of the article says about Pete, "Leave it to Charlie Hustle to tell it like it is".
There's only one problem.Charlie hustle was and apparently still is a bit of a hypocrite. The unwritten rules suited him just fine when it was in his best interests.It was 1978 and Rose had a 44 game consecutive hitting streak; the best in NL history.
Many of you, as did I, may have seen Rose's last at bat against the Atlanta Braves on August 1st, 1978 against the very fine relief pitcher Gene "Gino" Garber.It is important to note that the Braves were winning 16-4. When Garber got Rose out on off speed pitches, Rose glared at Garber and yelled at him for throwing junk balls to end his streak.
Rose was greatly upset by the Braves pitchers and blasted them in the press for not challenging him with any fastballs. He argued that the unwritten rules of baseball called for Garber to throw their best pitch to challenge him since he was in the midst of a landmark streak.The facts though, Pete, are that Garber's best pitch was the change-up. What was Garber supposed to do Pete? Was he supposed to throw his lesser effective pitch so you could extend your streak?
Rose was quoted as saying" those guys were pitching like it was the 7th game of the world series". Does that sound like the same guy who denounced the unwritten rule when he took second base on a single in the Houston-Reds game?
Well Mr. Doyle, maybe you forgot August 1st 1978.Charlie Hustle didn't always tell it like it is.
If you'd like to read more about the unwritten rules of baseball, I'd offer my novel A PITCH FOR JUSTICE http://www.amazon.com/A-Pitch-for-Jus... as a read on when the unwritten rules can go too far with tragic consequences.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/pe...
In the article,
Rose calls the unwritten rules of baseball"stupid".
“I used to get screwed when we had a seven- or eight-run lead, because I couldn’t bunt for a single or I’m ‘showing up the opposition,’ ” Rose told Grantland.
Rose referenced an example when the Reds led J.R. Richard of Houston by 7-1.Rose singled but took second base on the play.Extending the single with a big lead offended the so called "sacred rules of baseball and Richard threw at the next two Reds' batters.
Ricky Doyle the author of the article says about Pete, "Leave it to Charlie Hustle to tell it like it is".
There's only one problem.Charlie hustle was and apparently still is a bit of a hypocrite. The unwritten rules suited him just fine when it was in his best interests.It was 1978 and Rose had a 44 game consecutive hitting streak; the best in NL history.
Many of you, as did I, may have seen Rose's last at bat against the Atlanta Braves on August 1st, 1978 against the very fine relief pitcher Gene "Gino" Garber.It is important to note that the Braves were winning 16-4. When Garber got Rose out on off speed pitches, Rose glared at Garber and yelled at him for throwing junk balls to end his streak.
Rose was greatly upset by the Braves pitchers and blasted them in the press for not challenging him with any fastballs. He argued that the unwritten rules of baseball called for Garber to throw their best pitch to challenge him since he was in the midst of a landmark streak.The facts though, Pete, are that Garber's best pitch was the change-up. What was Garber supposed to do Pete? Was he supposed to throw his lesser effective pitch so you could extend your streak?
Rose was quoted as saying" those guys were pitching like it was the 7th game of the world series". Does that sound like the same guy who denounced the unwritten rule when he took second base on a single in the Houston-Reds game?
Well Mr. Doyle, maybe you forgot August 1st 1978.Charlie Hustle didn't always tell it like it is.
If you'd like to read more about the unwritten rules of baseball, I'd offer my novel A PITCH FOR JUSTICE http://www.amazon.com/A-Pitch-for-Jus... as a read on when the unwritten rules can go too far with tragic consequences.
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