Pete Rose: I Finally Get It

by Josh Alper

Filed under: Reds, MLB Hall of Fame, MLB Media Watch

When Major League Baseball allowed Pete Rose onto the field for a Sept. 11 ceremony honoring the 25th anniversary of the day he became baseball's all-time hit king, it seemed to signal a crack in the wall baseball has put up to keep Rose out.

Rose seemed to realize that as well. He gave a tearful speech at a roast filled with former teammates after the ceremony and apologized to them for disrespecting the game of baseball by gambling on it during his career. During an interview with The Associated Press, he made an even bigger attempt to let people know that he's ready to take responsibility for his actions.

"I'm kind of a hardheaded guy. That's probably the reason I got all those damn hits," Rose said. "It took me years to figure out what he was saying was to step forward and 'fess up and take responsibility for what you did. In the last several years, I finally get it. I understand."

 

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