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From: jmd@rduxb.UUCP (Joseph M. Dakes)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: 3 cheers for the Mick (Pete Rose)
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Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 10:40:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 16 10:40:18 1985
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> Destined to fire up the pro-/anti-Pete Rose flames again:
> 
> Mickey Mantle was quoted (by the Austin  paper) from his 
> book, "The Mick", as saying:
> 
> "If I played my career hitting singles like Pete [Rose],
> I'd wear a dress."
> 
> Jeff Brown the Scumbag        (...!utastro!jeff)
> U. of Texas Astronomy Dept.
> Austin,  TX 78712

As long as we're (I'm) bringing up pro/anti Pete Rose flames again, I'd like
to mention something that should make the "Pete Rose is THE TOTAL TEAM player"
fans think.  It happened a few years back when Rose played with the Phils and
was chasing Joe D.'s longest hitting streak record.  After the game when Rose's
streak ended he blasted the opposing pitcher for not giving him anything to
hit in his last at bat (Rose struck out).  So, if Rose is the total team player
why did he chase the bad pitches and strike out instead of taking the walk and 
helping his team by putting a man on base.  Seemed like he was more interested 
in his personal performance than with the team's.  And then to complain about
the pitcher not giving him anything to hit.  Gee isn't that the pitcher's job?
Better get a bib to keep the tears off the dress, Pete:-).

						Joseph M. Dakes
						AT&T Bell Laboratories
						Reading, PA
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