Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site rduxb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!rduxb!jmd From: jmd@rduxb.UUCP (Joseph M. Dakes) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: 3 cheers for the Mick (Pete Rose) Message-ID: <568@rduxb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 10:40:18 EDT Article-I.D.: rduxb.568 Posted: Tue Jul 16 10:40:18 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 03:23:51 EDT References: <334@utastro.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Reading, PA Lines: 28 > 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 rduxb!jmd