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Summary: Forget About Pete for a Second - This is a Book Review
Review: Actually my title is a bit misleading. One cannot separate Pete from the book since he was an author.I am a fan and enjoy baseball books. I even have a Pete Rose rookie card. I will not pass judgment on whether or not he should or should not be in Cooperstown - but remember it is part baseball (mostly) and part civics. Having said all that the book is a bit thin and it has an air of a complete lack of credibility. It is, in short, a self serving portrait and mainly I suspect just PR. So as a book it merits just 2 stars, and is not a recommendation to buy. I like Joltin Joe's book. Jack in Toronto
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Summary: Open Mouth...Insert Foot
Review: All this book has done is manage to pile on more criticism on Pete Rose the man. There is no denying that Pete Rose the player is 'hall of fame' material. But what he did to the game, destroying its integrity by betting on it, is inexcusable. For some time I felt, sure, let him back into baseball, he's done his time. But now, I realize that he's nothing more than a liar, a cheater, and a hustler. I hope Selig makes his decision soon (and denies him reinstatement), and we can all be rid of this nonsense once and for all.
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Summary: Ego Ego Ego
Review: An interesting read if you want to explore the ego of someone totally out of control with reality. The man broke the rules and cannot accept that what he did was wrong. A good ballplayer, but wonder about his real worth as a human.
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Summary: My Prison Without Bars
Review: Another life of Rose, this one from the Hit King's own mouth. After 14 years of denying allegations of gambling on games, Rose recently owned up. Here he also holds forth on his long banishment, friends and enemies, and many other topics. Fans will want to know.
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Summary: I hope they are mortified
Review: Any book that features a grammatical error in the VERY FIRST sentence needs to be pulled from shelves and reprinted correctly. Whether or not Mr. Rose should be reinstated to appease his unrepentant ego (honestly, you can already guess his position on the matter), skip this book that almost seems to have been written and [is not edited]. Just read this and skip this atrocious book: if drug users, alcoholics, rapists, and wife-beaters can somehow be forgiven, so should gamblers. Or maybe... NONE OF THEM SHOULD BE FORGIVEN.
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Summary: Who's worse?
Review: At least it didn't take the Lotto liar 14 years to admit she lost the ticket. No one care anymore, Pete.
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Summary: Pete's Book
Review: being a baseball player myself, i've always admired pete's style of play. so needless to say i've always be a fan of his. now i've never met pete personally, but my father played on the reds with pete. my dad describes pete as a great teammate...not cocky and hard to get along with like everyone describes him.
any fan of baseball should naturally be interested in this book. once i read the book i was overwhelmed. of course his 4,000 plus hits seem immortal, but he certainly isnt. in this book he talks about all aspects of his life, and shows you Pete Rose-The Man, the father...not pete rose, the baseball player, gambler. now many would say that he lied to his fans for over 10 years, but the truth is, he was just in denial because of the thought of the consequences of what might happen.
at card shows, old timers games, celeb golf tournaments, etc., people always come up to my dad and ask him whether or not he thinks pete rose deserves to be in the hall of fame...and he answers the same every time, and i agree with him. pete rose was a helluva baseball player, and a good person, but nonetheless, what he does off of the field does not take away from what he's accomplished on the field. do i think he should be in the hall of fame? YES!!!!
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Summary: best seller formula
Review: Celebrity! Imperfection! Confession! Comeback! Maybe a movie? Rose I, Rose II, etc. What would Judge Kenisaw Mountain Landis think? What would Elvis think? He'd compose a song. Let's try to keep an open mind.
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Summary: Say It Ain't So, Pete
Review: Disclaimer: I attended Game 4 of the 1972 World Series (Reds vs. A's) as a screaming young A's fan. My favorite player was Gene Tenace, but I loved baseball and could appreciate players from the National League, too, even a Reds player. Johnny Bench was my second favorite catcher. If this is the book that Pete Rose thought would change the Commissioner's mind, then he is deluding himself about more than his problem gambling. Rose has a zillion excuses for his gambling -- it's legal, he has attention deficit disorder, it's just the way he is, he doesn't drink or hit his wife, his father gambled, etc. He just wants to be treated the same as everyone else. Except that he also wants special treatment for having more hits than Ty Cobb. My Prison Without Bars (how's that for a self-pitying title?) tells the story of Rose's life. He's just a regular guy who swears and spits and scratches and likes to bet on just about anything. But he loves baseball more than all that and he's really good at it. I can't imagine this book changing anyone's mind. Rose portrays himself as a victim, hanging out with people who took advantage of him, being treated unfairly by Giamatti and Kuehn and now Selig. He takes credit for everything good that happens and blames someone else for everything bad. The good ol' boy style of the narrative gets old fast. It seems that interest in Rose's situation is limited. Most fans of the game formed an opinion about Rose's suspension years ago, and there is nothing here to change one's mind. At this point, Rose reappearing to press his claim once more is a bit sad. Rose says he wants to move on now, and maybe he will.
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Summary: Good book, Questionable Motives, Hung Jury!?!?!
Review: Enjoyed the book, although I will admit Rose still has problems. He still belongs in the Hall, but should not be allowed to coach again. As for those of you who wrote a review the day the book came out, all I can say is "Wow!, there must be a lot of speed readers out there!"
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