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Welcome to Off the Record. I'm your host Nick Crime. It's good to be seen and it's good to see you. Off the record.
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Gather around. Grab a chair. Grab a beer. Let's talk some crap. Welcome and schmeal and all that good stuff. Off the
record, otr cuz you nasty. If you're nasty. Cuz you nasty. You so nasty. Or if you're nasty. We're recording this
the day after I went to Pete Rose night at the Cincinnati Reds baseball game. So
they they did a sadly Pete Rose passed away at the end of last year and they did a night to just a a fullblown
awesome tribute night to Pete Rose. Everybody was wearing Pete Rose jerseys. There was one thing that was really cool
on the Jumbotron, they kept showing like old TV commercials that he did for like
Wedies and Aqua Velva and a few different different uh brands and that was really cool. Plus, there were some
of my well probably are, you know, childhood heroes and some from the baseball diamond. Anyway, Barry Larkin
was there, Eric Davis was there, Ken Griffy Senior was there. So, that was and they were talking on mic to to the
crowd about Pete Rose and experiences they had whether playing with him or playing for him because he was a manager
and he was he was and remains the hit king, right? He he is the all-time hits leader for Major League Baseball. I
believe that number is the record is 4,000. So when he broke the record, I I think he broke the record, it was
4,126 hits. Now people, they do play 163 games, I believe, a year. Yeah, 163 games in a regular season. So, some
people may say, "Well, 4,000 hits does not sound like a lot when you play that many games." And we do know that
baseball is not as strenuous or as dangerous as some of the other sports. So, a lot of times those guys can have
lengthy careers, but to put it into perspective, he did that in 1985. So, he still holds that record
still to this day. So, it's it I liken it to remember Kareem Abdul Jabbar had the points he was the points leader,
all-time points leader until LeBron James broke it what, three years ago, I think. Uh, he broke it last
year. Yeah. And so, I mean, think of think of all the guys that have come and gone in that sport and have not been
able to beat the the points leader for all those years. Michael Jordan didn't do it. Carl Malone didn't do it. Well,
you got to have the longevity. Yeah. And so, and do you know how many three-pointers that made in his career?
I do not. I don't think he he didn't shoot very many of them. I know that. I think he only made one. Oh, but you
couldn't Nobody could block the sky hook. Nobody could block the skyhook. So, when all was said and done for the
lifetime of his career, he batted 303. He had a batting average of 303, which is incredible career batting average.
finished with 4,256 hits. Famously born April 14th. The tribute night was May 14th because
they didn't have any base uh well, they didn't have a home game April 14th uh here in Cincinnati. So, they did it in
May 14th and the number 14 will forever be Pete Rose's number in my mind. Now, did you see that they just
yesterday removed him? So, people outside of Ohio probably won't know of these conversations unless you're like a
baseball dieard. But in the state of Ohio, if you bring up his name, people have always said, and these I imagine
these are people that want him to be in the Hall of Fame. Pete Rose is not allowed in the Hall of Fame due because
he was caught betting on baseball. And his defense always was that he only, hey, I only bet for my team to win. And
of course, I'm out there playing and coaching to win. So, what what is wrong with that? Now, I will say this. I push
back a little bit when people say, "Well, you know, he only bet on the Reds to win." And I always push back and go,
"Well, it gets a little dicey to sort that out, right?" It gets a little We don't know that for certain. We We can't
Yeah, we weren't there when he placed every bet. Now, I I because I like Pete Rose, uh I would like to see him in the
Hall of Fame,

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Brief Summary

Nick Crime discusses Pete Rose's tribute night and his controversial Hall of Fame exclusion.

Key points

Pete Rose Tribute Night. A heartfelt tribute to Pete Rose at the Cincinnati Reds game, celebrating his legacy.
Pete Rose's Record. Exploring Pete Rose's incredible record of 4,256 hits in Major League Baseball.
Hall of Fame Controversy. Discussing the ongoing debate about Pete Rose's exclusion from the Hall of Fame.

Episode highlights

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Pete Rose is the all-time hits leader for Major League Baseball.

Discussing Pete Rose's legacy and achievements.

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