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Pete Rose: Banishment And Playing Career

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“If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won’t need a third (Pete Rose).” The legend known as the hit king was suspended for lifetime due to his gambling problem on baseball, the banishment and gambling not only destroyed his baseball career but limited his options for a different career as well. Early Years & Playing Career Peter Edward Rose was born in Ohio (Cincinnati) on April 14, 1941 (Rose, 1979). He was a former American baseball player and later declared one of the best in history of professional baseball. He was given the name of “Charlie Hustle” by Whitey Ford due to his expeditious speed and intense style, while he was trying out in 1963 for the Cincinnati Reds in spring training. Pete Rose made …show more content…

In 1986 Rose was replaced by a pitcher popularly known as Pat Pacillo, which resulted in his unofficial retirement. Rose left his career with multiple Major and National League records that remained unbroken for many years. Also, Rose ended his playing career with a hit-record of 4,256, he also broke the 57-year old record held by Ty Cob when he reached his total hits of 4,192. However, he was later blamed for the use of corked bats, while accomplishing the hit record against Ty Cobb. Later, Rose denied any use of corked bats and claimed he had never cheated the game (Gehring, 2003, p. …show more content…

Rose is employed by the company known as “Hit King Inc,” and this company control the rules and price limits on the all the merchandise. Rose receives a set amount of money for his services from the company. If sales surpasses the target set by the company then Rose receives an extra percentage of the money. Rose also makes money by making appearances and signing merchandise at those particular appearances. Despite all the set records Rose still earns some percentage less than the Hall of famers. Surprisingly, Rose has been selling his signed merchandise for over a decade now, but still the prices of the merchandise have remained stabled if not increased. For instance, the signed ball price was $55 but recently increased to $60 instead. Public is still drawn towards Rose signed merchandise even after a scandalous life event (Gehring, 2003, p.

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