Wrestling legend and bastion of integrity Pete Rose weighs in with his thoughts on steroids in baseball. Well, it’s about damn time. Quoth the hit king:
I’ve been suspended 18 years for betting on my own team to win. I was wrong … but these guys today, if the allegations are true, they’re making a mockery of the game.
Rose should stop complaining. At least he got a big, nasty report all to himself and didn’t have to share it with hundreds of other guys.
Seriously, dude, not everyone gets their own report. Let it go already.

Our good friends at Gaslamp Ball pointed to this USA Today article on Ichiro Suzuki. Seattle’s star outfielder isn’t just a hit machine, he’s a quote machine. Some of my favorites from the article:
Once I turn 40, I can become a pitcher. I’m kind of serious about it. But I’ll have to learn to throw a knuckleball. Right now, I could be a ‘normal’ pitcher.
I think he probably can become a pitcher at age 40. The only thing he’s lacking is confidence, but maybe that will come with the knuckleball.
I feel the way I did when I was 20. I …read more

Just had to give some love to Friend of Knuckle Curve (best not to make an acronym out of that) Anthony’s new radio show, “The Hits Keep on Coming”. Anthony is the mad genius behind Oriole Post, and his show will be airing Wednesdays at 4 p.m. PT.
The first episode was highly entertaining, with some good discussion on the sad and seemingly endless downward spiral of Pete Rose, the universally beloved Barry Bonds (what, you don’t love him?), and the ever-present “more.” Solid effort, and I’m looking forward to future offerings from Anthony and his cohorts, Ian at Random Thoughts …read more

So, Pete Rose is changing his story. Again. Used to be he didn’t bet at all. Then he bet, but only on his team and only “four or five times a week.” Now it seems he bet on his team every night.
Incredible.
That word, incidentally, means lacking credibility. Rose is absolutely, without a doubt, incredible.
I particularly like the way he worked Mark McGwire and steroids into the discussion. What, no love for O.J. Simpson?
I’ve long thought that letting Rose into the Hall of Fame would be a mistake. Now I wonder if maybe that’s what it will take to make him …read more