A retrospective journey, spanning more than 60 years, to tell the story of Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader wh | dHNfNlJ6Nm9DcWJOYkE
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00:00everybody on their feet here in Cincinnati Pete Rose the all-time Major
00:06League Baseball hit leader
00:11they're calling Charlie Hustle Pete was the down-and-dirty local kid
00:23there's only one way to play and that's bust ass all out for the whole game
00:31Rose had it all but he also proved himself to be a consummate liar he was
00:41losing lots of money gambling and he started betting baseball I did not bet
00:45on baseball Pete owed enormous sums to the law I wasn't gonna start messing with
00:50organized crime this was baseball's Watergate one of the game's greatest
00:56players has stained the game mr. Rose has accepted baseball's ultimate
01:01sanction lifetime ineligibility till this day I don't think they had evidence
01:07would have lasted in court about me bet on baseball work on a crusade to get me
01:12reinstated he has to participate and show that he wants it I went baseball
01:17and Pete Rose to be friends so I can say I'm not an outsider looking in what he
01:23did for me was invaluable Pete's his own worst enemy should Pete
01:29Rose be in the Hall of Fame integrity still matters Shakespeare without a
01:35field day with this story all I did is bet on baseball I didn't drop banks and
01:41I was wrong by not coming clean originally but I played the game right
01:48so we've done it cuz I got to go make a bet no I just get here