Peter Edward Rose Jr.

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 16, 1969 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Oak Hills HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed September 1, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1997 (Age 27)   vs. KCR 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Reds 1997

Final Game: September 28, 1997 (Age 27)   vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Son of Pete Rose
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• 9/24 The Baseball Page: Tom Gordon gets his 42nd consecutive save: September 24, 1998 Red Sox reliever Tom Gordon records his 42nd consecutive...
• 9/20 Baseball Analytics: Nine to Know: Yankees play two, Orioles play two extra; both teams win: Andy Pettitte pitched five scoreless innings returning from the DL to pick up the win in game one in the day/night doubleheader...
• 9/19 Redlegs Review: Todd Frazier named Reds nominee for Roberto Clemente Award: The latest press release from the Reds... Major League Baseball and Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Major...
• 9/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Derek Jeter And The AL MVP: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) At this point it’s getting hard to find a positive adjective...
• 9/15 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 144: Win Over Brewers: Mets 7 Brewers 3 A little time away from home is all some need to get themselves feeling good again. Mets Game Notes If all you...
• 9/14 High Heat Stats: Derek Jeter will finish between 3rd and 5th all-time in hits: Last night, Derek Jeter tied Willie Mays for 11th on the all-time hit list: 1. Pete Rose 4256 2. Ty Cobb+ 4189 3. Hank Aaron 3771...
• 9/11 The Baseball Page: Pete Rose becaomes baseball's all-time hit leader:   Pete Rose becaomes baseball's all-time hit leader September 11,...
• 9/11 Baseball With Matt: Nadel Elected to the Hall of Fame!!! 9/11/12 : Hey baseball fans!Since my last name is Nadel, I'm always looking out for famous Nadels on the web, especially if they have...
• 9/10 Call to the Pen: Go, Go Derek Jeter: There are going to be friends who will say I am a traitor to my upbringing in Boston, but that’s just because they are not...
• 9/9 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Mets Say Goodbye to Larry Wayne….Thank God!New York Mets fans have been on a first-name basis with Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones since 1995....
• 9/7 Redlegs Review: On this day in Reds history: No sport boasts a deeper nor richer history than the game of Major League Baseball. So naturally, there lies a ton of...
• 9/6 Call to the Pen: The Worst of the 3,000 Hit Club: In the history of Major League Baseball, there are currently 28 players who have had the fortune of racking up 3,000 or more total...
• 9/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Knocked into next week: What to do about violent collisions: As many of you know, St. Louis Cardinals’ catcher Yadier Molina got freight-trained at the plate last week. He was clearly...

• 8/26 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: WBC Qualifiers, Suspending Aceves, Blowing Up the Red Sox and More: Sunday August 26th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered....
• 8/24 mlbreports.com : The Philadelphia Phillies Franchise Part 2 of 3: The Hitters: Friday August.24/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 4...
• 8/24 The Baseball Page: Pete Rose banned and Ted Williams pitches on This Day in Baseball: On August 24, 1989, Pete Rose signs an agreement that bans him from...
• 8/23 Blog Red Machine: Pete, Jeets and 4,256: Word on the street is that Yankee captain and shortstop Derek Jeter is 1,000 hits away from passing Pete Rose for the title of...
• 8/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Drop Another One To The White Sox, 7-3: So, does anyone else wish that Ivan Nova could have gone down to the Minors again this season to straighten himself out? Just...
• 8/17 mlbreports.com : The Philadelphia Philles Part 1 of 3: ‘The Franchise’: Friday August.17/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 4...
• 8/17 The Baseball Page: Willie Mays hits his 660th and Reggie Jackson hits his 522nd on This Day in Baseball: August 17th, 1966 San Francisco Giant outfielder Willie Mays moves into...
• 8/16 Dropped Strike Three: Get Me Melky: I'll admit it: I'm a sucker for high batting average guys. Mix in a little bit of plate discipline and some opposite field ability...
• 8/16 Rising Apple: Glory Days: Roger McDowell & Jesse Orosco: Much like David Bowie admitted all those years later on Conan O’Brien, the Mets would much rather not be in Cincinnati. The...
• 8/14 Blog Red Machine: Rose and LaRue: Odd Bedfellows?: If you have perused The Hardball Times, you might be familiar with the works of Chris Jaffe. We’ve linked to a few of his...
• 8/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Potential Difference Makers for the Stretch—American League: Two examples of trades that made a significant difference in their team’s fortunes—and were under-the-radar, shrugged at,...
• 8/13 The Writer's Journey: Small purchase from sportlots.com: Internet commerce sure has come a long way, hasn’t it? I’ve used eBay for years, but when it comes to trading cards...
• 8/11 Yanks Go Yard: Is 4,000 hits a plausible achievement for the Yankees’ Derek Jeter?: Not even going into this year, but last year, Derek Jeter had his doubters. People would say that Jeter’s old, washed up...
• 8/10 The Baseball Page: Cobb steals five bases and Dodgers forfeit to Cardinals on This Day in Baseball: August 10th, 1924, Ty Cobb steals second base once, third base twice...
• 8/8 The Baseball Page: Interesting Topic, Is Barry Bonds A Hall Of Famer?: I saw this topic as I was breezing through the various Sports websites...
• 8/3 Baseballhotcorner.com: Fast Track To The Show- Interview With Kevin Pillar: Kevin Pillar is storming through the Blue Jays minor league ranks proving to Jays Management that he is a force to be reckoned...

• 7/31 The Baseball Page: Nomar Traded and Dick Allen hits 2 inside-the-park on This Day in Baseball: July 31 2004 - The long-anti**** trade of Nomar Garciaparra is finally...
• 7/30 mlbreports.com : A Book Excerpt from ‘The Fastest 30 Ball Games’ The Great American Ball Park: Monday, July.30/2012 To Purchase this Book please click here Original Print of the book was June 2011 Book Excerpt writeup By...
• 7/27 The Baseball Page: Pete Rose collects his 3,503rd single on This Day in Baseball: On July 27, 1984, Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos collects the 3,503rd...
• 7/26 MLB Dirt: Interview With Austin Schotts: The Steal of the 2012 Draft: (Photo: Tom Hagerty for LakelandLocal.com) The 2012 MLB first-year player draft was the first under the new collective bargaining...
• 7/26 The Baseball Page: Gene Conley and Pumpsie Green mysteriously disappear and Johnny Bench hits his 300th on This Day In Baseball: July 26, 1933 The 61-game hitting streak of the San Francisco Seals'...
• 7/23 Call to the Pen: Reds Shortstop Barry Larkin Goes Into Hall Of Fame With Class: COOPERSTOWN–It took only a few minutes for Barry Larkin to tear up as he began thanking the family and former teammates...
• 7/23 Baseball Musings: Braun and Rose: JSOnline notes that Ryan Braun reached 1000 hits in fewer games than Pete Rose. It should be noted that Braun is a year older...
• 7/22 Motor City Bengals: Q&A With Tigers Prospect Austin Schotts: One of the Tigers top picks from the 2012 draft, Austin Schotts has gotten off to a tremendous start to his 2012 season. So far...
• 7/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Can Robinson Cano break Joe D’s 56-game hit streak record?: The New York Yankees are rich in history and records. Robinson Cano can soon be on his way to adding his name to the records...
• 7/11 mlbreports.com : The Best Teams from 1980-2012: Will Texas claim the title this year from 2010-2012?: Wednesday July.11, 2012 Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth (Lead Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-  There is only...
• 7/11 BoSox Injection: This Bud’s Not For You: The All-Star game always seems to bring out fear and loathing in me, much of which centers around Bud Selig. When you look at...
• 7/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: TOP 5: All-Star Game Moments in Cleveland Indians History: By Jason Kaminski July means one thing in Major League Baseball and that is the Midsummer’s Classic, the All-Star Game....
• 7/10 Baseball With Matt: The Greatest Pitchers You've Never Heard Of 7/10/12: Hey Guys!While all of you have heard of the records of Cy Young (511 career wins) and Nolan Ryan (5,714 career strikeouts and...
• 7/9 Through The Fence Baseball: 1973: The last time Kansas City hosted the All-Star Game: It was the year of a major oil crisis, as the Yom Kippur War engulfed the Middle East. Televised hearings began regarding the...
• 7/9 Through The Fence Baseball: All-Star Game more than just an exhibition to fans and players: One of the many aspects of baseball that makes it more compelling than any other sport is the annual All-Star Game. While this...
• 7/9 Call to the Pen: Romanticizing the All-Star Game: In July 1970, Pete Rose ended Ray Fosse’s career.  I didn’t see it live.  I’m too young for that.  But my...
• 7/9 Blog Red Machine: Reds and the All-Star Game: Tomorrow night, Joey Votto, Aroldis Chapman and Jay Bruce will be representing the Cincinnati Reds in the All-Star Game. Votto...
• 7/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): We have only ourselves to blame for All-Star game madness: Today marks the 10th anniversary of the greatest atrocity in the history of history: the night the Major League Baseball game...

• 6/30 Blog Red Machine: Votto Leaves Game With Injury to End Torrid June: Votto Has an Impressive June With the Reds 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, the sun has set on the month...
• 6/30 Blog Red Machine: Baseball Cards and My Dad: Yesterday marked 17 years since the day my dad passed away. I was only six years old at the time. Generations of boys have learned...
• 6/27 Baseball Musings: Mets in Context: I’m trying to put the Mets game today in context. Four players drove in at least four runs each, and they accounted for...
• 6/26 Blog Red Machine: Driessen’s Inclusion in Reds HOF Was Overdue: In his typical quiet demeanor, Dan Driessen accepted his place among the Cincinnati Reds legends. To me, it was overdue. During...
• 6/23 Baseball With Matt: All-Around Athletes 6/23/12: Hey Guys!As I promised in my Booming Batters post, today I will be blogging about some of the greatest all-around nicknames in...
• 6/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Making History: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez: Last season both Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez would have to admit that they were pressing to reach personal milestones....
• 6/15 mlbreports.com : Joey Votto: The Best Cincinnati Reds Player Ever?: Friday June 15th, 2012 Ryan Ritchey (Baseball Writer): Joey Votto is in his 6th season in the majors and he looks to become one...
• 6/11 i70baseball.com: Royals All-Time Draft Team: The Kansas City Royals are on a pretty good run with their first round draft picks, dating back to 2002 and the selection of Zack...
• 6/8 mlbreports.com : He is a 30/30 Club Member: But How Good Was Eric Davis?: Friday June.8, 2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- Eric Davis was an amazing...

• 5/31 Not in the Hall of Fame: 1A. Pete Rose: Statistically, there is no argument about the Hall of Fame qualifications of Pete Rose.  Even the most casual baseball fan...
• 5/27 The Writer's Journey: Major League Baseball Triple Header (2012): Major League Baseball Triple Header New Video, 2012 3 discs; approx. 6 hrs. 39 mins. total + extras In this newest video package...
• 5/26 The Writer's Journey: Major League Baseball Triple Header (2012): Major League Baseball Triple Header New Video, 2012 3 discs; approx. 6 hrs. 39 mins. total + extras In this newest video package...
• 5/23 mlbreports.com : The Yankees and Their Milestones Tracker: Jeter, A-Rod, Teixeira and CC: Wednesday, May.23/2012 Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth (Baseball Writer- and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-Heading into tonight’s...
• 5/23 Baseball Musings: Old School and Harper: Will Leitch writes about how Bryce Harper is truly an old school player. The funny part about this is that I can’t think of...
• 5/23 For Baseball Junkies: All-Time Bad Guys Team: The premise of this one is simple - we're compiling an all-time team of the baddest dudes at every position.  This is a team...
• 5/23 MLB Dirt: An Interview With ESPN’s Baseball Insider Jerry Crasnick: ESPN has grown from a cable sports news channel to a media conglomerate over the past few decades. They have been able to accomplish...
• 5/22 Baseball Musings: Harper Hell: Bryce Harper singled in the first and tripled in two runs in the third off Roy Halladay, the latter hit giving the Nationals a...
• 5/18 The Writer's Journey: Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards edited by Bob Lemke (2011): Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards edited by Bob Lemke Krause Publications, 2011 696 pages The 21st edition of the Standard...
• 5/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 12 Angry Men: I have been serving on Jury duty for the last week and a half, which made me think back to one of my favorite movies, “12 Angry...
• 5/10 Bus League Baseball: The Bizarro Hall of Fame: The Class of 2003: The Bizarro Hall of Fame was a series I ran on my old blog, One More Dying Quail, in 2007. It consists of players who appeared...

• 4/24 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Phil Humber, Metta World Peace, Zac Efron:   The hottest topics for the week of April 22, 2012 … Picture perfect: White Sox Phil Humber pitched the 21st perfect...
• 4/24 Baseball Musings: Jeter’s Mechanics: Derek Jeter talks about his hot start, crediting his mechanics: “When I stay back I feel like good things can happen,” Jeter...
• 4/20 Tyler's Think Tank: MLB All Decade Team 1970s: Notice how almost all the players here were employed by National League teams C Johnny Bench 1B Willie Stargell 2B Joe...
• 4/16 NY Baseball Digest: Where Does Derek Jeter’s Ascent Up the Hit Chart Take Him?: One of the early surprises of the season is the offensive output of Derek Jeter. Going into tonight’s matchup against Minnesota,...
• 4/15 The Writer's Journey: The Story of the Cincinnati Reds by Michael E. Goodman (2011): Baseball: The Great American Game The Story of the Cincinnati Reds by Michael E. Goodman The Creative Company, 2011 48 pages Spanning...
• 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Pat Burrell to sign one-day contract and retire as a Phillie: The Philadelphia Phillies have decided to sign Pat Burrell to a one-day contract so he can retire as a Phillie. When I first heard...
• 4/7 FanSided: The Utility Player: All Star Game, Reds Captaincy and More!: How's that go? A day late and a dollar short. Well, TUP is a day late. Don't know about the dollar short part though. In the...
• 4/6 The Baseball Page: Philadelphia Phillies storyline: Goliath versus GothamPhiladelphia Phillies storyline: Goliath versus Gotham...
• 4/6 The Writer's Journey: Baseball’s Greatest Games: Derek Jeter’s 3,000th Hit (2011): Baseball’s Greatest Games: Derek Jeter’s 3,000th Hit New Video, 2011 Approx. 3 hrs. + extras With all of the scandals...
• 4/4 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 2012 David Wright: 1963 TOPPS HERITAGE STICK-ONS DAVID WRIGHT Topps released its annual Heritage set a few weeks back. The 2012 edition covers the...
• 4/3 AndyPatton.net: Bill Madlock and the Hall of Fame: I am doing a series on different major league baseball players and their case for induction into the Major League baseball hall...

• 3/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: March 24, 1973:   Compiled by Jason Kaminski The Cleveland Indians trade former All-Star catcher Ray Fosse to the Oakland  Athletics for...
• 3/22 FanSided: 2012 Chipper’s Last Season...
• 3/20 The Baseball Page: MLB’s Injury EpidemicMLB's Injury Epidemic...
• 3/19 The Baseball Page: Josh Gibson, Roberto Clemente and Pete Rose on This Day in BaseballJosh Gibson, Roberto Clemente and Pete Rose on This Day in Baseball...
• 3/19 The Writer's Journey: The Cincinnati Reds by Mark Stewart (Team Spirit series, 2012): The Cincinnati Reds by Mark Stewart (Team Spirit series) Norwood House Press, 2012 48 pages Looking for a way to get your kids...
• 3/15 Bus League Baseball: The Bizarro Hall of Fame: The Class of 1985: The Bizarro Hall of Fame was a series I ran on my old blog, One More Dying Quail, in 2007. It consists of players who appeared...
• 3/8 The Baseball Page: The Baseball Page Podcast: An Interview with Author and Baseball Historian Robert W. Cohen: Tonight’s podcast begins with a discussion of Mr. Cohen’s book Baseball’s Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame? followed by a...

• 2/23 Through The Fence Baseball: “Best” is a four-letter word in baseball: I learned this morning there is a lot of deception in baseball. “How did I learn this?” you might be asking. Shouldn’t I...
• 2/22 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 2012 NL Batting Leaders (Jose Reyes): 2012 TOPPS NL BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS (JOSE REYES) From my perch on the kitchen floor gazing up at a large-knobbed black-and-white...
• 2/21 SoDo Mojo: Alternate Universes and Line-Up Optimization: The following coversation took place between me and myself during one of my long walks back from work yesterday morning/early...
• 2/17 SFPandaBlog: The Negatives – Vision: As reported in the offseason, Pablo Sandoval had LASIK eye surgery performed on his left eye. At separate times in his career...
• 2/9 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XXIII: Cincinnati Reds There have been a lot of players to look up to that have played for Cincinnati in the last 50 years. Joe Morgan,...
• 2/6 NY Baseball Digest: A Possible Future HOF Available to Mets on the Cheap: Reports indicate that Johnny Damon is looking for a contract in the $5 million dollar range. I doubt he can score that kind of...

• 1/30 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XIX: Houston Astros There have been some rumblings recently about the Astros changing their name. New ownership has stepped in and...
• 1/30 NY Baseball Digest: Pete Rose Received Two Write-In Votes This Past HOF Election: Update 10 AM: Repoz from Baseball Think Factory has informed me the other Rose supporting is perennial backer Jack McCaffery...
• 1/29 NY Baseball Digest: Sunday Hot Stove @ 8pm: Great show tonight. I am kicking it off with former big league reliever Jim Mecir. Jim is a local product from Long Island. Hear...
• 1/27 Justin Jabs: Reliving SI Covers: Cincinnati Reds: Remember, there’s only 4 days left to like Baseblog on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Tumblr and be entered to win ten...
• 1/25 The Cardinal Nation Blog: What if Albert Pujols isn’t Albert Pujols?Should Albert Pujols be kept out of the Hall of Fame if he was found to have lied about his age and identity?...
• 1/20 Ramblings of Baseball: What To Wear XII: Baltimore Orioles The very first little league team I played on was the Orioles. I wore number 8, which was Cal Ripken’s number....
• 1/20 The Writer's Journey: Scandalous! by Hallie Fryd (2012): Scandalous! 50 Shocking Events You Should Know About (so you can impress your friends) by Hallie Fryd Zest Books, 2012 224 pages...
• 1/18 Phillies Nation: Top Moment #9: Addition of Hunter Pence: July is a crazy month for baseball.  With the trade deadline at the end of the month, hundreds of rumors and potential trade...
• 1/17 Baseball Musings: Robert Creamer: Graham Womack conducted an email interview with baseball writer Robert Creamer. He’s been following baseball since 1931...
• 1/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Questionable Baseball MVPS; 1970-1979: 1979 NL Willie Stargell tying Keith Hernandez Despite receiving just four first place votes, "Pops" managed to finish in a...
• 1/7 El Maquino: WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER PLAYER-MANAGER?: Teams used to do it all the time.  After all, why pay two people to do two different jobs when you can pay just one person to...

• 12/29 MLB Dirt: Historically Underrated: John Olerud: When the Hall of Fame ballots come out I love to look at the names that are included for the first time. To simply be named on...
• 12/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Ryan Braun rumors could create much-needed awareness about herpes: I’m not going to attempt to get inside Ryan Braun’s head. I’m sure it’s a dark, crowded and confused place right about...
• 12/17 The Writer's Journey: Retired Numbers: #24: Two Hall of Fame managers, three Hall of Fame players, and one of Houston’s first star players make up the retired #24′s...
• 12/9 For Baseball Junkies: All-Decade Team: 1980's AL: Today, we're crafting our 1980's American League team. When I think of 1980's baseball, I think of quirky uniforms and the "Junk...

• 11/30 The Writer's Journey: Dan Driessen, a Cincinnati immortal: When the words “Cincinnati Reds legend” are uttered, the mind usually turns to one of the all-time baseball greats...
• 11/26 NY Baseball Digest: Selig’s Final Act Should Be Reinstating Pete Rose: David Brown of Yahoo’s Big League Stew caught up with Pete Rose earlier this week. Rose gave Brown a lengthy and honest...
• 11/16 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 1964 Ron Hunt: 1964 TOPPS RON HUNT It’s post-season awards week, or as I like to call it, The Week When They Give the MVP Award to Someone...
• 11/15 For Baseball Junkies: All-Decade Team: 1970's NL: We started the process of choosing a 1970's NL team about a week ago. As mentioned in our previous All-Decade selection piece,...
• 11/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The All-Time Best Cleveland Indians List: Catchers: By Jason Kaminski The Cleveland Indians have a storied franchise that began back in 1901 when they were established in the American...
• 11/5 El Maquino: SORRY, BIG MAC: > My revised take on Mark McGwire.  Read the whole thing at I70Baseball.com. I hated the steroid guys.  Barry Bonds, Sammy...

• 10/31 El Maquino: A THANK-YOU TO TONY LARUSSA, FROM HIS BIGGEST APOLOGIST: > Tony LaRussa retired today after 16 seasons managing the Cardinals.  And I think I myself am worse off for it in some ways....
• 10/21 SOX & Dawgs: David Ortiz Wins 2011 Roberto Clemente Award: Hey look something other than fried chicken and beer news for the Boston Red Sox. Here's the release: David Ortiz of the Boston...
• 10/21 SOX & Dawgs: David Ortiz Wins 2011 Roberto Clemente Award: Hey look something other than fried chicken and beer news for the Boston Red Sox. Here's the release: David Ortiz of the Boston...
• 10/15 The Writer's Journey: More interesting titles added to @Netflix streaming overnight…: I should have just waited until I finished reading my RSS feed before making that last post. Then I could have told you that the...
• 10/14 Philly Phanatics: Phillies’ best team ever?: If I asked you which Phillies group got the most out of its talent, and whose whole was greater than the sum of its parts, which...
• 10/11 B-R Blog: Keeps gettin’ better: Paul Konerko as player/manager: This from ESPN.com: White Sox GM considered Paul Konerko as player/manager before hiring Robin Ventura I wonder if he tried to...
• 10/5 Mets360.com: Mets Card of the Week: 1984 Ron Darling: 1984 FLEER UPDATE RON DARLING The mid ’80s Mets were a lazy headline writer’s dream. First off, it was a headline-worthy...
• 10/4 Tyler's Think Tank: The Boston Pops: During the 2007 Academy Awards, Martin Scorsese earned his first Best Director win for "The Departed" after previously receiving...
• 10/4 The Writer's Journey: Fun Cards: 1985 Topps Traded Bo Diaz: Bo Diaz was a teammate of Pete Rose‘s in Philadelphia in ’82 and ’83. I wonder if Charlie Hustle pulled some...

• 9/30 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: On Getting Everything You Want: We all have expectations as sports fans, and as Phillies fans, I think our expectations were, by and large, rather similar going...
• 9/30 Philly Phanatics: Phillies most memorable postseason moments: 10. The “Sarge,” Gary Matthews, seals the NLCS MVP award by going deep with 2 on and 2 out in the bottom of the first...
• 9/19 Fragile Freddy's: Around the League: With the various rantings and ravings I have done recently about the sinking Sox I have not really looked at the rest of MLB. ...
• 9/8 NY Baseball Digest: Pete Rose on Shea Stadium: I have been meaning to share a bunch of pictures I took from my August visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Recently,...

• 8/31 Blog Red Machine: More on Pete: No, this isn’t about the fake Pete Rose that’s running wild on Twitter. It’s about the real Pete Rose. You know,...
• 8/31 NY Baseball Digest: Importance of CC’s Victory, iPads, Kay’s Shot at the Sox, Cervelli’s Antics, Pete Rose on the Dino Costa Show: CC Sabathia was 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA going into last night’s game in Boston. This caused many to worry after the Sox beat...
• 8/24 Phillies Nation: Analyzing a Potential Jim Thome Return: Monday, the Minnesota Twins placed designated hitter Jim Thome on trade waivers. You all remember Thome not just because of his...
• 8/23 Blog Red Machine: Reds Remembered: Runs, Sons, & Radar Guns: Barry Larkin (Image: BleacherReport.com) The Cincinnati Reds franchise is one full of history. The organization has collected...
• 8/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Thome Thumps 600th: Of the more than 36,000 people who took their seats at Comerica Park for last night's mid-August tilt between the scuffling Twins...
• 8/6 Stealing First Base: It’s too early to call Pedro Alvarez anything, let alone a bust.: There’s no nice way to say this: Pedro Alvarez has been terrible this year. He’s been a bad hitter, he’s been...
• 8/6 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pedro Alvarez's Career Going Forward: Evaluating baseball talent is some of the hardest work that a baseball scout and management team has to do. Unlike other sports...
• 8/3 Blog Red Machine: The Song Remains the Same:   The story never changes.  After reading the recap and watching videos of last nights game between the Cardinals and the...

• 7/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): On induction day, mixed feelings about the Hall: Today is induction day at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. That means hordes of fans will be flooding...
• 7/21 Baseball Musings: Where are All the Japanese Hitters?: Hideki Matsui‘s home run Wednesday night gave him 500 between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball. Sadaharu...
• 7/19 For Baseball Junkies: Best NL Player Nicknames: Time for another list as we love creating them at FBJ. Before I get hammered, this is not inclusive and arguments can be made...
• 7/17 Fire Brand of the American League: Catchers Like to Interfere With Ellsbury: (AP Photo/Brian Blanco) Jacoby Ellsbury tends to stay back as long as he can on a pitch and it sometimes disrupts opposing catcher....
• 7/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today In Tribe History: July 17, 1941: By Vince Guerrieri On May 15, 1941, Joe DiMaggio began a hitting streak with a single against the Chicago White Sox. Two months...
• 7/14 Baseball Musings: The Williams Streak: Cam Martin argues that we should celebrate Ted Williams 84 game on base streak as much as we celebrate Joe DiMaggio‘s 56...
• 7/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2011 Midseason Review: MSTI: We’re wrapping up this midseason review with a new focus: me. Regular readers of this blog know that nothing interests me...
• 7/12 For Baseball Junkies: DEREK JETER: FIRST YANKEE TO AMASS 3,000 HITS: Not Babe Ruth.  Not Mickey Mantle.  Not Yogi Berra.  Not Lou Gehrig.  Not Joe DiMaggio.Derek Jeter, the Captain,...
• 7/12 mlbreports.com : Derek Jeter: New York Yankees Captain Joins the 3000 Hit Club: Saturday  July 9, 2011     MLB reports:   Only in New York.  Derek Jeter entered today’s play with 2,998 career hits. ...
• 7/12 The Writer's Journey: Congratulations, Derek Jeter!: I know a lot of people hate the Yankees…I’m one of them. But you can’t deny that Derek Jeter is (or at least...
• 7/12 My Pinstripes: Derek Jeter's 3000 Storybook Day: Derek Jeter is a private person to the rest of the world. Buttoned up in interviews. Quietly lives his life off the field, even...
• 7/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): The All Star Game selection process: I don’t care anymore: Friends, it's been some time since I actually wrote something on this here site. No excuses; work happens. Thankfully, the...

• 6/30 NY Baseball Digest: Q&A With Brandon Tierney, New Host for 95.7 KBWF: It was reported the other day that former ESPN 1050 radio host Brandon Tierney would be joining former San Francisco 49er Eric...
• 6/27 11th and Washington: Getting 3,000 in New York: So now it looks like Derek Jeter's return to the Yankees lineup may be delayed, which would further delay his march to 3,000...
• 6/23 Giants Nirvana: A Closer Look at Giants Position Players: Earlier this week, Julian looked at Giants position players' WAR production from 1958-2010. The nifty graphic below goes a little...
• 6/23 Stealing First Base: Yankees lose second Game to Reds as Chris Heisey stars: By JOE KAY, AP Baseball Writer CINCINNATI – Teammates forced Chris Heisey to take a curtain call after the third homer. The...
• 6/22 Stealing First Base: Jorge Posada helps Yankees down the Reds in first Game: By JOE KAY, AP Baseball Writer CINCINNATI – Jorge Posada ended the second-longest homer drought of his career, connecting on...
• 6/9 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Theriot’s chase of Rajah, The Man and The Machine ends: The 20-game hitting streak of St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ryan Theriot ended on Wednesday night, short of past team greats....
• 6/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Injuries are costly: Well, I'll say one thing for Blogger Murray Chass; he's certainly committed to his persona, and the depths of his indignant...
• 6/3 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Sabean on KNBR Regarding Posey Incident: Hate Reveals Underlying Position: Wow, there is something about Sabean on KNBR that just brings out the worse in him.  From his almost opening statement of...

• 5/28 B-R Blog: Loney Snaps Homerless Streak: 45 Games, 161 At-Bats: Dodgers 1B James Loney hit his 2nd HR of the year tonight, off Javier Vazquez. What next? -- the McCourts reconcile? Now that...
• 5/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Busted Posey: My favorite play in baseball, and maybe in all of sports, is the play at the plate. Whether it’s on an inside-the-park home...
• 5/26 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Giants: MLB's Rule Maker: I am just overwhelmed by Buster Posey's probable season ending injury (fractured fibula and other assorted ligament damage that...
• 5/26 SOX & Dawgs: Buster Olney Put Your Pink Hat Away: I’m here to call out ESPN writer Buster Olney as a baseball pink hat.  Let me say I have a lot of respect for Olney as...
• 5/26 SOX & Dawgs: Buster Olney Put Your Pink Hat Away: I’m here to call out ESPN writer Buster Olney as a baseball pink hat.  Let me say I have a lot of respect for Olney as...
• 5/24 The Writer's Journey: The Reds I grew up with: A fiercely aggressive Eric Davis… I love how the whole team joined in. I saw Ron Oester, Pete Rose, John Denny, John Franco,...
• 5/17 Birds Watcher: Long Standing Records: Pete Rose 4,256 Career Hits: He is once again in the news, only this time it’s because of his message he delivered as a keynote speaker over the weekend. ...
• 5/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rays, O's, Beltran, Rose: Here are some items of note for Sunday. On this day in 1941, 70 years ago, Joe DiMaggio began his Major League-record 56-game...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Betting baseball: A BAD idea: The Dodgers are going to win the series. It’s a bleeping lock. So said Harvey Keitel in the title role of the film “The Bad...
• 5/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Talking baseball on the radio for 43 years and counting: Marlins broadcaster Van Horne headed to Hall of Fame: Have you ever seen a movie where the young boy in the family falls asleep to a baseball game on his transistor radio? Sure you...

• 4/14 Blog Red Machine: Happy 70th Pete!Happy 70th Birthday to the Hit King, Pete Rose....
• 4/8 The Daily Catch: Ichiro Suzuki: Greatest OFer Ever: Okay, well, maybe that title is a slight overreaction but now that I haave your attention.. Ichiro is really good.  I don’t...
• 4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Pete Rose’s quest for the Hall of Fame: In an exhibition game the other day, the Dodgers played the Cincinnati Reds at Camelback Ranch. During the game, Los Angeles Dodgers...

• 3/14 Baseball Reality Tour: Seven Stories with Branches: "Did you ever hear of the Seattle Seven? That was me... and six other guys." - The Dude, The Big Lebowski, 1998 There are...

• 2/27 Giants Nirvana: Notes: Belt, Birthdays, Spring Training Debuts: In case you missed it, I broke down today's Spring Training game.  I have an updated graph from my little research project (thanks...
• 2/21 Blog Red Machine: Leaning Left: Scott Rolen, Paul Janish and Jonny Gomes. What do they all have in common? They all have question marks coming into the season....
• 2/10 Blog Red Machine: Remember Cesar Geronimo?: My favorite player from the days of the Big Red Machine was Cesar Geronimo. A nice bat, long strides and cannon arm. Why isn't...
• 2/9 Blog Red Machine: Managerial Duties: As we embark on another season, managerial strategies are criticized more than anything else. Players have all of the opportunity...

• 12/22 B-R Blog: Mailbag: What Are Derek Jeter’s Chances of Breaking the All-Time Hits Record?: Here's a message from John, who wants to know whether Derek Jeter can break Pete Rose's hits record: "After his fresh new contract...
• 12/22 A Diehard Cubs Fan Speaks Out: An Open Letter To Bud Selig Re: Reinstatement of Pete Rose : The BBWAA Hall of Fame ballots have officially been released.  One name that is not among the candidates to be enshrined...
• 12/21 B-R Blog: Whoa…Pete Rose Jr. was still playing?: I was absolutely stunned to come across an article on ESPN.com saying that Pete Rose Jr. has signed on to become a minor-league...
• 12/2 Blog Red Machine: Reds Facts and Awards…and MoreEver wonder when the last Reds player achieved a major award or accomplishment.......

• 11/26 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: Thanks for a Great 2010 Season: With Thanksgiving Day behind us now, I thought for this week’s Tavern I would stay at the family stead and reflect back...
• 11/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Using Pete Rose to Determine Derek Jeter’s Future: Player A from seasons age 22-36: 2280 G, 1680 R, 2914 H, 464 2B, 60 3B, 234 HR, 323 SB, 85 CS, .314 BA, .385...
• 11/11 NY Baseball Digest: Francesa Insinuates Pete Rose Did Steroids: I don’t have the exact transcript, but while listening to WFAN’s Mike Francesa in the car earlier today (around 2:30...
• 11/5 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: Derek’s PlaceThe Tavern visits (again) New York City and new Yankee Stadium, home of the Yankees and for over a decade, Derek Jeter....

• 10/26 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: MSTI’s 2010 in Review: Third Base: Third base! Casey Blake (D) .248/.320/.407 .727 17hr 3.1 WAR **** year for Casey Blake, starting in spring training when we had...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Pete Rose: I get it now: Former Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies 1B Pete Rose told Associated Press reporter Joe Kay he gets what ex-Major League...[+] Baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti was talking about when he banned Rose from baseball for betting, and Rose says he is now contrite. 'I'm kind of a hardheaded guy. That's probably the reason I got all those damn hits,' Rose said. 'It took me years to figure out what he was saying was to step forward and 'fess up and take responsibility for what you did. In the last several years, I finally get it. I understand.'
• 10/8 Call to the Pen: Olde Man’s Tavern: Suzuki’s Place: Baseball is baseball no matter where it’s played. In the streets. At the park. A sandlot (crazy flick). Any place you can...

• 9/24 Caught Looking: 2010 Milestones: Ichiro and Bautista: What a day for milestones throughout major league baseball! Well, how about the same game north of the border in Toronto for two...
• 9/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Is Casey Blake Done?: For a guy who had only 49 MLB games and 2 homers entering his age-29 season, Casey Blake has managed to carve out quite the nice...
• 9/21 Reds Fan Central: Reds Defeat Pirates 5-4 With Votto Walk-Off HR: It was a thrilling evening in Cincinnati baseball tonight.  The evening started off with a touching tribute and celebration of...
• 9/18 PaulLebowitz.com: An Impossible Standard: He's a baseball player, not a symbol of all that is Holy: I find the criticism of Derek Jeter for his acting job on Wednesday...
• 9/13 TetreaultVision: Retracing Our Steps: The Derek Jeter Prediction: Back in January I took a look at Derek Jeter's chances of passing Pete Rose's all-time hits record. In that post I tried to...
• 9/10 Baseball Musings: Reaching 4000: Rob Neyer looks at the qualities that allowed Pete Rose to reach 4000 hits. He doesn’t think anyone will challenge that...
• 9/9 The Crazy Crabbers: 7 Giants near misses on Triple Crown: Baseball's Triple Crown is leading the league in home runs, runs batted in and batting average. The stats may no longer be the...

• 8/25 Wezen-Ball: Pitchers Playing the Field: Fun times tonight in Philadelphia when, due to a lack of bench players and a few interesting ejections in a 16-inning game, Philly...
• 8/25 Wezen-Ball: Pitchers Playing the Field: Fun times tonight in Philadelphia when, due to a lack of bench players and a few interesting ejections in a 16-inning game, Philly...
• 8/22 Baseball Musings: Longshot for Longoria: Evan Longoria hit his 40th double of the season and drove in two runs as the Rays kept pace with the Yankees with a 3-2 win over...
• 8/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 8.22.2010: Less value, less hype, less worry: Every once in a while, when driving through the streets of Brooklyn I'll see a very expensive...
• 8/21 TetreaultVision: Bloguin Baseball Round-Up August 22-23, 2010: Another weekend of fantastic baseball and here's what Bloguin's bloggers are saying about it After a particularly rough outing,...
• 8/20 PaulLebowitz.com: House Of Lies, World Of Agendas: Wasting money and time as a means to an end: Yesterday, Roger Clemens was indicted on charges of lying to Congress when...
• 8/18 SOX & Dawgs: Four Former Red Sox Minor Leaguers Named To New York-Penn League All-Time Team: The New York-Penn League has been around for 72 years and in conjuction with Tuesday night's NYPL All-Star Game, the league has...
• 8/18 SOX & Dawgs: Four Former Red Sox Minor Leaguers Named To New York-Penn League All-Time Team: The New York-Penn League has been around for 72 years and in conjuction with Tuesday night's NYPL All-Star Game, the league has...

• 7/15 NY Baseball Digest: Steinbrenner’s Final Act: Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame: There was talk about on the air yesterday about whether George Steinbrenner belongs in the baseball Hall of Fame. I think the...
• 7/8 Obstructed View: Sammy Sosa's Clutchiness: Cy Morong has a couple of posts up on Sammy Sosa and clutch.  Apparently the Rangers announcers said something about Sosa only...

• 6/6 Baseball Musings: Prado’s Hits: Martin Prado picked up two more hits in Atlanta’s 9-3 win over the Dodgers Saturday night. That gives Martin 77 on the...

• 5/30 Crashburn Alley: Philadelphia’s Golden Age of Baseball: The 1976-83 era Philadelphia Phillies were incredible collections of baseball players. The Phillies had the greatest third baseman...