Pete Rose

Sweeny: Hits Record? Derek Jeter’s Slim Chance To Catch Pete Rose Is Gone

It was nice to think about, but it’s a safe bet that Pete Rose will remain the all-time hits leader. Now you know what Rose meant when he said the first 3,000 were the easy ones.

2013/04/22

Whose Record? Topps Scrubs Pete Rose From Baseball Cards

We all know Rose is banned from baseball. Apparently that came with a banishment from Topps baseball cards.

2013/02/13

Barry Bonds (Photo by Dino Vournas/Getty Images), Roger Clemens (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images) and Mike Piazza (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Voters Pitch A Shutout: No Players Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa have been denied entry to baseball’s Hall of Fame with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades.

2013/01/09

Mets’ Great Piazza Heads 2013 Hall Of Fame Candidates

Former Mets’ great Mike Piazza is among 24 first-time Hall of Fame candidates.

2012/11/28

Pete Rose: Derek Jeter, Breaking My Hits Record? Not Gonna Happen

The Hit King has spoken: If you thought Derek Jeter would one day break MLB’s all-time hits record, think again.

2012/10/10

Pete Rose: ‘Baseball Is A Better Game If I’m In It’

“I gave more to the game than anybody you know. OK?” Rose told WFAN. “I put the fans in front of everything when I played the game of baseball.”

2012/10/04

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Coutinho: Chipper’s Last Days In New York

Rich Coutinho looks back at Chipper Jones’ moments over the years against the Mets.

2012/09/08

Sweeny: Jeter 1K Away From Rose’s Record; Can He Go Distance?

Most aging players begin the slide and never come back. Derek Jeter did an about face that is simply astounding. But when will the real decline begin? And how quickly will it occur?

2012/08/22

Derek Jeter (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Derek Jeter, Baseball’s Mr. Consistency

Remember when you thought Derek Jeter was finished? Now it’s looking like 4,000 hits is a realistic possibility.

2012/08/13

Joe DiMaggio retired from baseball following the 1951 season. (Photo credit: STF/AFP/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Will DiMaggio’s Hitting Streak Ever Be Equaled?

71 years to this day, Joe DiMaggio set the all-time record for hitting safely in consecutive games — a feat that may never be matched.

2012/07/17

Sweeny: Derek Jeter Still Great At 38

Jeter has never made a big deal about turning older, he simply deals with it day-by-day, the same thing he’s done his entire career.

2012/06/27

Umpire Bob Davidson argues with Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies as Placido Polanco #27 holds him back during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on April 20, 2012 in San Diego, California. Hamels was charged with a balk. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

By The Numbers: Understanding The Balk

The balk is one of the most confusing, poorly understood, and obscure aspects in baseball.

2012/05/03

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds swings at the pitch during a MLB game in the 1985 season. (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Keidel: Don’t Hose Pete Rose

Pete Rose is a snake who bet on games he managed and lied about it, and lied about it…and waited until he could turn his confession into coin. But if the man with the most base hits in history isn’t in the Hall of Fame, why do we have one?

2012/04/13

By The Numbers: Should Baseball Be Willing To Forgive?

In the cases of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose, each of their well regretted decisions caused an ended career and ban from the Baseball Hall of Fame indefinitely. The question I have chosen to propose is: “Should this ban be indefinite?”

2012/01/26

Could Derek Jeter Pass Pete Rose As MLB’s All-Time Hits Leader?

Derek Jeter has become the 28th player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits. Now the question is: how far can the captain climb MLB’s all-time list? Could he possibly surpass Pete Rose at No. 1?

WFAN–2011/07/09

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