YOUR REVIEW of "My Prison Without Bars" - by Pete Rose

Wolf Hopper · 12-18-2003, 03:21 PM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200.../rose.book.ap/

Book is due out in three weeks.
Will you read it?

cubfan33 · 12-18-2003, 03:23 PM

Yeah, especially if I can get my hands on it earlier. If I didn't have something of a personal interest in it, you couldn't pay me to read it. I'm so disinterested in Pete as a player that it surprises people when they talk to me that I don't know basic things about his career.

sweaver · 12-19-2003, 07:49 AM

I expect I will read it. His earlier book, a diary of the 1974 season ghosted by Bob Hertzel and titled "Charlie Hustle" (a project done just a year too early) was pretty good.

tyruschen · 12-19-2003, 08:58 AM

Did anyone ever see the cover? I'm curious what it looks like...thanks.

Wolf Hopper · 12-19-2003, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tyruschen

Did anyone ever see the cover? I'm curious what it looks like...thanks.

I think it's just a red cover with PETE ROSE on it with big white letters.

gyb13 · 12-19-2003, 09:44 AM

very subtle....

tyruschen · 12-19-2003, 09:46 AM

How about Charlie standing in a jail with bars made of bats?

Rajah · 12-19-2003, 05:38 PM

awww...poor pete rose. he dug his grave and now he's crying about it. i won't touch the book with a ten foot pole. i wouldn't put a single penny in that mans hands if my life depended on it (ok, maybe if my life depended on it, but not if his did).

LargeBill · 12-20-2003, 11:29 AM

I will read his book. However, I'll wait until it hits the bargain bin. I lived in Cincinnati back when he got tossed and I'll tell you most people in that town were delusional about the whole thing. Even ignoring the gambling, Reds fans would foolishly argue that he was the greatest player ever.

I would try to calmly explain that he was very good (and very healthy which resulted in a record in one statistical category) but not even in the discussion of best ever and that would inflame the local passions.
Anyways, I'll read it to see what lies to fight when I move back there next year. :-)

sweaver · 12-20-2003, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by LargeBill

I'll tell you most people in that town were delusional about the whole thing.

They still are. An astonishing number of Reds fans want Pete back as manager. Scary.

Craig S. · 12-20-2003, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolf Hopper

I think it's just a red cover with PETE ROSE on it with big white letters.

There's no confusion about the author:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/15...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Rajah · 12-22-2003, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig S.

There's no confusion about the author:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/15...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I can't explain the revulsion pete rose causes in me with words alone.

If I could get him to sign something, I would love to see the look on his face when I lit it on fire after he was done signing.

KCBOOMER · 12-23-2003, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rajah

I can't explain the revulsion pete rose causes in me with words alone.

My feelings exactly.

Wolf Hopper · 01-01-2004, 09:35 AM

For those interested in buying the Rose book now, FYI, you can get it for $17.47 at amazon - and, if you use this link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...etshrinecom-20
NetShrine.com gets a referral credit (which always helps this site!).

Also, let's keep THIS thread to OUR reviews of the book and as to whether or not we will read it. Thanks.

Use this thread: http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...d.php?p=162073 to discuss the impact of the book on Rose's situation, etc. Thanks!

rcartman28 · 01-01-2004, 09:41 AM

I don't have any real interest in reading the book, unless I saw it for $1.49 in the bargain bin somewhere.....then I'm still not sure if I would buy it.

12-18-2003, 03:21 PM	#1
Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	My Prison Without Bars - by Pete Rose http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200.../rose.book.ap/ Book is due out in three weeks. Will you read it? __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

12-18-2003, 03:23 PM	#2
cubfan33 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,359	Yeah, especially if I can get my hands on it earlier. If I didn't have something of a personal interest in it, you couldn't pay me to read it. I'm so disinterested in Pete as a player that it surprises people when they talk to me that I don't know basic things about his career. __________________ UTK available only at www.baseballprospectus.com "I was pulling for Pete and agreeing with (commissioner) Bud Selig that Pete should be eligible for the Hall of Fame," said Giles, now chairman of the Phillies. "Bud was close to making him eligible right after his meeting with Pete (November 2002). Right after that, Pete got into tax trouble (in California), and that delayed the process." - Phillies Chairman Bill Giles in the Dayton Daily News, January 25th, 2004.

12-19-2003, 08:58 AM	#4
tyruschen Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 533	Did anyone ever see the cover? I'm curious what it looks like...thanks. __________________ I'm a fanatic MLB fan from Taiwan and I fear you would'nt understand my bad English. Thanks a lot for reading.

12-19-2003, 09:44 AM	#6
gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	very subtle.... __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

12-19-2003, 09:46 AM	#7
tyruschen Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Taiwan Posts: 533	How about Charlie standing in a jail with bars made of bats? __________________ I'm a fanatic MLB fan from Taiwan and I fear you would'nt understand my bad English. Thanks a lot for reading.

12-19-2003, 07:49 AM	#3
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	I expect I will read it. His earlier book, a diary of the 1974 season ghosted by Bob Hertzel and titled "Charlie Hustle" (a project done just a year too early) was pretty good.

12-19-2003, 05:38 PM	#8
Rajah NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,177	awww...poor pete rose. he dug his grave and now he's crying about it. i won't touch the book with a ten foot pole. i wouldn't put a single penny in that mans hands if my life depended on it (ok, maybe if my life depended on it, but not if his did). __________________ Why does Aubrey Huff looked so mad in his picture? Oh wait...

12-20-2003, 11:29 AM	#9
LargeBill NetShrine Rookie Of The Year Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 74	Reading Pete's latest lies I will read his book. However, I'll wait until it hits the bargain bin. I lived in Cincinnati back when he got tossed and I'll tell you most people in that town were delusional about the whole thing. Even ignoring the gambling, Reds fans would foolishly argue that he was the greatest player ever. I would try to calmly explain that he was very good (and very healthy which resulted in a record in one statistical category) but not even in the discussion of best ever and that would inflame the local passions. Anyways, I'll read it to see what lies to fight when I move back there next year. :-)

01-01-2004, 09:35 AM	#14
Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	For those interested in buying the Rose book now, FYI, you can get it for $17.47 at amazon - and, if you use this link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...etshrinecom-20 NetShrine.com gets a referral credit (which always helps this site!). Also, let's keep THIS thread to OUR reviews of the book and as to whether or not we will read it. Thanks. Use this thread: http://www.netshrine.com/vbulletin2/...d.php?p=162073 to discuss the impact of the book on Rose's situation, etc. Thanks! __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

01-01-2004, 09:41 AM	#15
rcartman28 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,408	I don't have any real interest in reading the book, unless I saw it for $1.49 in the bargain bin somewhere.....then I'm still not sure if I would buy it. __________________ I would have looked out for the water main. But that's just me..... Brett Favre

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