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… With Apologies to Richard O’Brien
Several new chapters have just been added to the Pete Rose saga with the publication of Pete Rose: My Prison Without Bars, in which Charlie Hustle, apparently realizing that fourteen years of vehement denials weren’t getting him any closer to Cooperstown, New York, finally admits to betting on baseball. And as the December, 2005 deadline by which Rose would have to be reinstated in order to be elected by BBWAA writers nears, we can expect to see a whole lot more on the subject of the legend who fell from grace.
Countless interviews? Certainly. Opinions from every expert on the planet? No doubt. Documentaries and exposés? More than you can imagine. A blockbuster remake of perennial campus favorite The Rocky Horror Picture Show based on Rose? Well … maybe.
Rose Tint My World
From The Charlie Hustle Picture Show
| Fan in the Street: | It was great when it all began I was a regular Charlie fan But it was over when he had the plan To start working with a gambling man Now the only thing that gives Pete hope Is that fans are forgiving dopes Rose tints his world Keeps him safe from his trouble and pain |
| Charlie Hustle: | I’m just sixty-two years old Now banished from baseball’s fold And somebody should be told My gambling hasn’t been controlled But there’s no need for an apology When the real victim here is me I’ll Rose tint my world And write a book for financial gain I just wanna be |
| Bud Selig: | By the time I’ve acted The Hall will be contracted The debate will be protracted As long as I am here |
| Charlie Hustle: | Please Bud, reinstate me There’s no need to hate me Haven’t you heard me lately Don’t I sound sincere? |
Arlo Vander is Fantasy Baseball Cafe’s editor. The odds that he’ll be pursuing a career as a songwriter in the near future are so slim that not even Pete Rose would bet on it.
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