Was driving home from a fishing trip the other day when I heard the news – Pete Rose, probably the best hitter in the history of baseball, had died.
When I played in high school, I used a “Pete Rose” Louisville Slugger bat. It was as thick as a telephone pole, and almost as heavy.
But I was like a lot of people – we loved the way Rose played the game. All-out. Sliding head-first into the bases. Knoc…