* Happy birthday, Pete Rose

April 14, 2008

The non-Hall of Famer turns 67 (!). Man, that’s hard to reconcile.

Anyway, as one might imagine, Rose is the subject of several books. He was that “generation’s” Jose Canseco — constantly in the news, constantly seeking attention.

The Amazon Report on Pete Rose:

Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose

My Prison Without Bars, by Rose

Pete Rose: My Story, written with Roger Kahn

Pete Rose: Baseball’s Charlie Hustle

Collision at Home Plate: The Lives of Pete Rose and Bart Giamatti

Countdown to Cobb: My Diary of the Record Breaking 1985 Season, by Rose, one of several books generated by his assulat on the all-time base hit record.

Charlie Hustle, The Uninhibited Diary of Pete Rose

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