Born in 1960 in Kettering, Ohio, I was destined to be a Cincinnati Reds fan. By the time I was 8, Pete Rose was in his sixth season with the Cincinnati Reds, Tony Perez, then a skinny kid from Cuba, ...
A baseball savant, a gambling addict, a corrupted individual — Rose ... only one of them is The Rule. It’s above the entrance to every clubhouse. If you bet on the game, you’re gone.