Pete Rose

Possibly because I’ve grown up during the era when it didn’t mean much, when hard Pete Rose slides were derided as somehow offensive to the concept of this showcase of talent. Pitchers would throw their honorary inning or two, and batters were rotated to give everyone a chance to get a hit, just like in Little League.

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less of your height, build, vertical leap or speed - and that's the way it's always been. Pete Rose never blew anybody away with his height, size or speed. He could hit and if you can hit, you can make it in this game regardless of size, height or speed. It didn't hurt that he always played aggressively and outhustled the next guy. Some attribute that success to the era he played in, but some of today's stars in MLB: Ichiro, Tejada, Rollins are all well under six feet and in addition to their speed, can hit the baseball for avergae and power.

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