Pete Rose was an exceptional baseball player who earned a place in Cooperstown, but squandered it for all of us to see.

The Reds at the time had a no beards or mustache policy. “I asked him if he wanted me to have Pete (Rose) call him back later,” Bergesch told the Enquirer. “He told me he didn’t think ...

Pete Rose found the subject a bit morbid, and was uncomfortable talking about it publicly, but never was afraid to address it. Rose always knew that question would be heard clear ‘round the ...