Pete Rose - An American Dilemma - HC w/DJ 2014

Description: "Pete Rose - An American Dilemma" by Kostya Kennedy - Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 2014 by Sports Illustrated Books - 339 pages (with a number of great black & white photos) - both book and DJ are in EXCELLENT condition. Pete Rose holds the all-time major league record for most hits (4,256) and games played (3,562), both marks previously belonging to Ty Cobb. His teams won at a consistent pace and he was a regular on eight first-place teams. He won the 1963 NL Rookie of the Year award with the Cincinnati Reds, his hometown team. Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford was the first to call him "Charlie Hustle" after seeing the cocky rookie run to first base on a walk. Rose ignored the "insult" and turned the name into an asset. He never did anything less than 100% in his long career. Pete Rose played baseball with a singular and headfirst abandon that endeared him to fans and peers, even as it riled others--a figure at once magnetic, beloved and polarizing. Rose has more base hits than anyone in history, yet he is not in the Hall of Fame. Twenty-five years ago he was banished from baseball for gambling, then ruled ineligible for Cooperstown. How do we evaluate the Hit King now, at a time when steroid cheats appear on the Hall of Fame ballot even as Rose is denied? What do we make of this happily unrepentant gambler, this shameless but beguiling showman whose post-baseball journey has led him to a curious reality show and to the streets of Cooperstown to hawk his signature, his story, himself? Best-selling author Kostya Kennedy delivers an evocative answer in his fascinating re-examination of Pete Rose's life; from his cocky and charismatic early years through his storied playing career to his bitter war against baseball's hierarchy to the man we find today--still incorrigible, still adored by many. Where has his improbable saga landed him in the redefined, post-steroid world? Do we feel any differently about Pete Rose today? Should we? Does he belong in the Hall of Fame? There are worse characters than Rose enshrined there. How about Cap Anson, a notable racist who was responsible for the ban on blacks in Major League baseball in the 1880s? Then there's Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Sure, he was responsible for "cleaning up" baseball after the Black Sox scandal in 1919, but he was also adamant that no blacks would play in the Major Leagues while he was Commissioner. None did. Ed Delahanty fell over Niagara Falls to his death after being put off a train for unruly behavior, but he's a Hall of Famer. You be the judge whether or not "Charlie Hustle" belongs in the Hall of Fame. It is a debate which will go on as long as baseball fans gather together. One things is certain; no one played harder than Pete Rose. There is only some very minor edge wear on the DJ, but this book is still in EXCELLENT condition. No collection of Pete Rose items is complete without this outstanding book. Check out the scan for the great image of Rose on the cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other booksellers, who post generic scans, the book in my scan is the one you will get). You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. All previous buyers of my baseball books have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please check my listings. The book will be sent via Media mail shipping in the USA. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item, please wait until I send you an invoice with the appropriate combined shipping discount. Please see my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 4/28/21

Price: 11.99 USD

Location: Santa Ana, California

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