Monday, November 28, 2005

Pete Rose

I feel sorry for my wife. Everytime Pete Rose has a chance to be on the Hall of Fame ballot, and doesn't make it, she has to hear a ranting and raving session about MLB commisioner, Bud Selig. You'd think, with a name like "Bud," he would be a cool guy, but he's not.


I will try to avoid any sort of rant here about the fact that Bud won't let Pete in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Instead, I will let Pete's MLB records paint the picture as to why he should be not just in my Guy Hall of Fame, but the MLB Hall of Fame:
  • All-time Major League record for most career hits-4,256
  • All-time Major League record for most games played-3,562
  • All-time Major League record for most at bats-14,053
  • All-time Major League record for most singles-3,315
  • All-time Major League record for most total bases by a switch hitter-5,752
  • All-time Major League record for most seasons of 200 or more hits-10
  • All-time Major League record for most consecutive seasons of 100 or more hits-23
  • All-time Major League record for most seasons with 600 or more at bats-17
  • All-time Major League record for most seasons with 150 or more games played--17
  • All-time Major League record for most seasons with 100 or more games played-23
  • Only player in Major League history to play more than 500 games at five different Positions-1B (939) 2B (628) 3B (634) LF (671) RF (595)
  • Major League record for playing in the most winning games-1,972
  • All-time National League record for most years played-24
  • All-time National League record for most consecutive years played-24
  • All-time National League record for most career runs-2,165
  • All-time National League record for most career doubles-746
  • All-time National League record for most games with 5 or more hits-10
  • Modern National League record for longest consecutive game hitting streak-44
  • Modern National League Record for most consecutive game hitting streaks of 20 or more games--7
And yet, not even on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame this year.

That's okay, I'm not afraid to put him in my Guy Hall of Fame.

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