Rose has a complicated legacy. Not a “good” guy, and he did some awful things.

Frank L 64990 posts Joined: Sep 20, 2007

Posted 10:25 am on Oct 1, 2024

As a player though, wish his competitive spirit could be bottled and passed along to Marcus and company at ND. No one was tougher or played harder. He willed the Phils to win that 1980 Championship and I will always have a soft spot for him as I was there when they clinched. Nonetheless, what he did was inexcusable and will forever tarnish his memory.

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Rose has a complicated legacy. Not a “good” guy, and he did some awful things. Frank L 10:25am · 10/1/24
- And he was a poor sport and kinda played dirty.NT jimbasil 10:56am · 10/1/24
  - If you are speaking about him knocking over the catcher blocking the plate in the AS game, that Frank L 2:42pm · 10/1/24
    - well there’s sliding into a base and then there is needlessly taking out jimbasil 3:18pm · 10/1/24
      - Oh he competed fiercely, no doubt. That AS play was a bad rap though. That catcher should never have Frank L 4:08pm · 10/1/24

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