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Pete Rose Is Sorry: 'I Finally Get It'

But he's still a pariah in baseball's eyes

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2010 6:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – Pete Rose is making nice-nice with his former Cincinnati Reds teammates—and maybe trying to convince baseball that he's contrite enough to be reinstated and enter its Hall of Fame. "I'm kind of a hardheaded guy," he tells AP. "That's probably the reason I got all those damn hits. It took me years to figure out what he was saying was to step forward and 'fess up and take responsibility for what you did," he said, referring to former baseball chief Bart Giamatti. "In the last several years, I finally get it. I understand."

Rose says he has apologized to old teammates, in particular Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, for his gambling scandal and the fact that he bet on Reds games as a player-manager. "I expressed how sorry I was to those guys, if I caused any embarrassment over the years," Rose said. "I'm perfectly happy inside right now—understand what I'm saying? I think anybody that knows me knows that I'm very sorry. I understand the mistakes I made."

Pete Rose stands on first base as he acknowledges the crowd during ceremonies celebrating the 25th anniversary of his record in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

In this Sept. 11, 1985, file photo, Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose fights tears on first base after making his 4,192nd hit. (AP Photo/Gary Gardiner, File)

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Jeff Ramey

Dec 23, 2010 5:38 PM CST

Time heals all wounds, but in my book, banishment is banishment. I was as hurt as the next fan and still am that Pete bet on baseball. I can forgive him as a person for what he did, but not as a representative of MLB. As a fan, it still hurts, but that's the way I feel. He knew what the ramifications were and did it anyway. I agree with Spudsy's reply, " After Shoeless Joe Jackson maybe".

iTALY

Oct 21, 2010 10:33 AM CDT

Can't wait for Rose to finally go into the Hall of Fame.

vendetta

Oct 20, 2010 8:05 AM CDT

Too little too late. No one is beyond redemption but we all have to sleep in the beds we make.

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