Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose
by Michael Sokolove
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Author: Michael SokoloveEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-31
ISBN: 0743284445
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Reviews of Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose
Book Review: Remarkably Evenhanded
Summary: 5 Stars
I am no Reds fan and was only casually interested in Pete Rose before reading the book.
I thought the author was remarkably evenhanded in writing about Rose. The book is soup-to-nuts, it talks about Rose's parents in great depth. The author did not have access to Rose's children, nor that many teammates from the Reds. But he spoke to just about everybody else.
This book is NOT a hatchet job. Sokolove comes out strongly for Rose's enshrinement in Coopertwon, but wants him banned permanently from the game. He makes a convincing point that the "character" issue that gets cited by Rose's detractors is vague and meaningless and should NOT be used to keep Rose out of Cooperstown.
He does not speculate why Rose seems so obsessed about Coopertwon, though.
He also comes up with some great points that as a player, Rose was quite overrated. But he also gives Rose credit in many ways. Rose was friendly to most sportswriters for selfish purposes but also for other reasons.
Bottom line, Rose comes across as a nuanced character in this book, not a sterotype. That is quite an accomplishment.
Summary of Hustle: The Myth, Life, and Lies of Pete Rose
Who is Pete Rose? Is he Charlie Hustle, the all-American kid who never grew up, who pushed and stretched himself to get the most out of his limited talent, who would do anything in his power to win and to be a part of the game he loved? Or is he the bloated ex-athlete who broke baseball's one absolute taboo, and who was willing to drag down the whole structure of the sport to save himself?In January 2004, Pete Rose publicly admitted to betting on baseball and began his controversial campaign to get himself off the ineligible list and into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His recently published autobiography, the baseball legend's selective telling of the truth, only furthers the myth and the mystery that surrounds him.
With a new, updated introduction by the author, and packed with interviews with Rose's family, his teammates, sportswriters, and police investigators, Hustle is the real, objective story of the life of Pete Rose.
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