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For some reason, it’s a habit we just can’t kick.

Let’s dive in.

Today’s story is the finale of a three-part series about Pete Rose.

If you missed part one or part two, definitely go back and check those out.

As we’ve already established, Pete Rose was doing some prettttty sketchy shit in the late 80s before he voluntarily agreed to go onto baseball’s ineligible list.

On August 23, ’89 Rose agreed to the ban with the stipulation that he would be on the Hall of Fame ballot when it was his turn.

Unfortunately, Commissioner Giamati suddenly died just nine days after they reached that agreement.

Francis Vincent Jr. took over Giamati’s job as commissioner, and he had the exact opposite opinion about Pete Rose.

Since then, Rose has applied for reinstatement with every subsequent commissioner.

He’s been denied every single time.

At least for now, it doesn’t appear that MLB is going to change their stance on the matter anytime soon.

In the years after the ban, Rose has had to get creative to keep paying the bills.

He’s had a bunch of random gigs, but probably the strangest was his reality show, which was called “Hits & the Mrs.”

It was mostly about him trying to get into the Hall of Fame, and partially about his wife’s breast reduction, which he was not a fan of.

Ironically, Rose is most famous these days for his persona as a gambler.

For many years, he’s done autograph signings in Vegas, and earlier this year, he was invited to be the first person in Ohio to place a legal sports bet.

Full circle.

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Everyone who subscribes to their newsletter will be entered to win this baseball autographed by Pete Rose.

The winner will be announced on Sunday when their next edition drops.

BASEBALL TRIVIA

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STRANGE NAMES

If you're just joining us, we play this game every day where we try to find the weirdest names throughout baseball history.

Why? Don't ask us, it's just something we like to do.

If you've been rocking with us for awhile now, you know what time it is.

Today's winner is:

Jelly's stats ain't much to look at, but he played nine years of pro ball - mostly for the Homestead Grays.

In '44, he won a World Series with the Grays, and had the worst average on the team by far.

It's kinda like getting an "A" on the school project even though you didn't do much to help the group.

That year, the Grays had Hall of Famers on their team like Cool Papa Bell, Ray Brown, and Josh Gibson - the home run king of the Negro Leagues.

THE DEAD LEGENDS ARCHIVE

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