OT - Pete Rose Memory

[greenbean.sixpack]

I have vague memories of network TV (when there were only three channels) interrupting scheduled programing to show one of Pete's bats. This would have been in the late 70s, I guessing when Pete was chasing the consecutive hit streak.

Anyone else remember this?

It's crazy how far baseball has fallen since being the national past time.

 

[skipperDawg]

I have vague memories of network TV (when there were only three channels) interrupting scheduled programing to show one of Pete's bats. This would have been in the late 70s, I guessing when Pete was chasing the consecutive hit streak.

Anyone else remember this?

It's crazy how far baseball has fallen since being the national past time.

I remember
Back before utube, dish network,even internet.
Plugged tv in wall
Picked up abc cbs nbc
Was cool watching him break record.
I remember some announcers said after he broke the record..
Pete was in the hole 0 and 2.
Unp called time out and dusted plate off and said under his breath, you can’t break the record if your too tight.
Then Pete hit the single