Pete Rose Has Epic Comment On Reds' Success This Season
LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 15: Former Major League Baseball player and manager Pete Rose speaks during a news conference at Pete Rose Bar & Grill to respond to his lifetime ban from MLB for gambling being upheld on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday announced that he was rejecting Rose's application for reinstatement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Last year was a rough one for Pete Rose's beloved Cincinnati Reds. But with the team in the midst of one of their most incredible seasons in recent memory, he couldn't help but comment on their success.
In a recent interview with USA Today, Rose declared that he firmly believes the Reds will make the playoffs this year. But he also said that thanks to their recent form which included a 12-game winning streak, he can now wear his Reds hat in public "without fans throwing rocks."
"I think it’s safe to say that the Reds will make the playoffs. I really believe that,” Rose told USA Today. “Right now, with the roster the Reds have got, they can get better. They’re all a bunch of young kids, feeding off their success and building momentum.”
“Three weeks ago, they were playing stinko. I never dreamt this could happen a month ago. Not the way these guys were playing. Now, I can finally go out and wear my Reds cap in public again without fans throwing rocks at me.”
Rose's Reds are currently 41-37 even after a recent two-game skid.
Despite his confidence, there's still a lot of baseball to be played between now and the Fall.
But right now it's good to be a Reds fan again after looking dead and buried less than a month ago.
