Pete Rose: Justice Delivered, But Only Temporarily And Only In Theory

September 12, 2010 by Aaron Somers · 17 Comments

Twenty five years ago today one of the most hallowed records in baseball history was broken when Pete Rose singled to left field against San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show (whoâ€™s tumultuous life and death were chronicled by ESPNâ€™s Outside the Lines)Â for career hit number 4,192, passing the legendary Ty Cobb. Fireworks instantly went off […]

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Remembering Steve Howe

March 26, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · 5 Comments

The accident scene was so eerily similar to his reckless existence. Steven Roy Howe lay dead on a California highway with his late-model vehicle resting on top of him; a witness told cops that Howe’s truck simply drifted off the roadway. When I first read of the death of this once-promising athlete from Michigan, I […]

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