Pete Rose Speaks on Gambling, Hall of Fame, 2024 Cincinnati RedsPete Rose Speaks on Gambling, Hall of Fame, 2024 Cincinnati Reds In an interview with The Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer, Pete Rose discussed his suspension from baseball, MLB’s ties to gambling, and his potential induction into the Hall of Fame. Key Points * Rose acknowledged his past mistakes and expressed remorse for his actions. * He believes that MLB’s stance on gambling has been inconsistent. * Rose remains hopeful that he will eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Video Details * Video ID: 74239270007 * Title: Pete Rose speaks on gambling, Hall of Fame, 2024 Cincinnati Reds * Poster: https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/authoring-images/2024/06/21/PCIN/74174292007-img-8054.jpg?crop=3024,1696,x-6,y941 * Placement: snow-video-story-priority Media Attribution * Photo: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports
Pete Rose Talks Gambling, Hall of Fame, 2024 Cincinnati Reds
Pete Rose spoke with The Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer about his suspension, MLB’s gambling ties and more.
Cincinnati Reds fans have cheered many of Elly De La Cruz’s catches in the outfield with his back to home plate.
But after catching Alec Burleson’s pop-up in shallow center, some argued the Reds might have prevented the lone run that ultimately led to scoring in Friday’s 1-0 loss in St. Louis, by outfielder Stuart Fairchild to catch the ball.
Gordon Wittenmyer of The Enquirer described the play this way: “Shortstop Elly De La Cruz caught (the ball) … instead of letting center fielder Stuart Fairchild take the ball. His throw to the plate was late and wide as speedy Michael Siani tagged the ball and scored.”
“If Stu comes to catch the ball, they probably don’t run there,” Reds manager David Bell said afterward. “They did a good job there. We’re learning the same thing. A lot of times you go a little off, thinking it’s going to go in. So many times you see an infielder go back, it’s a tough play. Elly is so good with his back to the ball. We want the ball in Elly’s hands. Off the bat, it popped up in the infield. It kind of drifted. But to answer your question, if Stu could read that and attack to make the play, it probably could have stopped that run.”
“And that’s not a problem last night when you’re up 10 runs or whatever the case may be. But in a one-run game like that, it makes all the difference in the world,” studio analyst and Bally Sports Ohio analyst said. Former Reds pitcher Sam LeCure said during the postgame broadcast. “It’s happened a couple of times with Stu. Maybe because he’s a little more unfamiliar with the center field and kind of took control of what’s going on out there. Because he’s a great outfielder. I mean, how many highlights have we shown? It’s more of those little nuances of the position that he can’t control. So yeah, you want to get the ball in Elly’s hands, but… running away from the play or just running to the play? Makes sense.”
MLB.com’s beat writer on the Cardinals placed the blame squarely on De La Cruz:
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