Meat Face Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Very interesting. . . I wonder if it's true.. ---- Pete Rose has a new book coming out next month. Jan. 8, to be precise. Now, you might ask, "Why Jan. 8? Wouldn't the publisher want the book out before Christmas?" On Tuesday, somebody asked me that question exactly. I gave a vague answer. Then I looked at my calendar, and it all became very clear to me. Sure, it's speculation, but stay with me here... Rose's publisher has embargoed the book, releasing absolutely nothing to anybody before the official "pub date." This is extremely unusual; publishers generally send out scads of review copies weeks or even months before publication, to generate publicity. Even when they hold the review copies, in the case of a book that's got some surprises, those surprises are leaked in some fashion; again, for the sake of publicity. But as far as I know, nobody's seen this book except the publishers (Rodale Press). Why so hush-hush? And why Jan. 8? Like I said, it all made sense to me when I looked at my calendar. Rose wouldn't be publishing a book unless he'd cleared the contents and its publication date with the Commissioner's Office. Here's my guess, dollars to doughnuts: Rose will finally admit that he did wrong, that he did bet on baseball and he's really, really sorry. Really. Of course, the minute this becomes public, it will be the big story for days. Weeks, probably. And that explains the release date. On Jan. 6, the Hall of Fame's Class of 2004 will be announced. That will be big news on the 6th, and also the 7th. Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor will get their two days in the limelight ... and then on the 8th it's Charlie Hustle's turn. For months, I suspect (and that's all it is, speculation), all this has been carefully orchestrated by Rose and baseball. And this time next year, Pete Rose will be headed for the Hall of Fame. You can book it. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stor..._rob&id=1688802 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 did he title it "I'll give you 5 to 2 that i'm innocent?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted the Bellhop Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Makes sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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