Born in 1960 in Kettering, Ohio, I was destined to be a Cincinnati Reds fan. By the time I was 8, Pete Rose was in his sixth season with the Cincinnati Reds, Tony Perez, then a skinny kid from Cuba, ...
Major League Baseball banned Rose for life for betting on the game and lying about it. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Keith O’Brien, who published a book on Pete Rose called "Charlie Hustle." ...