Quote:I don't think he actually ended Fosse's career, although it was a cheap (but legal) shot taken in a meaningless game and it did alter his career. Fosse continued to play for a while afterward, but the shoulder injury eventually was too much to tolerate.

Literally...no, he didn't end his career.


But the guy was a budding superstar. He was more or less the AL comparison to Johnny Bench.


Rose turned him into a scrub with one cheap play. I don't know if you are old enough to have actually seen the play, but Fosse was nowhere near ready for that kind of play. It was uncalled for.


On a completely separate note. I grew up a huge baseball fan in the Philly burbs. I bet I was at Connie Mack and Veterans Stadium damn close to..or maybe even over..1000 times. Talk about conflicted when the Phillies signed Rose. It was like I had to cheer for Satan.

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