Charlie Hustle Still Hustling

Grantland features a 30 for 30 short film featuring Pete Rose (h/t Julianne), at his current job selling autographs at Caesar's Palace.  One thing about Pete, he knows baseball inside and out.  It's a damn shame his gambling, and later foolish decisions, have kept him out of the game.  I think if Pete hadn't insisted on being allowed to manage again, and hadn't written that stupid book admitting he bet on baseball while he was negotiating with Bud Selig to get reinstated, he might be at least allowed more involvement in the game.  Granted, as he says in the film, he just wants a chance to manage again, so he never would have been satisfied with a deal that removed the majority of the ban but didn't give him a chance to be back at the helm.  However you look at it, Pete's story is a sad one.