{"id":1594251,"date":"2022-08-08T10:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1594251"},"modified":"2022-08-08T10:05:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:05:06","slug":"it-was-55-years-ago-babe-pete-rose-dismisses-reporter-asking-about-alleged-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-was-55-years-ago-babe-pete-rose-dismisses-reporter-asking-about-alleged-sexual-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It Was 55 Years Ago, Babe\u2019: Pete Rose Dismisses Reporter Asking About Alleged Sexual Misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-was-55-years-ago-babe-pete-rose-dismisses-reporter-asking-about-alleged-sexual-misconduct%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1594251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former professional baseball player and manager Pete Rose, 81, on Sunday dismissed a question from a reporter about alleged sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Rose, Major League Baseball\u2019s all-time hits leader, was accused in 2017 of having a sexual relationship with a minor during the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked Pete Rose what he would say to people who say his presence here sends a negative message to women,\u201d Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Alex Coffey tweeted on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m not here to talk about that,\u201d Rose reportedly responded. \u201cSorry about that. It was 55 years ago babe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I asked Pete Rose what he would say to people who say his presence here sends a negative message to women. His response: \u201cNo, I\u2019m not here to talk about that. Sorry about that. It was 55 years ago babe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Coffey (@byalexcoffey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byalexcoffey\/status\/1556307133620228097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2017, an accuser dubbed Jane Doe said Rose reached out to her 1973 when she was 14 or 15 years old, Outkick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/pete-roses-crazy-stories-on-live-tv-send-broadcasters-running-scared\/\">reported<\/a>. The pair, she claims, had sexual encounters for several years. At the time, Rose was married with children and in his 30s.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents show that Rose admitted to having sex with the female, but claims he did so in 1975 when she was 16 years old, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/08\/sport\/pete-rose-baseball-rape-claim-philadelphia-spt-intl\/\">noted<\/a>. The age of consent in Ohio is 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho cares what happened 50 years ago?\u201d Rose said, after another reporter pressed about the allegation. \u201cYou weren\u2019t even born. So you shouldn\u2019t be talking about it, because you weren\u2019t born. If you don\u2019t know a damn thing about it, don\u2019t talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rose, who earned the nickname \u201cCharlie Hustle,\u201d received a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball in 1989 for betting on games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. He was denied reinstatement in 2015 and 2017 by the National Baseball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAfter extensive discussion, a vote was taken in which the Board ratified the resolution that was passed on February 4, 1991, known today as Rule 3(E) in the BBWAA\u2019s election rules,\u201d the Hall of Fame <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2715856-pete-rose-ban-upheld-by-baseball-hall-of-fame\">said<\/a> in 2017. \u201cAs such, anyone deemed permanently ineligible by Major League Baseball, including Pete Rose, may not be considered for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rose played for 24 seasons in the MLB with the Reds, Phillies, and Montreal Expos. He was a 17-time All-Star, three-time World Series champion, three-time batting champion, and a National League MVP, Bleacher Report <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2715856-pete-rose-ban-upheld-by-baseball-hall-of-fame\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The famed hitter, who played for the Phillies from 1979 to 1983, was invited to Citizens Bank Park on Sunday for a ceremony commemorating the 1980 championship Phillies team, Outkick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/pete-roses-crazy-stories-on-live-tv-send-broadcasters-running-scared\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rose received a standing ovation from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pete Rose was introduced at Citizens Bank Park before Phillies-Nationals. | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Toyota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Toyota<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Mc9JNieUD\">pic.twitter.com\/2Mc9JNieUD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1556333893590056963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the game, Rose riled up social media with his colorful commentary, Outkick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/pete-roses-crazy-stories-on-live-tv-send-broadcasters-running-scared\/\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPete Rose gets in the booth today and horrifies the Phillies announcers by talking about c***s and s*** because, well, he\u2019s Pete f***ing Rose, man,\u201d one sports Twitter account captioned some of Rose\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pete Rose gets in the booth today and horrifies the Phillies announcers by talking about cocks and shit because, well, he\u2019s Pete fucking Rose, man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kVifF4yOob\">pic.twitter.com\/kVifF4yOob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Super70sSports\/status\/1556420952988213248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former professional baseball player and manager Pete Rose, 81, on Sunday dismissed a question from a reporter about alleged sexual misconduct. Rose, Major League Baseball\u2019s all-time hits leader, was accused in 2017 of having a sexual relationship with a minor during the 1970s. \u201cI asked Pete Rose what he would say to people who say &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1594336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1594251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1594251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1594251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1594336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1594251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1594251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1594251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}