06-26-2016, 10:08 AM
I've been watching this weekends pregame ceremonies......
The new MLB Commissioner said over the Winter that Pete Rose will NOT be re-instated any time soon. That means no Cooperstown, no MLB Hall Of Fame...Now that is bad news for Pete but it is also more bad news for Reds Fans that went to the Reds games in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. Fans that went and rooted for The Reds and saw a lot of Pete Rose over those 3 decades.
Enter Reds owner Bob Castallini going to bat on this and pushing to get the OK from the MLB Commissioner for Reds to put Pete in the Reds Hall of Fame, Retire his number 14, and put up a statue to be unveiled in 2017 season. So this is it for Pete, per the MLB Commissioner. No Cooperstown, but he gave way to Bob Castallini.....This is it for Pete....
So this very well could be the ONLY Hall of Fame Weekend Pete Rose ever has in his lifetime. That is why Bob Castallini has drawn it out over Friday, Saturday and Sunday like a Cooperstown weekend. All his teammates in town comparable to Cooperstown and all the Hall of Famers on the stage. The Reds had many Reds Hall of Famers in town for this as Pete gives his induction speeches. Castallini is giving Pete at least one Hall of Fame weekend in his lifetime.
So lets forget the 2016 Reds for one weekend, which I am more than glad to do......This weekend is special because it's probably the ONLY Hall of Fame weekend he will ever have in his lifetime.....It's a big thing for Pete....but also a big thing for Reds teammates, broadcasters and writers,...but how about a big thing for FANS of The Reds. ...This IS a big weekend. ....This is NOT just the Reds trotting out old players......Pete was lucky the MLB Commissioner allowed even this, the other MLB Commissioners did not.......THIS IS A BIG WEEKEND.....
Now I want to thank owner Bob Castallini, who brought back the Reds Hall of Fame....Owners Scott and Lindner shut down the Reds Hall of Fame and Fan voting on it...They were both pretty cheap and just were not going to put out any money towards it. So they shut it down......BOB CASTALLINI brought back the Reds Hall of Fame Fan voting and has built the BEST team Hall of Fame in baseball. No other team has such a nice Hall of Fame. He also really fixed up Great American Ball Park. When it opened under Lindner, it wasn't very much. MLB wasn't rushing to have the All-Star Game there. It wasn't much....Castallini came in and has changed Great American into one of the great baseball parks in the USA, and why the All-Star Game did come to the new version of this park....So I can't say enough about Bob Castallini .....He turned generic Great American Ball Park into a thing of beauty...He returned Hall of Fame voting to the Fans....He built the best team Hall of Fame in baseball, The Reds Hall of Fame......He had Marty and Joe honored and Nuxhalls sign off words on the stadium. ..Uniform numbers retired that needed retired....Statues of players that needed statues....and now giving Pete Rose what will probably be Pete Rose ONLY Hall of Fame weekend he will ever see.....BOB CASTALLINI brought class to THE REDS....His teams were in the play-offs and their year was 2012 when they were up 3-1 in the Play-Offs and then lost 3 straight to The Giants. ...2010 and 2012 were good teams in Play-Offs....Now it became time to rebuild the last few years, as most teams have to....Bob Castallini isn't low class or cheap class, he is FIRST CLASS......I can't say enough about the huge upgrade in ownership Castallini has been... When you see the beautiful stadium and Hall of Fame, thank Castallin for that. He gave Cincinnati a First Class place to watch baseball. He spent the extra bucks and went the extra mile...Since I can't say enough about him, Nuxhalls words in neon for all on the highway to see, thanks to Castallini, " Rounding Third, And Heading For Home ".
The new MLB Commissioner said over the Winter that Pete Rose will NOT be re-instated any time soon. That means no Cooperstown, no MLB Hall Of Fame...Now that is bad news for Pete but it is also more bad news for Reds Fans that went to the Reds games in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. Fans that went and rooted for The Reds and saw a lot of Pete Rose over those 3 decades.
Enter Reds owner Bob Castallini going to bat on this and pushing to get the OK from the MLB Commissioner for Reds to put Pete in the Reds Hall of Fame, Retire his number 14, and put up a statue to be unveiled in 2017 season. So this is it for Pete, per the MLB Commissioner. No Cooperstown, but he gave way to Bob Castallini.....This is it for Pete....
So this very well could be the ONLY Hall of Fame Weekend Pete Rose ever has in his lifetime. That is why Bob Castallini has drawn it out over Friday, Saturday and Sunday like a Cooperstown weekend. All his teammates in town comparable to Cooperstown and all the Hall of Famers on the stage. The Reds had many Reds Hall of Famers in town for this as Pete gives his induction speeches. Castallini is giving Pete at least one Hall of Fame weekend in his lifetime.
So lets forget the 2016 Reds for one weekend, which I am more than glad to do......This weekend is special because it's probably the ONLY Hall of Fame weekend he will ever have in his lifetime.....It's a big thing for Pete....but also a big thing for Reds teammates, broadcasters and writers,...but how about a big thing for FANS of The Reds. ...This IS a big weekend. ....This is NOT just the Reds trotting out old players......Pete was lucky the MLB Commissioner allowed even this, the other MLB Commissioners did not.......THIS IS A BIG WEEKEND.....
Now I want to thank owner Bob Castallini, who brought back the Reds Hall of Fame....Owners Scott and Lindner shut down the Reds Hall of Fame and Fan voting on it...They were both pretty cheap and just were not going to put out any money towards it. So they shut it down......BOB CASTALLINI brought back the Reds Hall of Fame Fan voting and has built the BEST team Hall of Fame in baseball. No other team has such a nice Hall of Fame. He also really fixed up Great American Ball Park. When it opened under Lindner, it wasn't very much. MLB wasn't rushing to have the All-Star Game there. It wasn't much....Castallini came in and has changed Great American into one of the great baseball parks in the USA, and why the All-Star Game did come to the new version of this park....So I can't say enough about Bob Castallini .....He turned generic Great American Ball Park into a thing of beauty...He returned Hall of Fame voting to the Fans....He built the best team Hall of Fame in baseball, The Reds Hall of Fame......He had Marty and Joe honored and Nuxhalls sign off words on the stadium. ..Uniform numbers retired that needed retired....Statues of players that needed statues....and now giving Pete Rose what will probably be Pete Rose ONLY Hall of Fame weekend he will ever see.....BOB CASTALLINI brought class to THE REDS....His teams were in the play-offs and their year was 2012 when they were up 3-1 in the Play-Offs and then lost 3 straight to The Giants. ...2010 and 2012 were good teams in Play-Offs....Now it became time to rebuild the last few years, as most teams have to....Bob Castallini isn't low class or cheap class, he is FIRST CLASS......I can't say enough about the huge upgrade in ownership Castallini has been... When you see the beautiful stadium and Hall of Fame, thank Castallin for that. He gave Cincinnati a First Class place to watch baseball. He spent the extra bucks and went the extra mile...Since I can't say enough about him, Nuxhalls words in neon for all on the highway to see, thanks to Castallini, " Rounding Third, And Heading For Home ".
1968 Bengal Fan
