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And you know what? That jibes absolutely with my mind's eye. Pete Rose was simply mean with the game on the line.
The whole Big Red Machine would show up as clutch if you went back and measured that -- Little Joe, Tony Perez, etc.
They thought it was their universe with us just living in it, they thought it was an accident when they lost, and they thought GWRBI's were their birthright. The Dodgers used to complain bitterly about the Reds' arrogance. "We're willing to admit there are two great teams, but they think they own baseball."
Great post man!
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.... maybe that would teeter the balance back to even between Rose and Ichiro. Hm.