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Dan Patrick
May 25, 2009
Pete Rose knows what it's like to be shunned by the Hall of Fame, and it's not something he'd wish on anyone. "I'm willing to give a guy a second chance," Rose said. "Would I vote for A-Rod [for the Hall] right now? I would. Manny Ramirez? He's not quite there, but he'll get there." But Rose isn't willing to give all PED users a free pass. "If someone was juicing and broke my [hits] record," he said, "I'd be pissed."
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Pete Rose knows what it's like to be shunned by the Hall of Fame, and it's not something he'd wish on anyone. "I'm willing to give a guy a second chance," Rose said. "Would I vote for A-Rod [for the Hall] right now? I would. Manny Ramirez? He's not quite there, but he'll get there." But Rose isn't willing to give all PED users a free pass. "If someone was juicing and broke my [hits] record," he said, "I'd be pissed."

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