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The New York Mets have hit the skids and there’s no hints that it will end anytime soon.
They had a seven game winning streak. But then, they went on to lose 11 of 12 games and the last seven in a row.
It’s painful.
Let’s make one thing clear…Pete Rose was NOT the “best hitter in the game.” Not even close. I don't understand how fans can even view him as such.
The one thing that is true is that Pete Rose accumulated the most base hits (4,256) while playing in the Major Leagues.
And here are some other things that are true that will contribute to that one truth that has everyone believing something that is NOT true – Pete Rose also played in more games than any other player in Major League history (3,562), had more plate appearances than any other player in Major League history (15,890), and had more at bats than any other player in Major League history (14,053).
Pete Rose with those 4,256 base hits ONLY hit for an average of .303.
Spring is in full swing as we made our first trip to Citifield for the home opener of the 2023 baseball season where New York-Presbyterian beat ADT by a score of 9-3, thanks to a second consecutive solid pitching performance by starter Tylor Megill and home runs by Starling Marte, Francisco Lindor, and Pete Alonso.
Confused? I’m sorry. Perhaps if I said Chico’s Bail Bonds?
When I was the host of my first call-in radio talk show, I had a caller who said, “I think the rules in baseball are dumb.” And I asked, “What do you mean?” The caller responded, “Well, in baseball they say that if you have four balls you walk, right?” I said, “Yes.” The caller said, “Well that is dumb. How can anybody walk with four balls?”
Regardless that that caller was a crank caller…and he was just trying to get me off my game…which he did as I was unable to maintain my composure for some time afterwards…all these years later…he would be right. The rules have become somewhat odd, to the point where it is hard to recognize the national pastime.
Alan Karmin is an award-winning journalist and author. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and spent most of his life growing up in the New Jersey suburbs. Alan's family were avid Brooklyn Dodgers fans and when the Dodgers moved west, the Mets became the team to root for. The Mets have always been a true focal point, Alan even wrote a term paper in high school to analyze what was wrong with the Mets. While at the University of Miami, Alan honed his craft covering the, gulp, Yankees during spring trainings in Fort Lauderdale for a local NBC affiliate, as well as the Associated Press and UPI. He broadcasted baseball games for the University of Miami, and spring training games for the Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. New York Mets Mania is a forum for Alan to write about his favorite team and for baseball fans to chime in and provide their thoughts and ideas about New York's Amazin' Mets.
