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Pete Rose, nicknamed “Charlie Hustle,” delighted baseball fans for decades by slamming balls past dazed outfielders and scoring runs that put him at the top of his game and at the top of his league. He won the National League Batting Title and the Gold Glove Award as an outfielder. He was named the league’s Most Valuable Player, and he was MVP in the World Series. His biggest baseball accomplishment came when the celebrated slugger broke Ty Cobb’s all-time batting record... with hit number 4,193.
In 1989 baseball great Pete Rose was tagged with another title— “gambler”—which left a lingering shadow over his once shining reputation. He should have heeded this biblical warning...
“The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.” (Proverbs 22:3)
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