Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

macro · 03-24-2007, 01:34 AM

Just a heads up...Pete is scheduled to be on The Tonight Show Monday night.

Redhook · 03-24-2007, 06:08 AM

That's going to be a mess.

RedFanAlways1966 · 03-24-2007, 11:50 AM

For his sake I hope he pleads the 5th when Leno asks questions.

Red in Chicago · 03-24-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Redhook

That's going to be a mess.

yeah, this has trainwreck all over it

Edskin · 03-25-2007, 12:28 PM

Ugh, please just go away Pete. Don't know if I am more sick of seeing his mug or hearing about Balco???

BoydsOfSummer · 03-25-2007, 06:13 PM

My streak of having never watched a Jay Leno Tonight Show shall continue.

Jpup · 03-26-2007, 05:05 AM

Why?

BoydsOfSummer · 03-26-2007, 05:58 PM

I've just never watched the show before. Watching Pete lie some more isn't going to change that.

vaticanplum · 03-26-2007, 07:06 PM

For all of his (many, many) flaws, I've found Pete to be an entertaining and borderline-charming talk show guest in the past. In fact, in straight talking terms, I find him infinitely more tolerable than Jay Leno.

If Leno can manage to steer himself away from the juicy topics he so loves and give Pete a chance to talk about baseball a week before the season starts, Pete will have some interesting things to say. For all of his (many, many) flaws, Pete still clearly loves baseball, and follows it to a degree that most retired players don't. His opinions about the current game and its teams and players are usually worth hearing. And it's always fun to hear someone on the national stage talk about the present-day Reds.

Always Red · 03-26-2007, 07:34 PM

vp, I do agree with you, but I think I'll wait and just read the headlines in the morning.

It's like a train wreck that I know is coming, and yet I am powerless to stop it

Chip R · 03-26-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by vaticanplum

For all of his (many, many) flaws, I've found Pete to be an entertaining and borderline-charming talk show guest in the past. In fact, in straight talking terms, I find him infinitely more tolerable than Jay Leno.

If Leno can manage to steer himself away from the juicy topics he so loves and give Pete a chance to talk about baseball a week before the season starts, Pete will have some interesting things to say. For all of his (many, many) flaws, Pete still clearly loves baseball, and follows it to a degree that most retired players don't. His opinions about the current game and its teams and players are usually worth hearing. And it's always fun to hear someone on the national stage talk about the present-day Reds.

You're right. He is a very good talk show guest. I remember sometime in the mid-90s he was on Conan and Mickey Rooney was the other guest. I think Mickey was drunk cause he was just fawning all over Pete and Pete was trying not to laugh at him.

But I'm afraid this is going to be more about Pete than baseball. It'll be the same old crap recycled. Blah, blah, blah, I bet on the Reds every night; blah, blah, blah, guys have done worse stuff than I did and they are in the HOF, blah, blah, blah, I'm baseball's greatest ambassador. Then Jay will ask him who he likes this year and that'll be it. And, VP, I'll bet you a beer that he doesn't say anything about the present day Reds other than they are having that exhibit in the HOF for him.

vaticanplum · 03-26-2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip R

But I'm afraid this is going to be more about Pete than baseball. It'll be the same old crap recycled. Blah, blah, blah, I bet on the Reds every night; blah, blah, blah, guys have done worse stuff than I did and they are in the HOF, blah, blah, blah, I'm baseball's greatest ambassador. Then Jay will ask him who he likes this year and that'll be it. And, VP, I'll bet you a beer that he doesn't say anything about the present day Reds other than they are having that exhibit in the HOF for him.

I suspect you're right, but I attribute that to Leno. A few months ago Pete was on Letterman, and he talked a lot about being baseball's greatest ambassador, and a lot about being in the HOF, and a lot about baseball and the current Reds. That's because it's the direction in which the host steered the conversation. Now Letterman of course grew up a baseball fan and a Reds fan to boot. He is also not a creepwad.

harangatang · 03-27-2007, 12:36 AM

Well Pete was just on. He defended McGwire and Bonds and said that Bonds' problem was similar to Steve Carlton's. He then talked about going to opening day in Cincinnati for the first time since 1989. He referred to GABP first as Riverfront and then followed by a pause and talked about the first floor of the Reds HOF being dedicated to him. One interesting thing is he referred to his gambling as an "addiction".

Moosie52 · 03-27-2007, 07:38 AM

Well, it is an addiction for everyone else, why not for Pete?

Strikes Out Looking · 03-27-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by harangatang

Well Pete was just on. He defended McGwire and Bonds and said that Bonds' problem was similar to Steve Carlton's. He then talked about going to opening day in Cincinnati for the first time since 1989. He referred to GABP first as Riverfront and then followed by a pause and talked about the first floor of the Reds HOF being dedicated to him. One interesting thing is he referred to his gambling as an "addiction".

I didn't know Steve Carlton was on 'roids.

03-24-2007, 01:34 AM	#1
macro Just The Big Picture Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The Bluegrass State Posts: 6,150	Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 Just a heads up...Pete is scheduled to be on The Tonight Show Monday night.

03-24-2007, 06:08 AM	#2
Redhook Miami Redhawks Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cincy Posts: 2,247	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 That's going to be a mess. __________________ "....the two players I liked watching the most were Barry Larkin and Eric Davis. I was suitably entertained by their effortless skill that I didn't need them crashing into walls like a squirrel on a coke binge." - dsmith421 www.kylevoska.com - Golfer? Check out my blog for golf tips.

03-24-2007, 11:50 AM	#3
RedFanAlways1966 For a Level Playing Field Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oakwood, OH Posts: 11,242	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 For his sake I hope he pleads the 5th when Leno asks questions. __________________ Small market fan... always hoping, but never expecting.

03-25-2007, 12:28 PM	#5
Edskin Worth The Wait Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,111	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 Ugh, please just go away Pete. Don't know if I am more sick of seeing his mug or hearing about Balco???

03-25-2007, 06:13 PM	#6
BoydsOfSummer So Long Uncle Joe Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hamilton,Ohio Posts: 3,849	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 My streak of having never watched a Jay Leno Tonight Show shall continue. __________________ 0 Value Over Replacement Poster "Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson

03-26-2007, 05:05 AM	#7
Jpup Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern KY Posts: 6,967	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 Why? __________________ "My mission is to be the ray of hope, the guy who stands out there on that beautiful field and owns up to his mistakes and lets people know it's never completely hopeless, no matter how bad it seems at the time. I have a platform and a message, and now I go to bed at night, sober and happy, praying I can be a good messenger." -Josh Hamilton

03-26-2007, 05:58 PM	#8
BoydsOfSummer So Long Uncle Joe Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hamilton,Ohio Posts: 3,849	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 I've just never watched the show before. Watching Pete lie some more isn't going to change that. __________________ 0 Value Over Replacement Poster "Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson

03-26-2007, 07:06 PM	#9
vaticanplum Has big taste Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 6,704	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 For all of his (many, many) flaws, I've found Pete to be an entertaining and borderline-charming talk show guest in the past. In fact, in straight talking terms, I find him infinitely more tolerable than Jay Leno. If Leno can manage to steer himself away from the juicy topics he so loves and give Pete a chance to talk about baseball a week before the season starts, Pete will have some interesting things to say. For all of his (many, many) flaws, Pete still clearly loves baseball, and follows it to a degree that most retired players don't. His opinions about the current game and its teams and players are usually worth hearing. And it's always fun to hear someone on the national stage talk about the present-day Reds. __________________ There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.

03-26-2007, 07:34 PM	#10
Always Red nothing more than a fan Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,972	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 vp, I do agree with you, but I think I'll wait and just read the headlines in the morning. It's like a train wreck that I know is coming, and yet I am powerless to stop it

03-27-2007, 12:36 AM	#13
harangatang Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,493	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 Well Pete was just on. He defended McGwire and Bonds and said that Bonds' problem was similar to Steve Carlton's. He then talked about going to opening day in Cincinnati for the first time since 1989. He referred to GABP first as Riverfront and then followed by a pause and talked about the first floor of the Reds HOF being dedicated to him. One interesting thing is he referred to his gambling as an "addiction".

03-27-2007, 07:38 AM	#14
Moosie52 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 563	Re: Pete Rose To Appear On Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Monday, March 26 Well, it is an addiction for everyone else, why not for Pete?

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