Yeah, I know, you’ve seen and heard enough of Pete Rose. I know I have. This, however, is different. This program is about a Rose betting book kept by his betting buddy Michael Bertolini. If you still harbor any doubts that Rose bet on baseball games, including some played by the team he was managing, the Cincinnati Reds, the Bertolini betting book will put them to rest.
The news that the Bertolini was about to be made public was not the only Rose development of the past week …
But not in Kansas City, where Royals’ fans enthusiastic ballot stuffing has transformed Infante from a struggling second baseman into a cause celebre for baseball writers to deride the All-Star voting process.
Monday’s release of the updated tallies showed Royals leading the voting for …
Castillo doesn’t hold that status because his first name contains only one ‘l,’ unlike the late Wellington Mara, who owned the New York football Giants for nearly half a century, or the Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
Castillo is unique because he is the only player who has played for three major league teams this season. Nineteen others have played for two teams, according to Elias Sports Bureau research, but no one has moved as frequently as Castillo in less than half the season that has been played.
The involuntary movement of these players says a lot about …
