Things Can’t Get Much Worse for Rose, Who Gets a Ticket on Pete Rose Way
How bad are things going for the Cincinnati Reds?
Their manager got a parking ticket Tuesday--on the downtown street that’s named for him.
Manager Pete Rose, under fire for the club’s poor play and a lineup card mistake made Monday night, decided to stop for lunch on his way to Riverfront Stadium Tuesday afternoon.
“I stopped today to get a salad on Pete Rose Way, and I got a ticket,” Rose said.
Rose said the police officer recognized him, but didn’t back off writing a $29 ticket, even when Rose offered him four tickets to a game Tuesday night against San Diego.
“He said, ‘Are you trying to bribe me?’ I said, yep,” Rose said. “He said it’s not going to work. I said, ‘I’ll give you the four tickets for being a nice guy.’
“He said, ‘OK, thanks, here’s the (parking) ticket.”
There was one consolation for Rose.
“He didn’t ask me if I wanted him to sign the lineup card,” Rose said.
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