One more ghost from Pete Rose's past slipping out of the ... Among those accusations: That Rose used a corked bat late in his career. That Rose invested money in a cocaine deal, hoping the payoff ...

of ties to corked bats, drug-related conspiracies and statutory rape, all vigorously denied.) Instead of being clear, conclusive and redemptive, Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose is a ...

The crowd roared for seven minutes, a red Corvette rolled onto the field (license plate: PR 4192) and, as Rose wept at first base, 15-year-old Pete II, in uniform as a bat boy, bolted to his dad ...