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The only way I can't hit .300 is if there's something physically wrong with me.

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Pete Rose
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 14
Baseball Player
Cincinnati
Ohio
Peter Edward Rose
Sr.
Charlie Hustle
Peter Edward Pete Rose Sr.
Pete Edward Rose
Baseball
Wrong
Something
Way
Physically

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