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I haven't missed a game in two-and-a-half years. I go to the park as sick as a dog and, when I see my uniform hanging there, I get well right now. Then I see some of you guys (media) and I get sick again.

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Pete Rose
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 14
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Peter Edward Rose
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