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Charlie Hustle The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

NEW YORK TIMES Pete Rose is a legend. A baseball god. He compiled more hits than anyone in the history of baseball, a record he set decades ago that still stands today. He was a working-class white guy from Cincinnati who made it; less talented than tough, and rough around the edges. He was everyth...

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The Dan Le Batard Show

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The Dan Le Batard Show

A wrapped book about Pete Rose, which Stugotz contributed to the office white elephant exchange. The book was autographed by the author and had a personalized message to Stugotz from the publisher.

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And the other one was a book about Pete Rose. I believe it was called Charlie Hustle or something like that, that a publisher sent to him that on the inside actually had a like, you know, a message sa...

— Episode: GBF- Monday Hangover: Four would have be...

Episode: GBF- Monday Hangover: Four would have been enough

A wrapped book about Pete Rose, which Stugotz contributed to the office white elephant exchange. The book was autographed by the author and had a personalized message to Stugotz from the publisher.

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And the other one was a book about Pete Rose. I believe it was called Charlie Hustle or something like that, that a publisher sent to him that on the inside actually had a like, you know, a message said to Stugatz.

And it was autographed by the author.

KSR

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KSR

The hosts highlighted the book as an engaging sports biography that they devoured over a weekend and planned to keep on their reading list. They noted it revealed fresh, unexpected details about Pete Rose, making it compelling for both fans and critics of the player. Both said it would appeal to anyone interested in baseball or biography.

Highly Recommended

Episode: 2025-05-27- KSR - Hour 2

The hosts praised the book as an engaging sports biography about Pete Rose, noting they read it over a weekend and would add it to their reading list.

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I'm telling you, this book, Charlie Hustle, even if you're not a book reader and you just like sports, you will like it. It goes through his life.

It was like, so I think it's a great book. I have not even finished it yet, but I read it literally all weekend.

I will add it to my reading list.

They say that in the book. Yeah. You would love it. This book was written for Rhineland. I'm telling you. You would really love it.

Episode: 2025-05-27- KSR - Hour 1

He was nearly finished with the book, learning new, unexpected details about Pete Rose and describing it as a compelling story of a normal person thrust into fame.

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I'm reading, and I almost finished. I got like 20 pages left. The Pete Rose, Charlie Hustle. Everyone would like it. Whether you like Pete Rose, whether you hate Pete Rose, whether you like baseball or don't like baseball, it is a great book. I have learned more about him than I knew before, including some things that are bad about him that I didn't even know had happened.

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

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The Herd with Colin Cowherd

It was mentioned as a good watch on HBO Max, focusing on 70s baseball and featuring Pete Rose and Johnny Bench.

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If you want some 70s baseball, go watch that HBO Max story, Charlie Hustle.

— Episode: Hour 1 - The truth about Joel Embiid

Episode: Hour 1 - The truth about Joel Embiid

It was mentioned as a good watch on HBO Max, focusing on 70s baseball and featuring Pete Rose and Johnny Bench.

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If you want some 70s baseball, go watch that HBO Max story, Charlie Hustle.

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