Pete Rose Corked Bats Article

[DragonWagon]

He called me 'Corky': Jupiter man says he corked baseball bats for Pete Rose in 1984 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/sport...he-corked-baseball-bats-for-pete-rose-in-1984


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[smapdi]

Finally found the article I remember from almost 40(!) years ago. Man, SI's website sucks.

Tricks of the Trade: A history of sign-stealing in MLB

Kansas City, Sept. 30, 1980. Bill Kunkel, working the night watch out of bunco, apprehends Rick Honeycutt (male Caucasian, 26, 6'1", 190 pounds) for battery

vault.si.com

Anyway, Rose is quoted in the article as saying,"...if he were a pitcher, 'I'd try to get every edge I could,'" in reference to Rick Honeycutt getting caught doctoring a ball. He also said he used a corked bat in BP but never in a game. Given his history of denying things that he later admitted, I don't know what to believe. Also, the article is from 1981 and the link in the OP is talking about a timeframe a couple years later.

 

[finestkind]

Yawn, Peter Rose in denial. Almost 40 years late this stuff comes out. He was a cheater and a liar.