The Favorites Podcast, hosted by the Action Network, was back for a bonus episode this week to examine the Pete Rose ban from baseball and it was fortuitous timing as Shohei Ohtani has taken over the sports headlines.
The podcast — brought to you by bet365 and hosted by Chad Millman and Simon Hunter — were joined by New York Times Best Selling Author Keith O'Brien on his new book: Charlie Hustle: The Rise And Fall Of Pete Rose And The Last Glory Days Of Baseball.
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The fellas start the podcast by discussing the latest on Shohei Ohtani and the gambling scandal involving his interpreter.
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What are some of the parallels and differences between the Ohtani story and the Rose story?
The key difference, O'Brien points out, is there is no proof that Ohtani or his interpreter bet on major league baseball. But O'Brien says there are lots of similarities.
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Why is Pete Rose and the people closest to him open to talking about him now?
O'Brien lays out multiple reasons on why he was able to conduct hundreds of hours of interviews with the people closest to Rose.
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O'Brien goes on to discuss the rest of his books and tells interesting stories from experiences he had interviewed some of the people closest to Rose.
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