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Pete Rose: An American Dilemma

As we near another season, the sport’s all-time hits leader remains banned from baseball and its Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. It’s a stark problem in America’s pastime: some of its greatest players, including its home run champion Barry Bonds and other bashers from the steroid era, have an uneasy relationship with the sport and a worse one with fans, media and the record book.

But Pete Rose’s situation is different. His banishment has dragged on for more than two decades — and no one doubts the brilliance of his performance on the field.

In his new book Pete Rose: An American Dilemma, Sports Illustrated editor Kostya Kennedy shows Rose in all his complications: needy but defiant, demanding but softening in his 70s.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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