maybe there's another book in it

Pete Rose decided yesterday to tell Dan Patrick that he bet on the Reds every day when he managed them. Why'd he say that now? Your guess is as good as mine. I want Rose in the Hall as much as the next guy, but every time he opens his mouth, he's walking backward. I suppose in PeteWorld -- defined by delusion, arrogance and a pathological need to say and do stuff he shouldnt -- Rose believed such an admission would make his bets appear more "honest.'' If only he'd listened to a few, trusted insiders way back when, instead of thinking he could outlast Baseball. It was never going to be as simple as playing long enough to pass Ty Cobb. The sun hasn't set for Rose yet, but it's halfway into the water. And, bless him, Pete's still Pete.