Pete Rose has advice for Roger Clemens...

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By now, most of us know what is going on with Roger Clemens. He is due to be arraigned on Monday for charges that he lied to Congress about steroids. That unto itself promises to be a hell of a spectacle.

On the heels of this comes word that of all people, Pete Rose, has some words of advice for the aforementioned Mr. Clemens. In an interview, he tells ESPN that Clemens should just tell the truth and admit what he did, but also adds, he thinks Clemens will stubbornly refuse to do that.

Read the entire interview with Johnette Howard of ESPN.com RIGHT HERE

More on Clemens's legal issues from CBSNews.com RIGHT HERE

We actually, in this instance, agree with Rose about this. While Clemens maintains his innocence, the evidence to the contrary is pretty overwhelming. We aren't saying that Clemens is guilty...we wouldn't convict him before his trial...it's going to take one hell of a legal effort to prove his innocence.

What Rose says is true. Rose is still paying the price for being stubborn. The Reds, just got the ok from the league to honor the day he broke the all-time hit record, and even that has some controversy attached.

Either way, we look forward to seeing what happens. Stay tuned. Monday should be fun.

Here is why Mr. Clemens is in trouble in the 1st place. Thanks YouTube:

Fay Vincent doesn't like Selig's decision to let Reds honor Rose...

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Wow! Such strong language from a former Major League Baseball commissioner about the current Major League Baseball commissioner.

On the heels of Bud Selig last week granting the Cincinnati Reds request to honor Pete Rose on the 25th anniversary of Rose setting baseball's all-time hit record, former commissioner Fay Vincent was a little less than pleased about the decision.

Vincent told the New York Post that "When the keeper of the Rules does not enforce the Rules, there are no rules". An interesting quote.

The whole story from the New York Post is RIGHT HERE

This whole subject is of some interest here in the Northern office due to our proximity to the aforementioned baseball team. We understand both Vincent and Selig's position on this and the Reds for their part didn't do anything wrong by asking.

Ironically, Rose won't be able to be there on the actual day of the anniversary, he has a previous engagement with a Casino in Southeastern Indiana that particular day.

Interpret that one however you'd like.

Enjoy this old clip on Pete, getting into a fight with Bud Harrelson, then of the New York Mets. Thanks YouTube:

Rose And Bench Bury The Hatchet...?

((HT: WCPO-TV Cincinnati))

Two weeks ago in Los Angeles, the first steps may have been taken by Pete Rose and Johnny Bench to patch up holes in the issues that have separated the two from associating since 1989.

Pete, apparently, apologized to Johnny for "putting him through a lot" and, with his 69th birthday approaching, wants to make some kind of amends. Bench suggested as a next step to apologize to their longtime friend and attorney, Reuven Katz. Rose went up to Katz at a Reds game earlier this week and said "Hello" to him for the first time in decades. There was no immediate apology, but it seems the first steps were taken...

Rose also told Bench that he now knows what Bart Giamatti meant when he told him that he had to "reconfigure his lifestyle."

Here's Dennis Janson with the details... or is it "details...?"