But the christening of Rose as "Charlie Hustle" was anything but complimentary. In a spring training game against New York that year, Rose bunted for a single, much to the amusement of Yankee's great Mickey Mantle and teammate Whitey Ford. From O'Brien's book:

As Cincinnati resident Shaun Snyder visited Pete Rose's statue on Monday night, he had four generations of his family on his mind. After the news broke of Rose's death Monday evening, Snyder brought his young daughter and son to visit Rose's statue.

The Cincinnati Reds extend their deepest condolences to the family, friends, and teammates of Reds Hall of Famer Pete Rose, who passed away earlier today at the age of 83. “Our hearts are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s passing,