The Cincinnati Reds wanted to honor Pete “Banned for Gambling” Rose on the 25th anniversary of the day he became baseball’s all-time hit leader. They even got special permission from Major League Baseball to do so.
Problem: Pete can’t make it that day because of a commitment to a casino.
(Totally irrelevant 2010 photo of Pete Rose and Verne ‘Mini-Me’ Troyer: Nikki Nelson / WENN)