Pete Rose, drummed out of baseball for gambling and then lying about his wagers, says steroids cheats lost their bets. Rose's interview will be aired on ESPN tonight.
Pete Rose thinks players who use steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are "making a mockery" of baseball.
The career hits leader, banned by the sport for gambling, weighed in on the Mitchell report in an interview with Dennis Miller that was slated to air Wednesday night on VERSUS...
"I never thought anybody would make me look like an altar boy," Rose said.
"I've been suspended 18 years for betting on my own team to win," he added. "I was wrong ... but these guys today, if the allegations are true, they're making a mockery of the game."
Rose s already looking for a back door into Cooperstown.
"If you're going to put these guys that supposedly did steroids into the Hall of Fame, I mean I've got to get a shot somewhere," he said.
Rose finished with 4,256 hits, breaking Ty Cobb's career record.
And if steroids were prevalent in his day?
"I would have got 5,000 hits," he said.
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