{"id":932,"date":"2025-07-29T13:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=932"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:59:59","slug":"pete-rose-vs-ty-cobb-4000-hit-mile-cartoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=932","title":{"rendered":"BaddSports #306"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TyCobbPeteRose.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TyCobbPeteRose.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TyCobbPeteRose-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TyCobbPeteRose-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TyCobbPeteRose-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TyCobbPeteRose-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc1 THE 4000 HIT MILE \ud83c\udfc1<br>It was close.<br>Ty Cobb brought spikes.<br>Pete Rose brought receipts\u2026 and 4,256 hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a race no one else even qualifies for,<br>Charlie Hustle dives headfirst into history \u2014<br>again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc51 Rose: 4,256<br>\u2694\ufe0f Cobb: 4,189<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce3 Fun Fact: Pete Rose has more hits than anyone in MLB history&#8230;<br>And he\u2019s still not in the Hall of Fame.<br>Let that sink in while you&#8217;re building a plaque for someone with a .241 average and a decent war story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udea7 No PEDs. 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