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Maybe, but you won't find many who played 162 games at age 41. Rose did. RT @thomloverro I'll bet there were tuugher. Any bets?
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Joey Votto on Pete Rose: "I can't imagine a player got more out of himself. I can't imagine a player was tougher." #reds
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Biggio and Bagwell reached base 300 times each with '97 #astros, and Jeter & Bernie Williams did it for '99 #yankees.
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As @jaysonst points out, #reds Votto & Choo trying to become 3rd set of teammates since 1937 to reach base 300 times each.
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That's funny, @MOHorton. I never wrote about Ellsbury's start before today. Obsessive?
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#Reds Joey Votto has a secret weapon in his quest for greatness: Pete Rose. http://t.co/D9pPWFHPvl
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Nice to see Chris Colabello getting the call with #twins. He raked for Italy in the WBC. Score one for perseverance.
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