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Posted By: john/z28jd

I remember one time a guy at a card store getting mad at me because i answered a customers question he claimed ignorance on and it was probably over a 50 cent sale he got mad.

There was a middle infielder for the Angels in the early 90s named Bobby Rose and a kid asked is that Pete Rose's son,and the owner said i dont know it could be. All i said was its not,Pete Rose's son is a minor leaguer for the Reds and hes named Pete Rose Jr. The owner gave me a dirty look and said to the customer,it could be his son,im not sure.

When i was about 15 at the time,i was a walking baseball encyclopedia and thats all i did was read books.I was 100 percent sure of my answer and could of told you more about Bobby Rose than youd find out by reading the back of his card.So i told the kid who looked at me after he said that 'No hes not,im positive hes not' and the kid didnt buy the card.I also left the store without buying anything after the look

Bobby Rose cards probably booked for 25 cents back then,so he stood to make 25 cents on the card.Imagine what how pissed the guy would be if it were actually a large amount of money