Mike Schmidt, a teammate of Pete Rose 's with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1979 to 1983, has been among the Cincinnati Reds legend's most vocal supporters among National Baseball Hall of Famers ...

Rose, whose name has never been allowed to appear on a Hall of Fame ballot, died in September at age 83. In May, commissioner ...

Among them is former Philadelphia Phillies legend Mike Schmidt, who played with Rose from 1979-1983. The two won the World Series together in 1980.

Schmidt was fair in his reaction to his former teammate's case. "I think the Pete Rose question is always going to be divided, 50-50," said Schmidt. "There wasn’t remorse there.

Current Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona can recall the first time he ever met Pete Rose. Of course, it was on the field in the playoffs in 1981. “I bunted on Mike Schmidt, and Pete was at ...

Current Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona can recall the first time he ever met Pete Rose. Of course, it was on the field in the playoffs in 1981. “I bunted on Mike Schmidt, and Pete was at ...

We had rooted hard for that team, which included the effervescent reliever Tug McGraw, the aloof-but-stellar third baseman Mike Schmidt and hustling first baseman Pete Rose.