By Stephen J. Nesbitt and C. Trent Rosecrans
Thirty-eight years ago, Pete Rose phoned a Triple-A shortstop named Barry Larkin — a Cincinnati native just like him — to call him up to the big leagues. Larkin headed home in a hurry, but his flight from Denver was rerouted once, then twice, then three times. The Reds rookie arrived at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati a half-hour before first pitch. Rose, a player-manager at that point, noticed Larkin had no bags.
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