Paul O'Neill is the latest Reds great to weigh in on Pete Rose's death and the Hall of Fame. O'Neill talked with Marshall Kramsky of WCPO 9. He made it clear that he always thought Rose should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

But the christening of Rose as "Charlie Hustle" was anything but complimentary. In a spring training game against New York that year, Rose bunted for a single, much to the amusement of Yankee's great Mickey Mantle and teammate Whitey Ford. From O'Brien's book:

Rose grew up just 7 miles from where Great American Ball Park now stands. On Monday, fans paid tribute at his statue.