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July 24, 2012

Pete Rose to film TV show in village

The Cooperstown Crier Tue Jul 24, 2012, 06:40 PM EDT

BY JOE MAHONEY

THE DAILY STAR

COOPERSTOWN – On the eve of this year’s induction ceremony at the National Baseball Hall of fame and Museum, legendary big leaguer Pete Rose will be in the village to film an episode of a new reality television show and sign autographs for fans who have stuck by him despite his past gambling involvement.

The cable television network TLC, an affiliate of Discovery Channel, said it has ordered five episodes of the “Pete Rose and Kiana Kim Family project” to air later this year. The show will deal with Rose’s relationship with Kim, his Playboy model fiancee who has two children.

Ted Hargrove, owner of T.J.’s, a restaurant on Main Street in the village, said Rose and a TLC film crew will be taping an episode of the show Friday at his eatery.

Friends of Rose also told The Daily Star that the former Cincinatti Reds star will be signing baseballs for fans at $60 for each signature at Safe at Home, a sports collectible shop at 91 Main St., immediatlely after leaving TJ’s. Rose is expected to return to that shop to sign more baseballs on Saturday and Sunday.

Rose, as a consequence of having been implicated in gambling on baseball, has been blocked from being admitted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Brad Horn, spokesman for the Hall of Fame, declined to comment on Rose’s appearance in Cooperstown.

Horn said the Hall of Fame is keeping its focus on preparing for Sunday’s induction ceremony honoring the Hall’s two new members, Barry Larkin and the late Ron Santo.

In response to questions, Horn acknowledged that the Hall of Fame was contacted by TLC. But the Hall of Fame opted against allowing any taping by the network while it prepares for this weekend’s induction event.

Hargrove said Rose’s foray through Cooperstown “is a good thing for the village because Pete Rose’s popularity here is very strong.

“He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame because of his accomplishments as a baseball player, regardless of what some people’s opinions are,” Hargrove said.