Pete Rose used a corked a corked bat

Pete Rose putting himself before the game of baseball and lying about it? Where have I heard this one before.

A few years back, Pete Rose addressed the corking rumors.

"Go up to Steve Wolter and get that 4192 bat," Rose said in 2004. "Take it to an examiner and see if there's any cork in it. I guarantee you there won't be.

"If somebody has a corked bat that has my name on it, bring it on down."

Rose has yet to respond to requests for comment.

But the story behind the bat is an interesting one. (From deadspin)