Every Rose Has Its Thorn

1, 2, 3 strikes he's out...but not from our hearts!

As we've said previously, you're nobody until you're honored on a commemorative plate or an iron-on heat transfer. This week in memorable commemorative items, we celebrate the lighter side of crime's seedy underbelly.

Sure, Pete Rose may be the Major League leader in hits, games played, at bats, and outs. More importantly, he's a gambling man: the kind of man we can all get behind, and the kind of man of which Kenny Rogers dreamed whilst crooning the classics.

Dishonored by allegations he bet on baseball games and then tried, convicted and imprisoned for tax evasion, Rose is truly the stuff of legends and is a welcome addition to the world of commemorative plates. Snap one up while you still can, and check out your local Christmas Tree Shop for additional plates in the series (including but not limited to The Spirit of John Gotti Regarding His Family From Above, A Michael Vick Halloween, and Backstage with JonBenet and the Ramseys).