Coach May, you may remember the story of "Mr Hustle". When Pete was signed by the Reds and sent to the "Appy" League. After entering the baseball park he ask the GM where do I hit in the lineup. The GM said "we do not know you, get a hotel and come back tomorrow"! The GM check his name and noticed the letter "NP".
Rose sleep on the trainers table and then up early to the field for the next day's game.
He asked the grounds crew to "water heavy" the infield at 2B so that the other 2B would Look slow. He "choked" the bat and played his way into the lineup and eventually to Riverfront.
When our teams played against Pete Jr I had the opportunity top meet the 1st Mrs Rose and that is another story.
Bob