In his autobiography "My Prison Without Bars", published by Rodale Press on January 8, 2004, Rose finally admitted publicly to betting on baseball games and other sports while playing for and managing the Reds. He also admitted to betting on Reds games, but said he never bet against the Reds. He repeated his admissions in an interview on the ABC news program "Primetime Thursday". He also said in the book he hoped his admissions would help end his ban from baseball so he could reapply for reinstatement.