The Commish’s office stole stuff from the HOF and sold them.
But being a thief doesn’t stop them from punishing a guy who
gambled on the team he managed a quarter century ago?
Comparred to these phony’s Pete smells like a Rose.
Pardon me, but I'm not speaking for the Commissioner's Office. I'm speaking as a lifetime fan, a writer, researcher and historian of the game, and one-time pro scout.
Any Commissioner's transgressions don't diminish Pete's (and I was at Crosley Field for Pete's -- and Tommy Helms' -- big league debut). I loved him as a player but have scant respect for him as a human being.