Actually, it makes no difference whatsoever whether Rose bet against the Reds. Even if he only bet on them to win, he was still in violation of Rule 21(d):
(d) BETTING ON BALL GAMES. Any player, umpire, or club official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has no duty to perform shall be declared ineligible for one year.Any player, umpire, or club or league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible.
Be advised that Rule 21 is posted in every major league clubhouse. And that the manager himself is charged with calling the attention of every one of his players to this posting at the beginning of Spring training, at the start off the regular season and periodically thereafter.
Accordingly, Pete himself had to read the second paragraph of 21(d) out loud at least three times annually.
Yet, he willfully and regularly broke that rule. Even if he never bet against his club, he was still subject to "being declared permanently ineligible".
ineligible for what. certainly they ain’t talking about HOF!!!
Pete is out for 25 years, he didn’t even want a job any more. I think all these years he wanted to be at old timers games, all star games, etc.
Pete held every job in baseball.
Baseball used to be something now its going to be behind soccer in popularity. You radicals care about the rules but baseball is selective in who they use these rules on.
This is the hall of shame, a lot of people like me see baseball as a bunch of fools, riding a man for 25 years and not calling it enough. Maybe they thought Rose would have died young like Mantle at 63, Rose is at least 10 years older and if he lives to 90 he will be out for 40 years, Baseball didn’t think this thru. I read posts all over the web and at least half think Rose isn’t in HOF and its wrong.