Posted on 06/22/2015 11:33:01 AM PDT by C19fan
The league isn’t composed of suckers.
The league is composed of folks who have figured out how to make millions of of suckers every year...and get the to come back and be fleeced again and again.
And these suckers are a drain on the people around them.
Oh there’s suckers in the league. Just look at the post career bankruptcy rate for athletes. Lots of suckers.
People who play children’s games for a living shouldn’t generate much surprise when they also manage their money like children.
And there you go with the children’s game lie again. Well, we’re in a circle, have a good day. Bye.
Thank you for conceding.
There really never was another option for you considering the topic.
Bye.
Wasn’t this the original charge against Pete Rose?
Three months ago when Rose petitioned the commissioner for reinstatement I posted the article and posted my feelings towards Rose’s reinstatement.
“From the time he broke into the majors in 1963 until he retired in 1986, Rose amassed 4,256 hits (1st all- time), 746 doubles (2nd all-time) and 2,165 runs (fifth all-time). He played for three World Series Champions, and was named the MVP of the 1975 Series. Those are un-godly numbers. They are the numbers of a Hall of Famer.
Unfortunately, he also ignored Major League Baseball’s Rule 21 (d)
Rule 21 (d) is posted on the clubhouse door in every major league stadium, and has been for years. Rose probably walked by those signs 5,000 times during his career.
Rule 21 (d), which states: 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.
It doesn’t say... unless you’ve got 4000 hits or 700 home runs or won 300 games or have 3000 strike outs. It says ANY PLAYER....He chose to ignore the signs, he chose to bet on baseball, and he’s being punished in accordance with the rule. He also chose to lie about his actions for 14 years, and even after acknowledging them, still doesn’t seem to understand that his mistake wasn’t failing to apologize sooner. It’s that he bet on baseball in the first place. How gutless.”
Pete Rose in nothing but a punk. He will never be let in the Hall Of Fame. EVER.
Only thing I conceded is that discussing with you is pointless. Once you decided to retread a lie that I had explained was false we all knew you were wrong and would never admit it.
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