The Rose apologists will stay on this, by saying he bets on the Reds to win. Meaning that he never had incentive to throw a game because he bets on his team to win, not to lose.
I’ve heard that there are big signs in every baseball locker room warning against gambling, and that every player has been in meetings where that is discussed. And that everybody knows the penalty is to be banned from baseball.
Incorrect! We will say quit whining about a baseball player betting on baseball, period. Sure is a whole lotta whining about this. It's baseball. I spose had he beat his wife in an elevator, he wouldn't be facing this. And I don't even watch baseball!
Yeah, instead of him only getting 4,256 hits in his career he would have gotten 6,000 but he bet against his team and his own performance.