Pete’s transgression didn’t enhance his own stats or wins.
And EVERY other rule-breaker has been given chances, and is not banned from the sport entirely.
I’m done with baseball until Pete Rose is in the Hall of Fame... and if they wait until he is dead, then MLB is dead to me forever. Period.
I feel the same as you do, I also stopped watching baseball abecause of Rose not being inducted.
George Steinbrenner owned horse and bet on them, Rose bet
on hi own team to win, what is the difference?
I lived for a decade in Vegas and believe me Rose was loved in Vegas, and crowds always around him, Gamblers
knew he was like them only interested in winning not throwing a game. Nobody who hustled like Charlie Hustle would bet against his own team.
Baseball lost lots of fans like me with their BS, its like
hating Trump, silly.
>> Pete’s transgression didn’t enhance his own stats or wins. <<
That’s just it: “The major problem with Rose betting on baseball, particularly the Reds, is that as manager he could control games, make decisions that could enhance his chances of winning his bets, thus jeopardizing the integrity of the game.”
So do you blow out a pitcher’s shoulder because you don’t take him out when you should’ve because you want so bad to win THAT PARTICULAR game at all costs? As manager, you think of what’s best for the team, long term. If you have $20,000 riding on a particular game, your judgment can be clouded.
“George Steinbrenner owned horse and bet on them, Rose bet
on hi own team to win, what is the difference?”
Dude, really? In every MLB locker room since the Black Sox Scandal there is a rule posted prominently. THOU SHALT NOT BET ON BASEBALL. It’s like a commandment.
Horse racing? Betting is integral to the sport. Always has been.
Apples and Oranges.