Posted on 05/14/2025 1:44:13 PM PDT by DFG
It's too obvious that the games are influenced by gambling. You can notice the "funny behavior" by the players and the officials.
1. This doesn’t help his cause at all, when you think about it.
2. I have no confidence that your statement is true.
3. Perhaps even more damning than the gambling itself was Rose’s admission that he used information from other managers about player injuries and lineup decisions before placing his bets on other teams. He was basically rigging odds in his favor.
Don’t worry, I checked it out for you
I’ve also seen the point made that a manager with monetary skin in a particular game might burn through a higher chunk of his bull pen than is optimal for future games.
But if Francis can be Pope and Paul VI canonized, why not let Rose into the HOF?
(FWIW—this was a very good one by the Bee)
Pitcher Curt Schilling (”bloody sock”) belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Manfredi. is a complete douche bag.
No more MLB, for me!
Manfredi. is a complete douche bag.
No more MLB, for me!
I think the next panel to vote is 2027
What’s the over/under from Vegas on Pete Rose getting in on the first vote?
More likely by referees.
:)
Maybe he and Ohtani can go in at the same time
Back before he was disgraced, Cincinnati had a street near the Reds’ stadium called Pete Rose Way. Is it still called that?
Life, it would seem, is not without a sense of irony.
The procedure for Pete to be elected will take years and won’t be easy thanks to the lords of baseball. The HOF is a farce.
I know it’s a joke but….. with all the gambling officially associated with professional sports today, and all officially sanctioned, what Pete Rose did seems trivial.
Oh I believe he will be. He is and always will be The Hit King.
Karras bet on the 1962 NFL championship game...a game he was not in. Rose is deplorable. His actions wrecked games and careers.
I agree, even betting on your team to win is not a strike in favor.
If that's ALL Rose did, maybe.
But he was in DEEP to mobsters in Ohio and in NY.
I find it hard to believe he didn't throw games.
The amounts owed to gamblers was just too much.
And it was going on for a LONG time before he got caught.
Johnny Bench knew about the scumbags he was hanging out with in the early 70s.
He tried to talk to Pete, but to no avail.
“It just fits the occasion too perfectly,” said MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. “This allows Pete Rose to finally be enshrined in the Hall of Fame while depriving him of enjoying the experience, and benefits Major League Baseball financially.” Well Pete, that’s the gamble.
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