Posted on 09/30/2024 9:50:21 PM PDT by Morgana
And baseball has a modern gambling issue with its best player today.
They just bought the ‘my interpreter did it’ con..
Supposedly, the league offices have sophisticated analytical and detective operations that monitor for blips in the betting line, keep current with law enforcement chatter, and watch out for player, coach, and referee misbehavior. My guess though is that they excuse or cover up much more than anyone will publicly admit to.
I’ve got an old comic book with two celebrity endorsements. One is from Pete Rose, the other is OJ Simpson.
To quote Bill James, athletes are heroes, that is their job.
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