If you’re an athlete, you shouldn’t be betting on your team in any way or shape or form. Not even the impression that you made a bet about your team.
If a player bets on his team, win or lose, his quality of play may be trying to get the desired outcome. If a manager bets on his team, win or lose, his managerial decisions may have an outcome on the game.
I’m of the opinion, unfortunately, that Pete Rose is probably getting his just deserts for what he did.
I also think it’s unfortunate that he made the decision to gamble on his team.
If you’re an athlete, you shouldn’t be betting on your team in any way or shape or form. Not even the impression that you made a bet about your team
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First, betting on games that do not involve your team does not impact the outcome of those games. Second, as the Reds manager, Rose’s job was to win games and the claim is—assuming it’s true—that Rose bet a handful of times on the Reds but bet them to win. The issue isn’t whether what Rose did was right or wrong, but rather the punishment. Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays had ties to organized crime syndicates, but they received a slap of the wrist. Bonds, Clemens, McGwire and Sosa impacted every game they played in for years while on steroids, and they are still HOF eligible. If Pete Rose played his baseball in NY or CA or was a minority, his suspension would have been lifted 30 years ago. Objectively, the “harm” done MLB done by Rose pales in comparison to what the steroids cheaters did for a decade.