by jonriv » Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:06 pm
Pete rose broke the golden rule of baseball- no betting on baseball. This has been a sore spot with baseball since the black sox scandal. Pete knew the rules and it's consequences and still broke them
Betting on his own team to win does not make it ok. Did he leave a relief pitcher too long to wing a meaningless game? Did his action adversely effect players? His teams performance. Pete was a Great player, but his actions as a manager were not "private" indiscretions, but had a direct effect on the game and players. He had a chance to own up to it, but did not have the "guts" or brains to do the right thing.
I agree with the steroid players, but who exactly was clean and who was dirty, do we jut keep players out based on rumor or innuendo. (Piazza). Can there also be an argument that baseball owners encouraged ped use( or at least had willfull blindness). It can also be argued that the Mcguwire -Sosa hr race saved baseball. No real easy answers.
IMO. If rose apologized and admitted what he did, baseball would lift the band- America loves a second act