Rose says he picked wrong vice

[Lutherf]

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I totally agree with Pete. His lifetime ban is an absolute farce in light of all these PED scandals. If Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmiero weren't banned then Rose shouldn't be either.

 

[Diogenes]

Rose definitely has a valid point.

 

[davidtaylorjr]

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I totally agree with Pete. His lifetime ban is an absolute farce in light of all these PED scandals. If Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmiero weren't banned then Rose shouldn't be either.

Yes, the ban while PED use only gets a slap, and the HOF, makes baseball look ridiculous.

 

[The Man]

Rose definitely has a valid point.

I don't think he has a valid point. The punishment for gambling on baseball while a participant in MLB is permanent banishment, and he knew that. The penalty for using PEDs is not banishment. Hell, when Rose played PEDs weren't even illegal in baseball. How do we know Rose didn't use PEDs.

Besides, it's just the Hall of Fame. Does anyone really care who is or isn't in the Hall of Fame? It just doesn't matter.

 

[Lutherf]

I've never been a fan of Giamatti's decision but I went with it on precedent. Dowd had a hard on for Rose and never found any evidence that Rose bet against the Reds. Giamatti, in my opinion, wanted nothing more than to make a name for himself. However, that was all 1989. Fifteen years later we had the steroids scandal pop up and that was, in my opinion, a whole lot worse yet nobody has been banned. That's just asinine.

 

[The Man]

I've never been a fan of Giamatti's decision but I went with it on precedent. Dowd had a hard on for Rose and never found any evidence that Rose bet against the Reds. Giamatti, in my opinion, wanted nothing more than to make a name for himself. However, that was all 1989. Fifteen years later we had the steroids scandal pop up and that was, in my opinion, a whole lot worse yet nobody has been banned. That's just asinine.

They need to change the rules so PED users are banned as well, but Rose should remain banned, IMO. I don't have a shred of sympathy for Pete Rose.

 

[Lutherf]

They need to change the rules so PED users are banned as well, but Rose should remain banned, IMO. I don't have a shred of sympathy for Pete Rose.

The lifetime ban that Landis handed down was to put a stop to rampant gambling. The '09 Sox weren't the first to entertain that vice but, as far as we know, they were the last because of what Landis did. I certainly don't condone Rose's conduct but he did what he did as a manager, not a player and he should still be fully eligible for all recognition due him as a player.

 

[davidtaylorjr]

I don't think he has a valid point. The punishment for gambling on baseball while a participant in MLB is permanent banishment, and he knew that. The penalty for using PEDs is not banishment. Hell, when Rose played PEDs weren't even illegal in baseball. How do we know Rose didn't use PEDs.

Besides, it's just the Hall of Fame. Does anyone really care who is or isn't in the Hall of Fame? It just doesn't matter.

The HOF changed the rules to keep Pete Rose out in 1991, the ban from baseball did not call, at the time, for a ban from the HOF.

 

[davidtaylorjr]

I've never been a fan of Giamatti's decision but I went with it on precedent. Dowd had a hard on for Rose and never found any evidence that Rose bet against the Reds. Giamatti, in my opinion, wanted nothing more than to make a name for himself. However, that was all 1989. Fifteen years later we had the steroids scandal pop up and that was, in my opinion, a whole lot worse yet nobody has been banned. That's just asinine.

Exactly, Steroids Change the stats, betting on the team you manage to win, does not change stats.

 

[The Man]

The HOF changed the rules to keep Pete Rose out in 1991, the ban from baseball did not call, at the time, for a ban from the HOF.

Ok. They made the right call then.

 

[davidtaylorjr]

Ok. They made the right call then.

Why was that the right call? What is YOUR beef with Pete? Do you deny his stats?

 

[Lutherf]

Exactly, Steroids Change the stats, betting on the team you manage to win, does not change stats.

Manipulation through management is much more subtle and would be very hard to prove barring proving some material commonality. For example, if a manager regularly had his slugger bunt in a swing situation that would be grounds to suspect manipulation. While it could happen it would be REALLY hard to prove and would likely require complicity from a number of players and coaches.

 

[The Man]

Why was that the right call? What is YOUR beef with Pete? Do you deny his stats?

He gambled on the game. PED users should be banned as well.

 

[davidtaylorjr]

He gambled on the game. PED users should be banned as well.

Ok that is what Pete did, but why is betting on the team to win so bad?

 

[The Man]

Ok that is what Pete did, but why is betting on the team to win so bad?

How does anyone know that he only bet on his team to win? Because Rose said so?

How do we know Rose didn't use PEDs as well?

 

[davidtaylorjr]

How does anyone know that he only bet on his team to win? Because Rose said so?

How do we know Rose didn't use PEDs as well?

There is no evidence to the contrary, and Rose had a winning record.

 

[The Man]

There is no evidence to the contrary, and Rose had a winning record.

So then why did he gamble on baseball at all?

If he was a gambler, why didn't he just bet on other sports and leave baseball out of it?

 

[Lutherf]

How does anyone know that he only bet on his team to win? Because Rose said so?

How do we know Rose didn't use PEDs as well?

The lawyer that investigated things issued a report. Look up "Dowd Report" and you'll find all the details.

 

[davidtaylorjr]

So then why did he gamble on baseball at all?

If he was a gambler, why didn't he just bet on other sports and leave baseball out of it?

I didn't say Pete did not do anything wrong according to the rules, what I am saying is that it was not worthy of a lifetime ban, nor was it worthy of keeping him out of the HOF, it was not the same as the Black Sox scandal.

 

[The Man]

I didn't say Pete did not do anything wrong according to the rules, what I am saying is that it was not worthy of a lifetime ban, nor was it worthy of keeping him out of the HOF, it was not the same as the Black Sox scandal.

Well we have different opinions on that. I think MLB's punishment on Rose is just, because if they went soft on him then other players and managers up to this day would be gambling on baseball. It would bring in a level of corruption. Proven PED users should be banned as well. Hopefully they'll change the rule so that happens. Ironically though, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, the poster boys for PED use in baseball, wouldn't be banned because its never been proven that they used PEDs.

 

[austrianecon]

Why was that the right call? What is YOUR beef with Pete? Do you deny his stats?

Pete accepted the ban voluntarily.

 

[austrianecon]

I didn't say Pete did not do anything wrong according to the rules, what I am saying is that it was not worthy of a lifetime ban, nor was it worthy of keeping him out of the HOF, it was not the same as the Black Sox scandal.

Seriously? Read Rule 21. The Verifiable Truth: MLB's Rule 21: Misconduct; gambling prohibitions

It has always been the unwritten rule that if you are banned from playing or being apart of the professional baseball you would not make the Hall of Fame. It became official after Pete Rose. And there is no difference between Pete Rose and the Black Sox scandal nor the 2 dozen or more banned players who gambled on baseball since 1865. Pete Rose was a manager (what he got banned for). That means who picked who came into relief, who was in the line up, and a dozen other things that effects a game. That's no different then Chick Gandil who played like **** on purpose.

The only person who's well known for the gambling issue in baseball who should have never been banned was Shoeless Joe and it's a shame MLB hasn't lifted his ban yet.

 

[Μολὼν λαβέ]

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I totally agree with Pete. His lifetime ban is an absolute farce in light of all these PED scandals. If Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmiero weren't banned then Rose shouldn't be either.

Wanna bet?

 

[davidtaylorjr]

Well we have different opinions on that. I think MLB's punishment on Rose is just, because if they went soft on him then other players and managers up to this day would be gambling on baseball. It would bring in a level of corruption. Proven PED users should be banned as well. Hopefully they'll change the rule so that happens. Ironically though, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, the poster boys for PED use in baseball, wouldn't be banned because its never been proven that they used PEDs.

Bonds admitted it..... :shrug:

 

[davidtaylorjr]

Pete accepted the ban voluntarily.

Not from the HOF whic, I believe, is what that post was in response to.