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Posted on 4/23/13 at 8:13 am to
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 4/23/13 at 8:13 am to
He should be in the HOF
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 4/23/13 at 8:18 am to
He broke the rules with full knowledge of the consequences. He accepted a lifetime ban without coercion. He wasn't tricked.

Gambling is the central sin of sports. If games are not on the level, with both teams trying their hardest to win, then we have pro wrestling. It was a far worse sin, and it was done with full knowledge of the rules and the penalties for breaking them.

Seriously, screw that guy.
Posted by BoardReader
Arkansas
Member since Dec 2007
6939 posts
Posted on 4/23/13 at 8:28 am to
No. I have no idea why anyone has any sympathy for a guy who not only bet on baseball and the success or failure of his own players whom he could impact, but who still couldn't come to terms with admitting that what he did was wrong for over a decade.

Since then, he has been wiggling back and forth about how much he believed in his admission, the extent of his betting behavior, and whether or not the admission was just for the sake of getting back into the game.

Its sad to see Rose now; he had every opportunity to show some sense of contrition for his actions, but he has refused responsibility at every turn, admitted and recanted and readmitted and half recanted at each turn, and has generally demonstrated why he isn't trustworthy.

A great baseball player who unfortunately thought of himself as bigger than the game. He's not, and the game should never let him back into the club.
Posted by johnnydrama
Possibly Trashy
Member since Feb 2010
8722 posts
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:58 am to
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He should be in the HOF

Not while he's alive. frick him.
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