re: If Pete Rose Only Bet On His Own Team

Honest question - would people be so quick to defend, say, Craig Biggio, if he were the one in question?

Why does Pete Rose warrant such a defense if what we're talking about has (allegedly) little to do with on-field production?

I can actually understand the PED defense of "well everyone was doing it" because it's come out that a shocking number of players from that era were using, but betting on games in which you're playing and/or managing is much worse.