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badndn

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That's good stuff.
Way past time for this guy to get in. If you were lucky enough to see him play you'd understand. His passion for the game was relentless. Think Biggio before his time with a little more attitude. He had a little gambling problem and bet on his team to win. HIS TEAM. the stuffy shirts of baseball that have refused to let the game progress and pretty much killed the MLB are the same turds that are still blocking one of the toughest, hard nosed, players to ever wear a uni from being recognized by his generation of fans. Maybe the last generation of "Fans".
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That's good stuff.
Way past time for this guy to get in. If you were lucky enough to see him play you'd understand. His passion for the game was relentless. Think Biggio before his time with a little more attitude. He had a little gambling problem and bet on his team to win. HIS TEAM. the stuffy shirts of baseball that have refused to let the game progress and pretty much killed the MLB are the same turds that are still blocking one of the toughest, hard nosed, players to ever wear a uni from being recognized by his generation of fans. Maybe the last generation of "Fans".

 

I despised him as a fan when he played for the Phillies. He would make that 3rd out at 1B and run across the mound and spike the baseball. Hated that!

 

He was an outstanding player. No contest. That should not be taken away from him, He deserves to be in the HOF.

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I do not care how good he was as a player. He bet on games he played and coached in and for that he deserves to spend the rest of baseball in purgatory.


You guys really think he is the only HOF eligible player or even HOFer that bet on baseball games????
Get of the high horse before ya fall of and bump ur head again.
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Pete deserves to be in the hall based on his play. if his gambling was on his team to win, there should really not be a problem with it. That is more of a confidence thing in my eyes. If he bet on other teams with inside info or his team to lose where games could have been thrown then it is a different issue. Look how many players in the hall have supposedly used performance enhancers. Even though they may not have been illegal, they still skewed performances. Pete knows he made a mistake and has tried to make amends for it, he has paid for it many times over.
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Pete deserves to be in the hall based on his play. if his gambling was on his team to win, there should really not be a problem with it. That is more of a confidence thing in my eyes. If he bet on other teams with inside info or his team to lose where games could have been thrown then it is a different issue. Look how many players in the hall have supposedly used performance enhancers. Even though they may not have been illegal, they still skewed performances. Pete knows he made a mistake and has tried to make amends for it, he has paid for it many times over.

Agree with you 100%
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There is no spread in baseball. Based on money lines. However, there is a run line which is also essentially a money line, just makes each team a 1.5 run favorite or dog.

If Pete Rose isn't going to be allowed in the Hall, there are a LOT of current members who should be removed. The player Pete passed for all time hits leader makes Pete look like a choir boy. Cobb was a despicable human being. But to me, the HOF is about honoring the greatest players to have played the game. And Pete not only fits that category, he also played the game the way we all could admire.
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