Had Dowd continued to investigate Rose he was likely going to find conclusive evidence that Rose had bet against the Reds, also. That's also partly why he agreed to the lifetime ban. He knew what Dowd would find and in exchange for agreeing to the ban the investigation was stopped. Dowd has stated publicly that there was evidence that Rose bet against the Reds.
In any case, it was also well known that Rose did not trust Mario Soto and Bill Gullickson whenever they started and would not bet on the Reds if either of those guys were pitching that day.
Rose's gambling past is a lot darker than many believe. As 1951Wheaties also stated earlier, not betting on your team is akin to betting against them as the bookies knew in those games Rose himself didnt even believe the team could win.
He violated baseball's cardinal rule (it's printed in big block letters in every clubhouse), repeatedly lied about it and paid the price and rightfully so. Period.
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I'm no fan of Pete Rose and don't really care if he's in the HOF as I don't regard it
as a sacred institution any more but here's a thought.
When I was watching a baseball game on ESPN, at the bottom of the screen they were giving the
schedule of games and the gambling odds, the over-under on runs scored! Is that really necessary?
Did Brent Musberger buy ESPN and insist on giving out the gambling odds the way he always insisted
on giving the TV audience the gambling odds when he broadcast college football games?
This is not good. A major sports network posting Vegas odds. Wow!
Can I please enjoy a fricking sporting event without knowing what the odds are!!!!! Please!
Edited to say actually I don't remember if it was ESPN or the MLB network but it was one of those two.
i was at a Reds game back in 2013 and took this picture; they honored the Big Red Machine that day. to the surprise of absolutely no one, Pete looked like something the cat dragged in.
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I'm no fan of Pete Rose and don't really care if he's in the HOF as I don't regard it
as a sacred institution any more but here's a thought.
When I was watching a baseball game on ESPN, at the bottom of the screen they were giving the
schedule of games and the gambling odds, the over-under on runs scored! Is that really necessary?
Did Brent Musberger buy ESPN and insist on giving out the gambling odds the way he always insisted
on giving the TV audience the gambling odds when he broadcast college football games?
This is not good. A major sports network posting Vegas odds. Wow!
Can I please enjoy a fricking sporting event without knowing what the odds are!!!!! Please!
Edited to say actually I don't remember if it was ESPN or the MLB network but it was one of those two.
I agree. if gambling is such a big deal for the professional leagues, they should stay far far away from it.
personally, I have absolutely zero interest in gambling and would just as soon not see odds on the ticker.
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I dunno why, but after viewing that pic, i dozed off and dreamed i was hiking in the mountains.
In your dream, were you paying by the day or maybe the hour to hike ?
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My dream was about football and she was hiking the ball to me.
Had Dowd continued to investigate Rose he was likely going to find conclusive evidence that Rose had bet against the Reds, also. That's also partly why he agreed to the lifetime ban. He knew what Dowd would find and in exchange for agreeing to the ban the investigation was stopped. Dowd has stated publicly that there was evidence that Rose bet against the Reds.
In any case, it was also well known that Rose did not trust Mario Soto and Bill Gullickson whenever they started and would not bet on the Reds if either of those guys were pitching that day.
Rose's gambling past is a lot darker than many believe. As 1951Wheaties also stated earlier, not betting on your team is akin to betting against them as the bookies knew in those games Rose himself didnt even believe the team could win.
He violated baseball's cardinal rule (it's printed in big block letters in every clubhouse), repeatedly lied about it and paid the price and rightfully so. Period.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Thinking of the possibility that Rose bet against the Reds is no stretch of the imagination whatsoever, especially considering his overall behavior.
I mean look at the Black Sox scandal. Those players bet against themselves and intentionally underperformed in the World Series.
I'm no fan of Pete Rose and don't really care if he's in the HOF as I don't regard it
as a sacred institution any more but here's a thought.
When I was watching a baseball game on ESPN, at the bottom of the screen they were giving the
schedule of games and the gambling odds, the over-under on runs scored! Is that really necessary?
Did Brent Musberger buy ESPN and insist on giving out the gambling odds the way he always insisted
on giving the TV audience the gambling odds when he broadcast college football games?
This is not good. A major sports network posting Vegas odds. Wow!
Can I please enjoy a fricking sporting event without knowing what the odds are!!!!! Please!
Edited to say actually I don't remember if it was ESPN or the MLB network but it was one of those two.
i was at a Reds game back in 2013 and took this picture; they honored the Big Red Machine that day. to the surprise of absolutely no one, Pete looked like something the cat dragged in.
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Me neither. Its nothing more than a popularity contest. And that goes for ANY Hall of fame.
Terry Bradshaw was AMAZING!!
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I agree. if gambling is such a big deal for the professional leagues, they should stay far far away from it.
personally, I have absolutely zero interest in gambling and would just as soon not see odds on the ticker.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.