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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Given how fiercely competitive he was, I doubt he bet against his own team.
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So what? Not betting on his team to win is essentially the same as a bet against.
Fact is, he bet as a player and as a manager. As a manager,he had the power to influence multiple games through his actions in one. Blow out the bullpen to win a bet and sacrifice the rest of a series, for example.
The idea that there's some "loophole" for Pete if he didn't specifically bet to lose just baffles me. It's not like there's a gray area in the rule he knew and broke anyway.