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Originally Posted by PhilG
BETTING ON BALL GAMES. Any player, umpire, or club official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has no duty to perform shall be declared ineligible for one year.
Any player, umpire, or club or league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible.
Posted prominently in every major league clubhouse. And note that it does not provide for ANY exceptions.
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I agree. Just because Rose is the most famous to break this rule doesn't mean he should get special consideration.