[Shoeless Moe]

.......and in, which pretty is common knowledge, was that Buck requested a seperate trial. The only one who did that. He also said he'd never rat on his friends.

However in requesting a seperate trial that speaks volumes, it means he wanted to seperate himself from the others. Why would he want to do that? Obviously he knew the others were guilty. If he knew they were innocent also he would not have done that. So by doing so, he basically is saying the others were dirty.

Not that that is a big surprise to those who have read on the subject. Buck also placed a bet on the Series. He bet with drawing a blank offhand but a member of the media or someone a pair of new shoes that the Sox would win the Series.

Another tell that Buck was not dirty. He did have knowledge though and that is what he was banned for, but that is way to stiff a punishment for not saying anything. As from reading several other books including the Ray Schalk story amongst others, Schalk knew something was up, as did manager Gleason as did Comiskey. But all remained quiet.

Its like today, most people feel the steriod users should not be in the Hall of Fame, but I'm sure their were non-users, Thome, Maddox, Smoltz, Jeter who knew their buddies were doing it, should they be banned like Buck was just because they to had knowledge and didn't speak up, seems kinda similar to me.