Pete Rose Can Rot

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Posted By: Todd (nolemmings)

I won't go through my usual diatribe about this loser and the fact that he knew the rules, knew the punishment, and still carries on like he's the victim. Fact is, he is one of the most competitive, win-at-all-costs persons ever associated with baseball. For him to bet dozens of times on his own team and claim he didn't use inside information or otherwise tweak the lineup would be completlely out of character for him, and is as unbelievable as his prior, 15 years of steadfast denials that he bet on basebball at all. I cannot help but believe that rotations were altered, certain players given rest for certain games, more pitchers used in games that he bet (making them at least potentially less effective for the next game), etc. To suggest that this does not effect the integrity of the game is myopic at best.