OT: Shoeless Joe HOF decision?

[jerseygary]

And does anyone find it disturbing that MLB is supporting that Fan Duel betting racket?

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

And does anyone find it disturbing that MLB is supporting that Fan Duel betting racket?

Interesting, I did not know that. In what way are they supporting it?

[ksabet]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

And does anyone find it disturbing that MLB is supporting that Fan Duel betting racket?

Why did you call it a racket...Its just fantasy the same way you play for a season they just offer daily leagues. Its actually pretty fun. I am not a gambler (I understand the gray area of Fantasy) but have enjoyed the one day leagues very much.

[yanks12025]

Joe Jackson could have been voted in but he's only gotten 4 total votes the whole time.

[packs]

He admitted himself to taking $5,000 from Lefty Williams. Whether he threw the series or not, he took money to throw it instead of reporting anything or doing anything to stop the fix. He deserves the ban in my opinion.

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by packs

He admitted himself to taking $5,000 from Lefty Williams. Whether he threw the series or not, he took money to throw it instead of reporting anything or doing anything to stop the fix. He deserves the ban in my opinion.

So if he took the money but didnt jeopardize the series he should still be banned??? Just curious but whats the logic behind that. Who cares if he took money. If he didnt throw the game then....

[packs]

Originally Posted by JoeyFarino

So if he took the money but didnt jeopardize the series he should still be banned??? Just curious but whats the logic behind that. Who cares if he took money. If he didnt throw the game then....

What is your logic? Guy A offers Guy B money to throw the World Series. Guy B takes the money. His team loses. He keeps the money.

Did Guy B do nothing wrong? Even if you want to argue that Jackson played well, he took money to throw the World Series. The appropriate thing to do would have been to not take the money and alert the league. But he chose to take the money and keep his mouth shut until he was implicated, at which time he admitted to taking a bribe to throw the Series.

[JoeyFarino]

Originally Posted by packs

What is your logic? Guy A offers Guy B money to throw the World Series. Guy B takes the money. His team loses. He keeps the money.

Did Guy B do nothing wrong?

He did nothing to jeopardize the game right? So besides taking money then what did he do personally to keep him outta the HOF??? I get what youre saying but if he played his best and didnt purposely throw any games then he deserves to be in

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

And does anyone find it disturbing that MLB is supporting that Fan Duel betting racket?

Yes, I do. I'm all for placing a bet, but the fact that the league and the players are allowed to sponsor gambling in this form is an issue. Particularly when players who sponsor the sites, like C.C. Sabathia, would likely be banned for utilizing them.

It's a far cry from when Kuhn suspended Mays and Mantle for being casino greeters

[Jlighter]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

And does anyone find it disturbing that MLB is supporting that Fan Duel betting racket?

Yes. I'm very glad someone else has noticed this. I find it hard to watch MLB Network because of the constant mentions to Fanduel and daily fantasy lineups.