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MLB commissioner Bud Selig is s said to be seriously considering lifting Pete Rose's lifetime suspension from baseball. -- (link)

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Jul 27 '09, 04:17

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link (www.nydailynews.com)

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He should never be allowed to manage again, but it's a joke that he's not even eligible for the HOF or that he can only walk on the field to be recognized when... - Ender Jul 27, 05:33 2
- wanna bet? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 10:56
- Word. -- nm - Jim Jul 27, 05:47
*goes to Vegas, places a bet he does* -- nm - Pete Rose Jul 27, 04:46
Worst mistake of Selig's tenure if he does this. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 04:43 17
- nah, his worst mistake would be not reinstating Rose, but allowing a 'roider into the Hall. - znufrii Jul 27, 05:50 7
  - Baseball history has dozens of guys who looked to gain a performance edge....openly gambling = violating Rule #1. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 05:55 6
    - *shrug* Personally, I put more emphasis on rule-breaking that actually impacts the outcome of a game. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 06:02 5
      - Right, ultimately what he did didn't affect the game itself. -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 06:04 4
        
        At least, there's no evidence that it did. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 06:07 2
        
        And no suggestion that it did either. The bookie wasn't exactly Rose's friend when he ratted on him yet there was no suggestion he bet against the team. -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 06:13 1
        
        And I can't imagine that if he had colluded with other teams it wouldn't have come out by now. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 06:14
        
        Really? That's a rather bold statement. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 27, 06:06
- Really? Is this day and age of cheaters, actual cheaters breaking records in MLB? nm -- nm - Jim Jul 27, 05:48 8
  - Baseball has decades of guys looking for edges. HGH now, greenies in the 60's/70's...etc etc. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 05:56 4
    - I guess I just dispute that that is Rule #1. - TFox Jul 27, 05:58 3
      - Word. I would think cheating would be the first rule of the game. And tanking a game because you gambled on it would fit that bill. - Jim Jul 27, 06:13 2
        
        Especially when you consider that the HOF didn't even make the rule until the year before he'd have been eligible. -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 06:15 1
        
        (Which kind of makes me wonder what all the guff about Shoeless Joe was about, if he wasn't ineligible for the Hall until 1991.) -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 06:16
  - He only got all those hits because because he bet on the games, obviously. Without gambiling, he's a .240 hitter with limited range in the field. -- nm - TFox Jul 27, 05:50 2
    - Has nothing to do with his unquestioned baseball talents. Just his ethics about the game. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 05:57
    - Well, since you put it THAT way... :) nm -- nm - Jim Jul 27, 05:53

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