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In response to "Somewhat related -- Do you think Pete Rose should be allowed back in baseball and/or allowed in the Hall of Fame?" by Fuzzy

Nope, it's the #1 rule of the game.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka kelly) Aug 4 '09, 18:24

and really, not that hard. Don't gamble on baseball.

There's tons of other shit to gamble on.

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Unless there is any evidence that what he did affected the game on the field, you're still wrong. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 18:33 17
- It's in every clubhouse. Don't gamble. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 18:40 15
  - I'm not saying it's not important, it's just not Rule #1 - znufrii Aug 4, 18:43 13
    - "Don't gamble on baseball" shouldn't just be Rule #1, it should be a given. - TWuG Aug 4, 18:48 12
      - Does Barry Bonds own the all time home run record without roids? - Redmond Aug 4, 18:50 11
        
        Of course it's a scar. But it's also a question that can't be answered. - TWuG Aug 4, 18:55 10
        
        So the appearance of cheating is worse than actual cheating. -- nm - TFox Aug 4, 18:57 9
        
        There are degrees of cheating. Gambling is worse than steroids or scuffing a ball or tarring a bat. -- nm - TWuG Aug 4, 19:00 8
        
        Gambling is not cheating, so it obviously gets a very low degree. - TFox Aug 4, 19:01 7
        
        And show me a test to see if a player or coach is gambling. You can't. If a player gambles and is caught - TWuG Aug 4, 19:07 6
        
        Unless the player is taking a substance like HGH which cannot be detected with current drug tests -- nm - Redmond Aug 4, 19:10
        
        So, in your world, the uncertainty of knowing whether or not the integrity of the game has been compromised is worse than knowing it has been? -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 19:10 4
        
        Every game a gambler plays in is tainted, whether cheating takes place or not. - TWuG Aug 4, 19:16 3
        
        so in other words, the answer to my question is yes. - znufrii Aug 4, 19:19
        
        ooh, experiment: i bet you $5 you'll flip heads. now flip a coin. is it heads? - TFox Aug 4, 19:17 1
        
        You can never trust a gambler to play his best game. If playing poorly gets him more than playing well, he'll play poorly. - TWuG Aug 4, 20:00
  - ...but that makes no sense. - TFox Aug 4, 18:41
- (on this particular point, I don't necessarily disagree with the overall thrust of your arguments) -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 18:33
which is sad. since the #1, 2, and 3 rules of the game should be Dont cheat. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 4, 18:30

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Nope, it's the #1 rule of the game.

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