OT Lying ****-weasel

St. Bart, Bartlett Giamatti, former commissioner of baseball absolutely
did the right thing kicking that sleaze ball out of baseball for life.
Where he screwed up was in letting the lying little **** weasel sign a
letter accepting a lifetime ban instead of proceeding with the official
hearing which would have done the same thing without subjecting us, 14
years later, to this sorry spectacle and self-serving circus.

Pete Rose bet on baseball, he shat on the game, close the book on the
son of a bitch.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
Pete Rose bet on baseball, he shat on the game, close the book on the
son of a bitch.

I couldn't agree more. I'm apalled by the sympathetic attention Rose's
confession seems to be receiving. If I follow the story line, Rose was
kicked out of baseball for betting on the game, something he has repeatedly
denied in the ensuing years. Now, years later, he confesses. From where I
stand, this not only re-validates the grounds for his banishment, but adds
being a chronic liar to his list of offenses. I'm mystefied as to why
anyone would consider this grounds for reinstatement.

Joe F.

Ken

If he were a Democrat liberal, he'd probably be the front runner, presidential
candidate.

How's that for my first attempt at trolling?

Lou T

On 06 Jan 2004 15:25:59 GMT, (Lat705) wrote:

Ken

If he were a Democrat liberal, he'd probably be the front runner, presidential
candidate.

Not necessarily: I believe he's currently a republican and yet he
isn't president. g
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Charlie...

Well.. my 2 ct. worth. I would just like to know if he had ever
betted AGAINST his team. If not, so what! IIRC, the superbowl team
owners put up a wager on the game that's made public! And now hearing
his latest interviews, it appears he aint the brightest bulb in the
make-up mirror! AND always remember, Its a game! Bill

Bill McDonald wrote:
Well.. my 2 ct. worth. I would just like to know if he had ever
betted AGAINST his team. If not, so what! ...

OK Bill, try to follow along here. Pete Rose, the manager of the
Cincinnati Reds, is a known gambler and he places bets, always ON
the Cincinnati Reds, some 4 or 5 times a week. With me so far ?
Now, go out and beg borrow or steal another active brain cell
to rub against the only one you've ever had and see if you can
figure out what a professional gambler would do on the days that
Pete Rose DIDN'T bet.

--
Ken Fortenberry- anybody got a clue bat I can borrow ;-)

K Bill, try to follow along here. Pete Rose, the manager of the
Cincinnati Reds, is a known gambler and he places bets, always ON
the Cincinnati Reds, some 4 or 5 times a week. With me so far ?
Now, go out and beg borrow or steal another active brain cell
to rub against the only one you've ever had and see if you can
figure out what a professional gambler would do on the days that
Pete Rose DIDN'T bet.

--
Ken Fortenberry- anybody got a clue bat I can borrow ;-)


I asked a horse trainer one day if his horse was going to win. He said "Lou,
If I could tell who was going to win a horse race, do you think I'd be getting
up 6AM every day to work with horses?" Back when my daughter was intrerested
in being a vet, she worked at the track to pump up her resume (and make money).
In one race, she, and the people who knew the horse, were predicting if the
horse would come in last or beat one horse. The horse won. Baseball is like
most sports in predicting outcomes. I don't think Pete Rose knew if his team
would win or lose. If Pete Rose did "know" is not the situation, I hope.
Let's face the facts though. Pete broke rules that he knew the league was
adamant about and should expect the promised outcome..

(Bill McDonald) wrote in
om:

Well.. my 2 ct. worth. I would just like to know if he had ever
betted AGAINST his team. If not, so what! IIRC, the superbowl team
owners put up a wager on the game that's made public! And now hearing
his latest interviews, it appears he aint the brightest bulb in the
make-up mirror! AND always remember, Its a game! Bill


He says he never bet against his team, but I says that not betting on his
team to win is nearly as bad as betting on his team to lose. You can't
tell me that he wouldn't think differently about his bullpen when he knew
there was no money on the game, and he wouldn't burn up his bullpen when
there was alot on the game.

He was also exposing baseball to the risk that some bookie or mobster would
threaten him into throwing a game.


Scott

"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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(Bill McDonald) wrote in
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Well.. my 2 ct. worth. I would just like to know if he had ever
betted AGAINST his team. If not, so what! IIRC, the superbowl team
owners put up a wager on the game that's made public! And now hearing
his latest interviews, it appears he aint the brightest bulb in the
make-up mirror! AND always remember, Its a game! Bill


He says he never bet against his team, . . .snip

Exactly. Is he going to change THAT story fourteen years from now? He's lost any
and all credibility, and anything out of his mouth at this point is suspect.
--
TL,
Tim
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Scott Seidman writes:

He was also exposing baseball to the risk that some bookie or mobster would
threaten him into throwing a game.

No more so than President Clinton risked national security with his actions.

He gambled while he was coach, not while he was playing (caveat - as far as we
know). He should be in the HofF for what he did as a player, not as a coach.
Dave

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