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 2014-03-07 8:21 PM |
Pro  15655    |  Subject: If you are a baseall fan...there is a great piece in this week's Sports Illustrated...... FREE PETE ROSE!!! |
| 2014-03-08 12:20 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
Sensei  Sin City | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... Back in the day, I can see how everyone got upset about the "purity" of the game and how he messed with that. But honestly? The integrity of the game was quickly lost after that with the steroid era and half the other crap. Betting on YOUR OWN TEAM TO WIN??? Even as a kid, I guess I didn't see the huge deal about that. It's not like he bet against the Reds and tanked games. I understand it seemed like a big deal then, but it's really tame to what players have done to the game since. The guy was a stud. His number are better than half the people that get into Cooperstown already. If they put Bonds or A-Rod in and not Pete? Travesty, IMO. |
| 2014-03-08 12:36 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
| 96 | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... Originally posted by Left Brain there is a great piece in this week's Sports Illustrated...... FREE PETE ROSE!!! here! here! |
| 2014-03-08 1:32 AM in reply to: Kido |
Expert 2180 Boise, Idaho | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... Originally posted by Kido Back in the day, I can see how everyone got upset about the "purity" of the game and how he messed with that. But honestly? The integrity of the game was quickly lost after that with the steroid era and half the other crap. Betting on YOUR OWN TEAM TO WIN??? Even as a kid, I guess I didn't see the huge deal about that. It's not like he bet against the Reds and tanked games. I understand it seemed like a big deal then, but it's really tame to what players have done to the game since. The guy was a stud. His number are better than half the people that get into Cooperstown already. If they put Bonds or A-Rod in and not Pete? Travesty, IMO. ^^^THIS^^^^^ |
| 2014-03-08 9:37 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
Pro 5755 | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... Originally posted by Left Brain there is a great piece in this week's Sports Illustrated...... FREE PETE ROSE!!! Amen, Brother! Lotta love for him in Philly. |
| 2014-03-08 3:39 PM in reply to: Left Brain |
Extreme Veteran 1190 Silicon Valley | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... As a guy who bleeds Dodger Blue, Rose was one of those guys you had to hate when he played against you, but had to love if you loved the game. I will take a guy who loved to compete and only knew one way to play...at 110% over they guys today who only care about how much money they can make and how they can beat/cheat the PED tests. Even if it means destroying an innocent mans reputation **cough Ryan Braun cough**. If the HOF is supposed to tell the story of the game then Pete Rose belongs in the Hall as one of the all time greats. If some misguided sports writers (many of whom never saw Pete play) want to pretend it is some kind of den of purity they get to bestow entrance to from some place of self proclaimed righteousness then let them do whatever they want. Cooperstown will slip from the consciousness of the American sports fan just like the game is in far too many towns. |
| 2014-03-09 7:19 PM in reply to: Left Brain |
Extreme Veteran 1001 Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... No doubt, Charlie Hustle needs to be in the Hall! |
| 2014-03-10 3:24 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
Regular 1023 Madrid | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... Exactly. He's done his time. Great piece in SI. Its about time he's recognized for the star he was on the field. |
| 2014-03-12 11:02 AM in reply to: Left Brain |
Champion 7821 Brooklyn, NY | Subject: RE: If you are a baseall fan... Originally posted by Left Brain there is a great piece in this week's Sports Illustrated...... FREE PETE ROSE!!! Yeah. I think the time has come. The whole idea of the sport of baseball as this impeccable bastion of purity and fair play went away a looong time ago. It's every bit as sullied today as pro cycling or olympic swimming or any other sport with a history of cheating. Pete's transgressions seem almost quaint by today's standards. As easy as it is to bet online today, I'm certain there are players in every sport who occasionally bet on games anonymously. I don't think Pete deserves a statue built in his honor, but if they want to lift his lifetime ban, I'd be fine with it. Give him his day in the sun and then he can go away again. |
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