Mark McGwire admits to long-term steroid use!

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

You can't compare Rose's and Jackson's cases. Rose's risk to the game was significantly worse.

Isn't that a comparison?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Isn't that a comparison?

Semantics.

Here goes: You can't liken Jackson's violation to Rose's.

And I thank you for making me scratch my head and change that.

[dash_riprock]

Rose is a low-life and he broke laws (federal and baseball), but he never bet against his own team and he tried to win every game 100-0. That doesn't mean anything to the HOF suits, but it does to me.

[Kevin Finnerty]

When you only bet on your team, it is a signal to gambling insiders that there is a reason to bet against the Reds that day.

One day, Pete left his post in the Reds dugout to watch the Belmont---right in the middle of a game, and during the '89 investigation that led to his banishment!

The Reds, and winning baseball games was a sidelight to Rose's nefarious existence.