Off topic: Pete Rose

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
I don't really care all that much about Rose, but I'll just say this from an "analysis" perspective. It was stupid to admit to it. The rules for the HOF are explicit: if you bet on baseball, you don't get in ever, period, end of story. So how does admitting that you did it bring you any closer to getting in? Almost as dumb as accepting Giamotti's "deal" in the first place.

When you consider Rose is a broke (and broken) has-been with a new book & required book tour it becomes easier to see why he decided to 'fess up now. As for his deal with Giamotti - MLB had the guy on tape making bets (or damn cloe to that) apparently. I guess if I was Giamotti I might have offered him the deal he took or offered to hand the info over to the feds to look into. What other choice did Rose have?