Thoughts on the referee corruption scandal in the NBA

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Pete Rose did exactly what every player and manager should be required to do, wager part of their income on winning the game.

That comment insults intelligence.

No player in pro sports had a guaranteed salary without performance.

To argue that players would perform better if they had skin in every game is to ignore that they already do.....free agents who are good get hired....those that aren't don't.

In America we are free to let the market decide what we are worth.

The market rewards the good players a hell of a lot more than the dark world of gambling.

Pete Rose chose to bet on baseball.

Pete Rose, by doing so, has locked himself out of the Hall of Fame.

Too bad for Pete Rose.

Hurrah for Baseball.



Pete Rose represents a sickness that, unchecked, undermines public confidence in sports.

He should never be granted admission to the Hall of Fame.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

That comment insults intelligence.

Then you shouldn't have a problem with it.

No player in pro sports had a guaranteed salary without performance.

Really? Pete Rose had a personal services contract with the Reds which guaranteed him his salary.

To argue that players would perform better if they had skin in every game is to ignore that they already do.....free agents who are good get hired....those that aren't don't.

You keep believing that. Baseball is a business on both sides of the table. Players perform for themselves first, the team is secondary.

In America we are free to let the market decide what we are worth.

The market rewards the good players a hell of a lot more than the dark world of gambling.

That must be why so many gamble. And if you think they do not, you are sadly mistaken, and I'm not just talking about baseball.

Pete Rose chose to bet on baseball.

Actually, I knew him more to bet on the ponies.

Pete Rose, by doing so, has locked himself out of the Hall of Fame.

Too bad for Pete Rose.

Hurrah for Baseball.

Baseball doesn't run the HOF. Shame of the HOF for ignoring the obvious and not having the courage to do the right thing.

Pete Rose represents a sickness that, unchecked, undermines public confidence in sports.

Rubbish. Pete Rose and millions of other people in this country gamble for the action and fun. Are there people who think gambling is a quick-fix to financial issues? Yeah, but that doesn't mean the masses with ability to gamble with their head should be deprived of the opportunity to enjoy it.

He should never be granted admission to the Hall of Fame.

Another good reason to avoid a sport run by .......(enter disparaging remark here).