Couldn't agree more Hamburglar. All the sports, MLB included, are aggressively promoting gambling--there not even trying to hide their greed anymore. And Charlie Hustle is banned -- for life?! Disgusting. No forgiveness? His plea was that he would stay away from baseball and MLB would not definitely say he was guilty of betting on baseball (incl his own team). He could have been reinstated after only a year per MLB rules at the time. Yet those bastards let him wither in public shame for decades, and finally die on the outside. And now these MLB psychos want to tribute him???!!! Where's Will Smith when you need him? MLB needs to get Pete Rose's name out of their effin mouths! For mostly this reason, never been to Cooperstown. And now, I never will...
Couldn't agree more Hamburglar. All the sports, MLB included, are aggressively promoting gambling--there not even trying to hide their greed anymore. And Charlie Hustle is banned -- for life?! Disgusting. No forgiveness? His plea was that he would stay away from baseball and MLB would not definitely say he was guilty of betting on baseball (incl his own team). He could have been reinstated after only a year per MLB rules at the time. Yet those bastards let him wither in public shame for decades, and finally die on the outside. And now these MLB psychos want to tribute him???!!! Where's Will Smith when you need him? MLB needs to get Pete Rose's name out of their effin mouths! For mostly this reason, never been to Cooperstown. And now, I never will...