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"I'm shocked Rose has so much support and Mac has so little. Do people really view steroids as worse than gambling? If so, wow! And btw, I voted yes to Rose."
To me it depends on the type of gambling was involved. If there is no evidence a person was attempting to influence the results of games then, after some reasonable punishment, the player should be reinstated after a first offense.
If there are no further infractions that should suffice. While I support the commissioner upholding the integrity of the game, baseball at times has gone overboard like when Bowie Kuhn suspended Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle from involvement with the game because a casino hired them as greeters long after their playing days were over. Steroids though are a different matter. Not only can it alter stats and the results of games , it can potentially cause an honest player to lose his job which is quite unfair.
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