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I would be very upset if he was allowed back into baseball. Betting is the worst kind of disease that can inflict the game and this is why you see people who are actually involved in decision making hand down such draconian penalties.
I really don't give two ****s if he never bet against his team. Just being associated with gambling is enough. As a player, manager, front office, league office etc. If you receive a pay check from the league, then just stay away from sports gambling.
Back when Rose played, salaries were high but not like today. If you got into too much debt with the kind of people who run sports betting, then there is a much higher likley hood of fixing games to ensure your legs aren't broken and your kids don't vanish.
I have a hard time understanding why people who love sports cannot seem to understanding that being associated with gambling is far worse than cheating.
The very fabric of sport is the essence of competition. Having even the fainest hint of the result being artificial stains and tears that fabric.
Once that happens then it is no longer a sport. It is the WWE
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