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Originally Posted by ihatenames
I wouldn't be opposed to it. However, when Rose was banned there was a stipulation was that Rose could apply for reinstatement every year after ten years had passed. So there is language in Rose's ban that allows for reinstatement.
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Is there such specific language? I wasn't aware of that.
In any event, that's your opinion and you have a right to it. But as far as I can tell, if players who gamble on or against their own teams, or players who throw games, can simply be reinstated or never even be made ineligible, then there's no real reason to keep someone who might be inclined or persuaded to throw games from doing so. Personally, I wouldn't want to see that kind of situation prevail in baseball, because then I would always wonder whether someone is actively trying to throw the game I'm watching, and that's something I have never had to even think about as far as baseball is concerned. I prefer it that way.