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Old 10-01-2024, 03:24 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by uruguru View Post
If Pete Rose consistently didn't bet on Mario Soto's games, that tells me that Soto was having a bad year and, despite being a compulsive gambler, Rose wasn't stupid.
This argument IMO misses the larger point. By not betting on Soto when Soto was off his game, Rose was providing his bookie (and other gambling contacts) with information that they should not have had available to them. This is also against the rules, and Pete knew that, too.
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