The "Steroids Era"

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

What an intellectual reasoned well thought out response,

Are you new around here?

Originally Posted by dsvitak

The report makes a clear and compelling case that Pete Rose bet on baseball, and bet on his own team. He did not bet on his own team to lose, but only to win.

That doesn't matter insofar as the relevant Major League Rule is concerned. All that matters is whether a player (or any other person connected to a club) bet on a game in which they were involved. (Betting on a game in which they weren't involved is also a violation, but incurs a lower, though still harsh, penalty.)