OT: why is Pete Rose still banned?

[18IsTheMan]

A player for the Rockies just signed an endorsement deal with a bookmaker. Granted, endorsing a bookmaker isn't the same as actually betting on the game, but it's a fairly thin line, as the article below makes note. You can't bet on the game but you can endorse betting on the game. For MLB making the Pete Rose issue a hill to die on, this is a perilously fine line.

Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon Lands Deal With Sportsbook, Pete Rose Remains Banned

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is set to become the first MLB player to endorse a bookmaker, reaching a partnership with MaximBet, as relayed by ESPN.

www.outkick.com

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Has a thread like this ever been posted before ?

 

[18IsTheMan]

Has a thread like this ever been posted before ?

I didn't scan the list. The news about Blackmon signing on with a bookmaker is less than 24 hours old so I assumed it was the first post on the subject.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

I didn't scan the list. The news about Blackmon signing on with a bookmaker is less than 24 hours old so I assumed it was the first post on the subject.

then you must be new around here. A Pete Rose thread is going to appear about every 3-4 months.

 

[18IsTheMan]

then you must be new around here. A Pete Rose thread is going to appear about every 3-4 months.

Blackmon is the first ever MLB player in history to endorse a bookmaker. That's a major shift in the narrative and I don't think there's ever been a thread about that topic. Has there? Link to share?

With MLB now openly embracing and endorsing betting on the game, it gets considerably harder to defend Rose's ban. The line is getting more and more narrow.

 

[winloseortie]

Has a thread like this ever been posted before ?

Yeah, who pays the tab for Juco players, I think????

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

He was given a lifetime ban. He is still alive. Therefore he is still banned.

 

[18IsTheMan]

He was given a lifetime ban. He is still alive. Therefore he is still banned.

The ban can certainly be overturned as MLB now actively embraces, promotes and endorses betting.

 

[atl-cock]

And why is Comiskey still in the HOF?

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Yeah, who pays the tab for Juco players, I think????

I'm not sure of your meaning.

 

[BattleshipTexas]

Pete Rose lied and cheated.

 

[GamecockWarrior]

A player for the Rockies just signed an endorsement deal with a bookmaker. Granted, endorsing a bookmaker isn't the same as actually betting on the game, but it's a fairly thin line.

Not really.

 

[GamecockWarrior]

He was given a lifetime ban. He is still alive. Therefore he is still banned.

Funny how that works, ain't it?

Seems it would be pretty easy to figure out for most people.

 

[GamecockWarrior]

The ban can certainly be overturned as MLB now actively embraces, promotes and endorses betting.

Would kind of make a lifetime ban pretty worthless, wouldn't it?

 

[BattleshipTexas]

The ban can certainly be overturned as MLB now actively embraces, promotes and endorses betting.

I don't think they are embracing, promoting or endorsing betting by active MLB players.

 

[KingWard]

I was wondering, is their any rule prohibiting a college player from accepting an NIL deal with enterprises connected with gambling?

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

I was wondering, is their any rule prohibiting a college player from accepting an NIL deal with enterprises connected with gambling?

That's a very good question isn't it?

 

[CockofEarle]

A player for the Rockies just signed an endorsement deal with a bookmaker. Granted, endorsing a bookmaker isn't the same as actually betting on the game, but it's a fairly thin line, as the article below makes note. You can't bet on the game but you can endorse betting on the game. For MLB making the Pete Rose issue a hill to die on, this is a perilously fine line.

Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon Lands Deal With Sportsbook, Pete Rose Remains Banned

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is set to become the first MLB player to endorse a bookmaker, reaching a partnership with MaximBet, as relayed by ESPN.

www.outkick.com

Greatest player I’ve ever watched start to finish……..not to mention 3 great incidents @ Fulton county stadium.

 

[KingWard]

That's a very good question isn't it?

Seems like a potential pitfall to me.

 

[Carolina Steve]

Shoeless Joe is still banned as well

 

[IOPGCock]

 

[Thunderstick]

Blackmon is the first ever MLB player in history to endorse a bookmaker. That's a major shift in the narrative and I don't think there's ever been a thread about that topic. Has there? Link to share?

With MLB now openly embracing and endorsing betting on the game, it gets considerably harder to defend Rose's ban. The line is getting more and more narrow.

I don't care for Pete Rose and I haven't followed MLB in years, but, I suspect you're correct. Today's society is much more lenient than in yesteryears.

 

[Pepsicock]

Shoeless Joe is still banned as well

He shouldn't be. He didn't even know how to read.

 

[atl-cock]

I don't care for Pete Rose and I haven't followed MLB in years, but, I suspect you're correct. Today's society is much more lenient than in yesteryears.

More lenient in some ways, and less so in others.

 

[Thunderstick]

More lenient in some ways, and less so in others.

A good point. Today's generation might be "traumatized" by Rose's actions and would not be lenient. This would necessitate a need for "safe spaces" in our ballparks.

 

[ToddFlanders]

I think the bans should truly be a "lifetime ban" - and after they die they're available for enshrinement in the Hall if their career warrants it.

 

[Pepsicock]

Jackson always publicly maintained his innocence and insisted until his death that he was playing his best in the Series. He had a.375 batting average, threw out five baserunners, and handled thirty chances in the outfield with no errors during that series.

 

[Surfincock]

The Raiders are in Vegas now, that says something to me. The sports betting industry is still in an infant stage here. It will affect the game in ways we don't know yet. The major leagues have to keep the idea that integrity of the competition is not compromised. Shoeless and Rose will never get in but there are lots of scandals coming. Many athletes have gambling addictions, just like everybody else.

 

[Pepsicock]

The Raiders are in Vegas now, that says something to me. The sports betting industry is still in an infant stage here. It will affect the game in ways we don't know yet. The major leagues have to keep the idea that integrity of the competition is not compromised. Shoeless and Rose will never get in but there are lots of scandals coming. Many athletes have gambling addictions, just like everybody else.

Shoeless Joe Jackson didn't gamble. He just signed a paper and didn't know how to read. How did he throw the WS batting .375 ?

 

[Surfincock]

Shoeless Joe Jackson didn't gamble. He just signed a paper and didn't know how to read. How did he throw the WS batting .375 ?

No I am not saying he did. I mean to say that they will go to the extreme to ensure the integrity of the game is not compromised. By letting Shoeless in there is always going to be a doubt but not letting him in keeps them free of condoning any possibilty of cheating. I grew up where Shoeless played in the mill league in Spartanburg-Greenville and signed several petitions to try and get him in the Hall of Fame. I don't believe he cheated but I also don't think he will ever get in.

 

[Aspencock]

He bet on his own team which is the worst thing you can do no matter which way you go. It’s stepping over the line in a big way that baseball said you can never do or face a lifetime ban and he did it.

 

[Carolina Steve]

No I am not saying he did. I mean to say that they will go to the extreme to ensure the integrity of the game is not compromised. By letting Shoeless in there is always going to be a doubt but not letting him in keeps them free of condoning any possibilty of cheating. I grew up where Shoeless played in the mill league in Spartanburg-Greenville and signed several petitions to try and get him in the Hall of Fame. I don't believe he cheated but I also don't think he will ever get in.

If you played at the Monaghan Y , we probably ran across each other

 

[Surfincock]

I remember Monaghan mills and I am sure I played there. Looooong time ago. mid 70's.

 

[Cocky Jeff]

I don't think they are embracing, promoting or endorsing betting by active MLB players.

True….but I bet Charlie hustle never bet on his team to lose. I mean this is the guy who plowed over the catcher in what has now become meaningless, an all star game.

 

[Prestonite]

A player for the Rockies just signed an endorsement deal with a bookmaker. Granted, endorsing a bookmaker isn't the same as actually betting on the game, but it's a fairly thin line, as the article below makes note. You can't bet on the game but you can endorse betting on the game. For MLB making the Pete Rose issue a hill to die on, this is a perilously fine line.

Rockies OF Charlie Blackmon Lands Deal With Sportsbook, Pete Rose Remains Banned

Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon is set to become the first MLB player to endorse a bookmaker, reaching a partnership with MaximBet, as relayed by ESPN.

www.outkick.com

He obviously had some enemies in the commissioner's office. Made somebody really mad and they haven't forgotten or forgiven.

 

[BattleshipTexas]

He obviously had some enemies in the commissioner's office. Made somebody really mad and they haven't forgotten or forgiven.

Not just the Commissioner's office, all over baseball.

 

[BattleshipTexas]

True….but I bet Charlie hustle never bet on his team to lose. I mean this is the guy who plowed over the catcher in what has now become meaningless, an all star game.

I have heard he never bet against his team, but he did bet on baseball, including betting on his team (to win). He knew that was prohibited, he admitted he knew, but did it anyway.

 

[Creek Snake]

A 200lb slap hitter.Similar to Wade Boggs.Give me a guy like George Brett who drives the ball.

 

[Prestonite]

A 200lb slap hitter.Similar to Wade Boggs.Give me a guy like George Brett who drives the ball.

Hard to beat someone who gets on base and scores runs with unparalleled frequency. "200lb slap hitter" or not.