-> Do you believe in the Easter Bunny, too?
What is it about you Braves fans and your biting comments? Do you and Ed 
Grinwell sit around and drink coffee together and come up with these?? 
*grumble*
-> Why on earth would he agree to a lifetime suspension if he hadn't bet
-> on MLB?  Everyone who has ever read the reports has agreed that he
-> most definitely bet on MLB.  There is some debate on whether or not
-> he bet on his own team, but most agree he did that, too.
I don't believe he bet on baseball. The man who co-wrote Pete Rose's 
autobiography didn't think so either, and there is quite a long chapter or 
two on the subject, some of the things included are:
"Betting sheets" which are inconsistant, which if Pete was some "gambling 
addict" he would more than likely get it right.
A "betting sheet" supposedly filled out by Rose, claiming he had a bet on the 
Reds against the Dodgers, but the day the game was supposed to be 
played...... They were playing the Expos! NOT the Dodgers....
And there are many more... I wish I had a copy of the book on me to quote 
some more of these.....
The only thing Pete Rose did for sure was tax evasion. Betting on baseball? 
Sorry, I don't believe it.
-> Having said that, I still think he should be eligible for the HoF,
-> even if he remains banned from MLB in general.  Let his on-field
-> exploits be judged on their own merits.
Unfortunatly, the HoF doesn't see it that way, and never will. As long as 
Pete Rose is banned, he's inegligable.. The point is, he should've never been 
banned in the first place!
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