PCMech Forums - View Single Post

LawyerRon · 01-09-2004, 01:51 PM

Kov-Ice,
That argument (and its underlying premise) is really nothing new; it’s been around since Pete got himself banned. Yes, there are drunks, drug addicts, racists, scoundrels, etc. aplenty in the Hall of Fame. But ALL major league players are schooled early in this one truism: “THE ONE SURE THING THAT WILL GET YOU BANNED FOR LIFE IN BASEBALL IS BETTING ON BASEBALL WHILE ACTIVE.” All players know this just like they know what day payday is. Pete knew this. Pete chose to break that sacred rule. To make matters worse, Pete even took it one step further; he bet on games in which he had a potential say in the outcome. Baseball will not and cannot tolerate this.

01-09-2004, 01:51 PM	#23
LawyerRon The Gavel Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Upland, CA Posts: 6,311	Kov-Ice, That argument (and its underlying premise) is really nothing new; it’s been around since Pete got himself banned. Yes, there are drunks, drug addicts, racists, scoundrels, etc. aplenty in the Hall of Fame. But ALL major league players are schooled early in this one truism: “THE ONE SURE THING THAT WILL GET YOU BANNED FOR LIFE IN BASEBALL IS BETTING ON BASEBALL WHILE ACTIVE.” All players know this just like they know what day payday is. Pete knew this. Pete chose to break that sacred rule. To make matters worse, Pete even took it one step further; he bet on games in which he had a potential say in the outcome. Baseball will not and cannot tolerate this. __________________ "To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves"