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SwankyXomb

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21. Baseball used to be incredibly strict about gambling

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 12:38 PM

Aug 2014

Bowie Kuhn threw Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, both arguably among the game's all-time greats, out of baseball for taking jobs as casino greeters in the early 80s. This was before retired players could earn decent money on the autograph circuit, and they were promptly reinstated when Peter Ueberroth took over as commissioner.

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Is it time for MLB to end the Pete Rose exile? [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 OP

Yeah I feel it is time to forgive. hrmjustin Aug 2014 #1

Worse people are in the Hall of Fame. Tobin S. Aug 2014 #2

I think that sometimes gets lost in this discussion Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #6

The very first inductee, Ty Cobb was one of the most horrible human beings who ever lived CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #13

Your story is inaccurate. Both in terms of the ethnicity of the heckler and his not having arms. JVS Aug 2014 #18

Think about the Ron Artest dustup Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #27

He was suspended for a while but the suspension placed on him was considered so odious... JVS Aug 2014 #28

To not have the all-time hits leader not in the hall of fame is just ludicrous rurallib Aug 2014 #3

At some point, there is going to be an "Asterisk Hall" Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #7

I'm ignorant here so help me out. Didn't he get in hot water because he bet on his own team? BlueJazz Aug 2014 #4

More specifically, he bet on games while he was a baseball MANAGER. DinahMoeHum Aug 2014 #5

Very well stated Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #8

"one is in a bigger position to influence the outcome of a game" BlueJazz Aug 2014 #10

+1 JVS Aug 2014 #19

Yes. He bet on his team to win. it's not like he was up in a luxury box knocking down Scotch mulsh Aug 2014 #9

I know an owner of a football team, they are not allowed to bet on anything at all The Second Stone Aug 2014 #23

Yes, he bet on his own team... Chan790 Aug 2014 #25

Did they ever prove he bet on his team to lose? IIRC they did not jmowreader Aug 2014 #11

Suppose you are a fan of the DU Senators and I'm the manager JVS Aug 2014 #20

Nicely explained. Frank Cannon Aug 2014 #22

Good examples The Second Stone Aug 2014 #24

yes nt michreject Aug 2014 #12

hell to the yeahs KG Aug 2014 #14

No. Fuck him. JVS Aug 2014 #15

Pretty much depends on how one feels about rules. malthaussen Aug 2014 #16

Long past time. Iggo Aug 2014 #17

Baseball used to be incredibly strict about gambling SwankyXomb Aug 2014 #21

Yep. hifiguy Aug 2014 #26