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Fuck Pete Rose [View all] Stinky The Clown May 13 OP
He's dead... so not sure it matters much any more... hlthe2b May 13 #1
and that exactly why he might get in.....HE'S DEAD. a kennedy May 13 #16
And now we have gambling advertisements on every game CanonRay May 13 #2
Rules are rules. Consequences are consequences. He broke the rules. Oopsie Daisy May 13 #6
Before it became popular... JPK May 13 #53
The Commish changed the rules. BidenRocks May 13 #61
LOL! Oopsie Daisy May 13 #63
He Was Doping ProfessorGAC May 14 #84
and was reading how young men are losing lotsa money, and getting into extensive debt because of sports a kennedy May 13 #17
And we have a felon in the White House ... krkaufman May 13 #20
Yup. It's wall-to-wall. GoCubsGo May 13 #34
Morally and ethically bankrupt. Wuddles440 May 13 #55
Agree. Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame - one of the greatest ever. n/t iluvtennis May 13 #60
The HOF already has enough Rose stuff on display. LudwigPastorius May 14 #80
Can't Agree ProfessorGAC May 14 #85
I couldn't agree more. MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #62
Judge in context. Stinky The Clown May 14 #75
Do you mean Reggie Jackson? Sugarcoated May 14 #81
Shoeless Joe Jackson CanonRay May 14 #89
NO!! Absolutely not! Mistake! This cheapens and denigrates the MLBHOF. Oopsie Daisy May 13 #3
Agreed Cirsium May 13 #23
So Stipulated. Ray Fosse. Tarzanrock May 13 #4
Signed baseball krkaufman May 13 #21
Rose spent the last 30 years of his life Mountainguy May 14 #78
OK, the guy was an asshole. So was Ty Cobb. CanonRay May 13 #64
Placed bets on his own team as player and manager. Irish_Dem May 13 #5
The bookies KNEW when he WASN'T betting Captain Zero May 13 #7
Yes he was not betting against his own team. Irish_Dem May 13 #9
Very good point. Littlered May 13 #24
Shohei Ohtani is still allowed to play because he found a fall guy. Cuthbert Allgood May 13 #8
Enshittification Ponietz May 13 #10
If he gets voted in, that's baseball. cachukis May 13 #11
Just because the commissioner says he's eligible doesn't mean he's inducted jmowreader May 13 #12
He also raped at least one kid, so. WhiskeyGrinder May 13 #13
He did? MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #15
. WhiskeyGrinder May 13 #19
You're correct AZProgressive May 13 #43
No question Cirsium May 13 #22
But was he convicted in a court of law of statutory rape? MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #25
"Maybe or maybe not it happened" lmaooooo c'mon man WhiskeyGrinder May 13 #26
He says it happened Cirsium May 13 #32
Ok, if that's true, then provide the link proving he said that. MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #42
Not Surprised Gimpyknee May 13 #50
Thank you for your service, and I have the highest respect for Navy Corpsman, MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #56
Can't we all just get along? Redleg May 14 #83
I did Cirsium May 13 #51
That is a unreliable standard AZProgressive May 13 #47
IT absolutely happened. Rose admitted to it. Wiz Imp May 13 #48
Has *rump? MorbidButterflyTat May 14 #76
We don't think he deserves praise/awards either still-prayin4rain May 14 #95
I admit I had no idea dsc May 14 #99
Who fucking cares? MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #14
It obviously does matter Cirsium May 13 #33
And you would be wrong, I commented because I felt like commenting. MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #39
What if I told you the Mierda47 forced MLB to reinstate him? n/t aggiesal May 13 #44
Again, I MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #45
But that's what happened. Mierda47 put pressure on MLB ... aggiesal May 13 #49
One more time in case you didn't get it, MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #52
OK Cirsium May 13 #54
Good, we understand each other. MarineCombatEngineer May 13 #57
"and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad." --dril o7___o7 May 16 #106
Did hear tRump is gonna be ecstatic.......he's been pushing for this for, for ever. a kennedy May 13 #18
Agreed LetMyPeopleVote May 13 #27
I'll be surprised if he doesn't go in on the next vote. BlueTsunami2018 May 13 #29
He wasn't well-respected by players and writers, so they may not vote him in. TheRickles May 13 #35
Its the Baseball Writers' Association that votes. maxsolomon May 13 #31
He's not eligible for induction through the regular voting process Wiz Imp May 13 #38
thanks that's good info maxsolomon May 16 #100
There are 3 special committees that rotate each year. Rose would belong to the Classic Baseball Era Wiz Imp May 16 #105
Agreed. I always despised him. BlueTsunami2018 May 13 #28
Total anus, Ty Cobb class. Marcuse May 13 #65
I don't have much of an opinion about him personally he probably was an asshole Walleye May 13 #30
Seems to me, some crimes and criminals are B.See May 13 #36
This is in response to Trump AverageOldGuy May 13 #37
I care very little about professional baseball. TNNurse May 13 #40
This is my 10,000 posting. Being an avid baseball fan (see my avatar), I'm responding to a baseball posting ... aggiesal May 13 #41
I don't think Pete Rose Mountainguy May 14 #79
I'm pretty sure stress can causes it. ... aggiesal May 14 #82
Is Paul here? Mountainguy May 14 #97
TY... I just read Pete Rose died from Cardiovascular Cha May 16 #107
I watch my Tampa Rays on the FanDuel channel. flvegan May 13 #46
Just a guess.... Gimpyknee May 13 #58
He's not exactly going to appear at the ceremony if elected to HoF lol... WarGamer May 13 #59
Stinky is wrong The Butler May 13 #66
He broke the cardinal rule of baseball and lied about it. Gimpyknee May 13 #68
Stinky's right. Fuck Pete Rose Stinky The Clown May 14 #98
After all I've read about his history on Cha May 16 #109
K & R. Xavier Breath May 13 #67
As Jesus said, 'May the first man here without sin throw the first stone.' Jacson6 May 13 #69
And... Gimpyknee May 13 #70
No, we settled our dispute a couple of days later. Jacson6 May 13 #71
I'm just here to say I find baseball.... Xolodno May 13 #72
About as exciting as watching golf Emile May 14 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author Tribetime May 13 #73
Is this the sign of the End Times? valleyrogue May 13 #74
It's pretty interesting how the Holy Spirit comes to Republican Bible Thumpers ... Tarzanrock May 14 #77
Since when has baseball been a clean sport? Emile May 14 #86
Should George Brett be removed from the Hall of Fame? Emile May 14 #88
Pine tar wasn't in their rules as a death penalty offense Renew Deal May 14 #90
Rule was broken. Remove him too. Emile May 14 #91
That's not the way they wrote their rules Renew Deal May 14 #92
Death penalty rules. Do you have the list of death penalty rules? Emile May 14 #93
Found them Renew Deal May 14 #96
How about spitballer Gaylord Perry rurallib May 16 #102
... BannonsLiver May 14 #94
I always thought Pete Rose was a bit of a jerk, but he never let up in a game. 33taw May 16 #101
one of the many reasons why I gave up watching baseball about 30 years ago rurallib May 16 #103
I couldn't care less that he bet on baseball EnergizedLib May 16 #104
Pete Rose is far, far, FAR down on my current list of people who should be "fucked", Jack Valentino May 16 #108
Wow, thanks for schooling me on YOUR priorities Stinky The Clown May 16 #110
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