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01-23-2004, 09:52 AM
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Interesting choice of venue...
AP story in the Hartford Courant :
"MASHANTUCKET, Conn. -- A few weeks after admitting he bet on baseball, Pete Rose is coming to an eastern Connecticut casino to sign his recently published book and dine with high-rollers." http://www.ctnow.com/news/local/stat...,2133699.story
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01-23-2004, 10:22 AM
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It's a move that certainly doesn't help his image problem with the baseball hierarchy but it certainly isn't illegal or immoral. The late night comedians couldn't be happier.
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01-23-2004, 11:45 AM
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Pete's handlers should be ... well, I can't think of the proper torture technique, but I'm open to suggestions.
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UTK available only at www.baseballprospectus.com "I was pulling for Pete and agreeing with (commissioner) Bud Selig that Pete should be eligible for the Hall of Fame," said Giles, now chairman of the Phillies. "Bud was close to making him eligible right after his meeting with Pete (November 2002). Right after that, Pete got into tax trouble (in California), and that delayed the process." - Phillies Chairman Bill Giles in the Dayton Daily News, January 25th, 2004. |
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01-23-2004, 01:05 PM
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01-23-2004, 01:08 PM
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How many times is this guy going to give baseball the finger before Selig makes a decision? I mean, he's got to be deliberately shoving this in baseball's face, right? Or, is it true that w/ Pete Rose, priorities are #1) promoting Pete Rose, #2) anything for a buck & a distant #3) baseball. Or is this guy just the dumbest son of a bitch to come down the pike since Marge Schott?
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01-23-2004, 02:20 PM
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I'll pick "D," Regis. Final answer.
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I read this in the morning paper and concluded it was Pete's concession speech. Now, he's too egomaniacal to quit telling people he belongs in the baseball and in the HOF, that he has no "gambling problem," but in the vapor trails of the nearly universal negative reaction to his book and negative reaction to his admitting he bet on baseball, even Pete understands his situation is quite likely to remain as is when they're tossing dirt onto his casket.
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The depths of human idiocy will never cease to amaze me. When I'm done laughing at this latest example, maybe I can offer a coherent response.
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Sadly T, the word "sycophant" doesn't begin to describe them. I imagine most of us become yes-men in the company of our heroes, at least at first, but eventually, most of us see them as human and fallible.
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UTK available only at www.baseballprospectus.com "I was pulling for Pete and agreeing with (commissioner) Bud Selig that Pete should be eligible for the Hall of Fame," said Giles, now chairman of the Phillies. "Bud was close to making him eligible right after his meeting with Pete (November 2002). Right after that, Pete got into tax trouble (in California), and that delayed the process." - Phillies Chairman Bill Giles in the Dayton Daily News, January 25th, 2004. |
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