all of you are wrong, bro. sorry.
pete was betting on his team daily. Daily. DAILY.
baseball is a 162 game season.
managing a team is about knowing when to pull your ace pitcher when he is getting shelled, to preserve his arm for the season.
even if you are betting ON your own team, you are messing with the integrity of the game and doing a disservice to everyone involved.
if you are more concerned about winning Today's Game more than anything else, you are very apt to make decisions that will hurt your team in the long run of a 162 game season.
the rule is the rule for a reason.
no betting.
period.
another example.
college basketball coach bets on his team -10 points and he is up by 14 with 90 seconds to go.
he is nervous about not covering he keeps his star player in the game when under Normal Circumstances without the wager, he would take him out.
in those 90 seconds the bball player tears his ACL or rolls his ankle because he stayed in the game and was told to score the ball (coach wanted to protect the ATS bet).
do you catch my drift?
the object is to win the game, and in baseball more than any other sport, you have to preserve your pitchers and catchers and know when to fold them because it is a marathon.
"i bet on baseball and i was wrong"
- pete rose in 2004 a full 15 years after he was caught red-handed.
RIP
amazing player. incredible player.
broke the rules now pay the price, even in death.