Never. Ever.
He did the WORST possible thing to the game of baseball - put its reputation in jeopardy. He bet on baseball and worse, he bet on his own team.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2798498
“Pete Rose revealed Wednesday that he bet on the Reds “every night” while he was manager of the team and that the Dowd Report was correct when it said he did so.
Rose spoke Wednesday with Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann on ESPN Radio to discuss the new Pete Rose exhibit that will be on display at the Great American Ballpark as part of the Reds Hall of Fame. The exhibit will be on display for 11 months.
“I bet on my team every night. I didn’t bet on my team four nights a week. I was wrong,” Rose said.”
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As a player, he deserves first-ballot unanimous. No question. But he threw all that away with gambling as a manager, betting on his own team.
Never. Ever.
Not even after he dies.
Never.
He is lying that he bet on his team “every night.” If the bookmakers got wind, and they would, that he was, they would not take his action. Why, because if the Reds were an above average team, the bookmakers would lose, and they are not in the business of losing.