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MLB Pseudo-Season 2020: Roger, Dodgers

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Jayson1 said:
Rules can be changed or abridged. Perhaps if they took away his stats for the last two years that would count.
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No.
Plus some kind of asterisk much like one Roger Maris had that lets people know about the cheating. I think we might be getting something like that as well from others who used steroids and such drugs.
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Nein.
Also in addition from still not being able to work in the MLB he can't use being in the Hall of Fame as a means of endorsements.
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Non.
Perhaps sign a contract where MLB can sue him if they think he is trying to sneak around the contract.
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Nyet.

Again, I don't know why you're so interested in finding weasel room to allow Rose a plaque in the Hall of Fame. I'm going to quote Hal McCoy, who covered the Reds for the Dayton Daily News:
The public must be assured that the game is legitimate and that everybody is doing his best to win at all times. A manager controls games with strategy decisions such as when to remove a pitcher and when to insert a pinch hitter. When that manager bets on the game, the question of whether he is trying to win at all times surfaces, and that is a question that never should have to be asked....

Some of Rose’s defenders say he never bet against the Reds, only wagering on them to win. The fallacy of this argument is that on days when Rose did not bet on the Reds, bookmakers figured that Rose thought his team would not win, so they bet heavily against the Reds.

The major problem with Rose betting on baseball, particularly the Reds, is that as manager he could control games, make decisions that could enhance his chances of winning his bets, thus jeopardizing the integrity of the game.
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Source (scroll down to the second half of the page; the page is a pair of pro/con essays about Rose's eligibility)
 
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Timby said:
I really don't understand your circular logic, here. Go to Cooperstown and walk around the Hall of Fame; Rose's statistical accomplishments are all over it. He simply doesn't have a creepy plaque enshrining him.
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I live in Northern Kentucky, I follow the Reds, I don't believe Rose should ever be allowed near the Hall of Fame as a member. He shit the bed, he has to live with it.
 
He literally admitted to breaking one of the cardinal rules of the league. If you want completion of stats and his records, his name can be there, but he doesn't get the big ta-doo with an enshrinement and a plaque. There's really no neat ending to this in my opinion.
 
So the Mookie Betts deal is being held up by the health of one of the prospects. Red Sox better be careful here, because no one else is going to take David Price off of their hands.
 
Danny99 said:
He literally admitted to breaking one of the cardinal rules of the league. If you want completion of stats and his records, his name can be there, but he doesn't get the big ta-doo with an enshrinement and a plaque. There's really no neat ending to this in my opinion.
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Of course, Trump is advocating for Rose.

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...l-player-pete-rose-to-get-spot-in-hall-of?amp

BillJ said:
So the Mookie Betts deal is being held up by the health of one of the prospects. Red Sox better be careful here, because no one else is going to take David Price off of their hands.
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Yeah that whole thing is a mess and a half.
 
Regardless of what the calendar or Punxsutawney Phil say, tomorrow is the first day of spring - official reporting date for pitchers and catchers.
 
Timby said:
Potentially a contender, although I have some others in my Google Doc.
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It ought to have something to do with the fact that at least a dozen major stars are on different teams, even if the Betts trade falls through. And, lots of new managers.
 
Jim Klag said:
It ought to have something to do with the fact that at least a dozen major stars are on different teams, even if the Betts trade falls through. And, lots of new managers.
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Eh, we still have more than a month before I post the 2020 season thread. We'll see. :)
 
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