Maxman Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Rose admits to betting on Reds every night ESPN.com news services 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. ESPN Radio Rose Appearing on the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio, Pete Rose said he bet on the Reds to win every night while he was their manager because he believed in his team. Listen 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. Rose said that he believed in his team so much that he bet on them to win every night. "I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team, I believe in my team," Rose said. "I did everything in my power every night to win that game." Rose accepted a lifetime ban for gambling in 1989, but denied for nearly 15 years that he bet on baseball. He finally acknowledged in his latest autobiography, published in January 2004, that he made baseball wagers while he managed the Cincinnati Reds. Rose said he doesn't worry about getting into the Hall of Fame anymore, but if he is reinstated, he hopes to manage again in the majors. "I quit worrying about it," Rose said about the Hall. The former Reds great said that he thought he was going to be reinstated when he met with commissioner Bud Selig before his book came out. Rose said he met with Selig about a year before the book came out and told him everything that was in the book. "I really thought I was going to be reinstated. Something changed [selig's] mind," Rose said. Rose said he believes it should be up to each individual owner whether he should manage in the majors again. "[it's] all about dollars, Dan and Keith. If I was ever reinstated. If an owner don't want to win and draw people, don't call my number," Rose said. Major League Baseball's Hit King also said he thinks that Mark McGwire is getting a raw deal from the writers voting for the Hall of Fame. The reason he said he supported McGwire is because nothing has been proven and they're all "allegations." "Don't penalize McGwire because you think other guys are taking steroids," Rose said. McGwire wasn't voted into the Hall of Fame in his first appearance on the ballot in January because of allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs in his career. Rose admits he made a mistake in betting on baseball. "I made a big mistake. It's my fault, It's nobody's else's fault," Rose said. However, he said he should be reinstated because "I'm the best ambassador baseball has." Because of the ban, Rose is not eligible for induction into the Reds' or Baseball's Hall of Fame. He also is not allowed to be involved in most on-field activities, which has prevented the Reds from retiring his uniform No. 14. Major League Baseball did include him in two events -- 1999's All-Century Team and 2002's 30 Memorable Moments -- that were sponsored by a credit card company. The new exhibit includes more than 300 items from the career of Rose, who finished playing in 1986 with a record 4,256 hits. His total is reflected at the Reds' Hall in a three-story high wall of baseballs -- one for each hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbok Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 as a coach not player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Dear Pete Rose, I would have denied this to the grave. You will never and don't deserve a HOF spot . You lying POS. You cannot ask for forgiveness after 20 years of denial. How do you ask for forgiveness after showing not 1 iota of remose ? Wow. Eat a dirty rosin bag. Love, Baseball Fans everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Dear Pete Rose, I would have denied this to the grave. You will never and don't deserve a HOF spot . You lying POS. You cannot ask for forgiveness after 20 years of denial. How do you ask for forgiveness after showing not 1 iota of remose ? Wow. Eat a dirty rosin bag. Love, Baseball Fans everywhere Co-sign. What a POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Some people will forgive you for past indiscretions but when you lie about it all then no one is going to care to give you any respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbok Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 triple co-sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsMan57 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hey Pete, tell us something we dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 What amazes me are the people on this board that argued for Rose to be inducted when Irving (NFL) was. While Irving has too many transgressions to remember and I understand the general disgust his name brings up. He never violated a sacred rule on the field. He might be a POS off the field, but he played hard on it and again did not do anything to harm the game. Rose did. As many have brought up, I might be a little more lenient if he said this about 20 years ago. It is not like OJ is going to get open arms if in 10 years he says, "Yeah, I killed the bitch." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 BS I think he bet on them to win WHEN he bet on them. Bu tI dont thn=ink he bet on them every night. As a gambler, he knew Baseball teams are very close to .500.. no money there. The problem is that on the nights he DIDNT bet on Reds was a Red Flag to Vegas that he didnt have faith that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Well, he can take that to the grave because the HOF and Major League Baseball are never going to associate themselves with a POS like him for the rest of his life and beyond that. Not placing bets on days that Bill Gullickson and Mario Puto are pitching is in a way betting on the Reds to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 What amazes me are the people on this board that argued for Rose to be inducted when Irving (NFL) was. While Irving has too many transgressions to remember and I understand the general disgust his name brings up. He never violated a sacred rule on the field. He might be a POS off the field, but he played hard on it and again did not do anything to harm the game. Rose did. As many have brought up, I might be a little more lenient if he said this about 20 years ago. It is not like OJ is going to get open arms if in 10 years he says, "Yeah, I killed the bitch." SJ's point is excatly right, and don't think that Pete doesn't know that. If Pete was only to have bet selective Reds games, that makes it much more of a heinous act than it is already. He has thought of that angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 SJ's point is excatly right, and don't think that Pete doesn't know that. If Pete was only to have bet selective Reds games, that makes it much more of a heinous act than it is already. He has thought of that angle. I am only talking of his choice to not be honest when Giamatti busted him. I am inthe camp that believes he should never get in. EVen after death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I am only talking of his choice to not be honest when Giamatti busted him. I am inthe camp that believes he should never get in. EVen after death. I concur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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