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In a shocking announcement today, former Cincinnati Reds player and coach, Pete Rose announced that he placed bets on the Reds in every game they played.� Ok, so this isn’t so shocking since 99% of the world already knew about the gambling scandal, but it definitely confirms without a doubt that Rose lied repeatedly.

“I bet on my team every night. I didn’t bet on my team four nights a week. I was wrong,” said Rose, who accepted a lifetime ban for gambling in 1989.

“I bet on my team to win every night because I love my team, I believe in my team,” he added. “I did everything in my power every night to win that game.”

At stake now (or not), is his legacy and his ability to get into the Baseball Hall of Hame in Cooperstown.� While its unlikely that his current status will change or if Bud Selig will remove the ban on Rose, the admission of guilt comes a little too late in my opinion.�

For 15 years, Pete Rose has lied about gambling on his own team while he was coaching.� He’s done this more or less to try and get elected to the hall of fame, but the lying is probably too much for voters to overlook.� No doubt that Pete’s stats alone are worthy of election, but voters are likely to take character into consideration, if Rose is ever up for nomination again.� During the interview Wednesday on ESPN Radio, Rose also indicated that he’s given up on the notion of joining the Hall of Fame, but 15 yrs of lying lead me to believe he’s just lying again.

Personally, Rose’s on-field play and hit record are enough in my book to put him in the Hall.� The guy should be elected for the way he played, not the way he managed.� What he did was wrong, no doubt,�and continuing to lie about the whole gambling scandal further tarnished Rose’s reputation.

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