r/Reds • u/JoeNoble1973 • 1d ago
If Pete Rose was still alive, do you think MLB would let him do the ads for Polymarket or FanDuel? š¤
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u/RadBaron19 Votto Still Bangs 1d ago
I think he'd do it out of spite
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u/excoriator š. New Owners Will Move the Team š You OK w/that? 1d ago
And because it pays well.
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u/Chilinuff 1d ago
Surely it doesnāt pay better than begrudgingly signing things for fans at expos in Vegas and Cinci??
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u/Kooky-Information-40 1d ago
He made the first ever bet when they opened the sportsbook place in cincy. I dont remember the name of the place but I remember watching him bet a dollar for the reds to win
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u/No_Buy2554 Failure is the opportunity to being again more intelligently 1d ago
Once a player is not a member of the union and subject to the CBA, MLB cant do anything to keep them from advertising for whoever they want.Ā Frank Thomas did ads for "testosterone enhancers" after he retired.
For the record, MLB players can advertise for gambling sites with many restrictions in place, mostly they can't directly encourage betting on baseball games, just general promo.
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u/Nickstradamusknows [New Redditor] 1d ago
He was banned for life so the MLB would have no say in the matter. Being the degenerate that he was, heās do it.
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u/ReApEr01807 1d ago
Not for life, permanently. People always say a lifetime ban, but no, it was never given an expiration
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u/mm22165 1d ago
True, but Manfred made it clear when he removed Rose that rule 21 does not apply to anyone who has passed. Therefore permanent and lifetime are interchangeable.
"In my view,ā Manfred wrote in a letter to Lenkov, āonce an individual has passed away, the purposes of Rule 21 have been served. Obviously, a person no longer with us cannot represent a threat to the integrity of the game. Moreover, it is hard to conceive of a penalty that has more deterrent effect than one that lasts a lifetime with no reprieve.ā
Decision on ineligibility status after death impacts Rose, others
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u/ReApEr01807 23h ago
That's the interpretation of the current Commissioner, and not the one that delivered the punishment. I'm also pretty sure Manfred made that comment after Trump said to remove Pete's ban. Just trying to make it look like he's not asking "how high?" when Trump says to jump
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u/Redleg67 10h ago
True he was a degenerate but on the field he was a king.
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u/Nickstradamusknows [New Redditor] 10h ago
Being a great baseball player and having the most hits all time is nice but it doesnāt absolve him from what he did
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u/CincyBengals19985 [New Redditor] 1d ago
Who cares. The franchise has gone 35 years without a playoff series win. Theirs grandparents out there that have not seen a playoff series win.
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u/Obfuscious 1d ago
Pete Rose had sex with a minor when he was in his mid-30s.
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u/MossyPlantyWitchy ā¤ļøā¾ļø "He had me fucked up!" ā¾ļøā¤ļø 1d ago
Downvoted by pedophile protectors or pedophiles, which is the same thing, imo.
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u/Virtual_File8072 10h ago
He sure would have had the app on his phone in the dugout when he was coaching. Would have made it so much more convenient for him. Reds up by 7, pull the pitcher, wait, need to use my phone first.
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u/KapowBlamBoom 9h ago
Pete never bet on his own teamā¦.to lose
Think what you want about the man, but his accomplishments are deserving of the HOF
The baseball HOF is a total sham
The career HR and Hits leaders are not in
7 time Cy Young winner with 364 wins. Not it
Player with 696 HRs. The 5th most everā¦not in
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u/TwitterLegend 1d ago
If he was alive it would have been him instead of Sydney Sweeney in that gambling commercial shot exactly the same.
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u/Avatar_of_Green Cincinnati Reds 1d ago
Yeah because he was technically not part of the MLB anymoreā¦ they really couldnāt do anything about it