Rose: I bet 'like $2,000' per game

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Pete Rose said on The Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday that he bet around $2,000per gameon the Redswhile he was managingthem.

"It was like $2,000. That's it," Rose said in the interview. "And it didn't change -- because I know you're going to say, Well betting's all about pitching and stuff like that -- I didn't care who was pitching for me or who was pitching for the opposition. I just made it easy for the guys making the bets and just bet this much every game and that's the way we did it."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/28/rose.betamount/index.html

 

[SpaceMountain16]

He broke the rules and bet, regardless of the amount he bet. Although i personally am in favor of putting him in the Hall of Fame, especially if they are going to enshrine guys from the steroid era.

 

[phinman1]

This is one sorry mofo. First he lies, even when everyone knows he is lying, and then when he is starting to fade from the limelight, he pathetically tries to thrust himself back in it by saying "hey, I'm a liar and I bet lots on my team, look at me!"

 

[Vertical Limit]

Did he ever bet against the Reds?

 

[cowboy82nd]

No, he never bet against the Reds. And for what it's worth, he is the all time hits leader. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. He didn't cheat to get his hits. At the same time, he doesn't belong in baseball anymore. Put him in the Hall of Fame but ban him from being around baseball anymore.

 

[SpaceMountain16]

And that i believe from Pete. Anyone who knows him or ever watched him play knows how competetive he was, knows how much he wanted to win, and he would never bet against his own team, lose a game on purpose, just to make some money. In fact his desire to win is probably why he was such a chronic gambler, winning a bet was a high for him.