Trump promises to pardon Pete Rose

[GChief]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Pete Rose was an amazing baseball player beloved especially by Cincinnati Reds fans. And, he seriously broke rules, including betting against the Reds in a game he was in. So he was banished from baseball. Trump wants to pardon him because doing so promotes his 'fuck the rules attitude.

Biased as a life long Reds fan with multiple Pete Rose autographs.

Pretty sure he never bet against his teams, it was always for the win. Not condoning it but lets get the facts start.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by GChief

Biased as a life long Reds fan with multiple Pete Rose autographs.

Pretty sure he never bet against his teams, it was always for the win. Not condoning it but lets get the facts start.

I've heard 'bet against' but certainly haven't dug into it and can't support it. So I'll withdraw that one.

[Noogies]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I've heard 'bet against' but certainly haven't dug into it and can't support it. So I'll withdraw that one.

I can nearly guarantee that he would have if it had suited his purposes, though.