thing is, he was still IN baseball when he gambled, it wasn't on the side--people bring up babe ruth and his drinking, or roger maris--but that wasn't in any way, shape or form a part of their baseball career. that was an issue in their private lives. this is not. he bet on the game while still a part of the game. he broke the rules, and agreed to a lifetime ban. of course that no longer seems to mean anything-honesty, integrity, giving your word and meaning it. so now he wants to go back on all that--maybe he can go into rehab, that seems to be the order of the day now--then they'll let him in for sure.
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