Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Weirdos @lemmy.world · 1 month agoWeirdo presidential candidate just doesn't care anymore.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down13file-text
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minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up34·1 month agoWasn’t Pete Rose a guy who got busted for being a dirty dirty cheat? I can see why Trump would like the guy.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·edit-21 month agoHe was banned for life for gambling. A few times, he bet on or against his own team. He also had sex with a 15-year-old when he was in his 30s. https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/10/01/pete-rose-death-legacy-gambling/
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoYeah, Pete Rose was a real piece of shit. But the point here is he was posting about Pete Rose during the debate.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·1 month agoThat’s true, but I also think it’s important to note that he was posting about a pedophile who was banned from the MLB for betting against his own team.
minus-squareworkerONE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoDo you have a source that says he bet against his team? I’ve read that he bet on his own team but always to win https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13114874/notebook-obtained-lines-shows-pete-rose-bet-baseball-player-1986 “The documents obtained by Outside the Lines, which reflect betting records from March through July 1986, show no evidence that Rose, who was a player-manager in 1986, bet against his team.”
Wasn’t Pete Rose a guy who got busted for being a dirty dirty cheat? I can see why Trump would like the guy.
He was banned for life for gambling. A few times, he bet on or against his own team.
He also had sex with a 15-year-old when he was in his 30s.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/10/01/pete-rose-death-legacy-gambling/
Yeah, Pete Rose was a real piece of shit. But the point here is he was posting about Pete Rose during the debate.
That’s true, but I also think it’s important to note that he was posting about a pedophile who was banned from the MLB for betting against his own team.
Do you have a source that says he bet against his team? I’ve read that he bet on his own team but always to win https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/13114874/notebook-obtained-lines-shows-pete-rose-bet-baseball-player-1986 “The documents obtained by Outside the Lines, which reflect betting records from March through July 1986, show no evidence that Rose, who was a player-manager in 1986, bet against his team.”
Oh for sure.