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Originally posted by purse junkie
I just don't see why gambling keeps you out, but being a complete bastard like Ruth or Cobb gets you in. Where's the justice here?
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gambling on the games he was managing? No difference? The closest you could come in comparison is that Ruth was too fucking hung over to play his best, and thus undermined the integrity of the game,but considering even so he was better than anyone else at the time, that argument goes nowhere. Cobb was just an illiterate racist who spiked or punched everyone. If he played in the NFL, that would be normal.
the only defense Ross has is that there's no evidence he bet while playing, and it's as a player he belongs in the hall (certainly not as a manager).
