Pete Rose responds to report he bet on baseball as a player

[@curtisjones400]

he looks good for 74 years old

[@plexasm3623]

Does anyone actually look at Pete less because he bet? I personally don't care. If he bet on the opposing team, that's a problem for me, but if he bet on himself I'd say thats pretty baller

[@charliemike13]

Berry McGregor what? Seriously? I haven’t followed very closely, but is there news that says he is?

[@Maestrohbill]

Yes. You have to remember that he didn’t have to bet on the opponent to throw games. All he had to do was be in debt huge to folks who knew this and who told him that if they didn’t lose that night the secret was coming out. That’s why it affects the games integrity.

[@TheCashmanwins]

@@_1ben Don't use words that you can't spell correctly. It's a great rule to live by.

[@_1ben]

@@TheCashmanwins darn smart phone

[@josecarranza7555]

Plex ASM Betting is still betting regardless. People don’t realize the bad that comes out of it. It corrupts the game so much. Watch the movie 8 men out to 1988, to see the what happens.

[@jonathankubacki7446]

I'm a diehard Pirates fan and I think it's a travesty that Pete isn't in the Hall of Fame because of what he did as a player. I dispize what he did as a manager betting on baseball and it was wrong but he never cheated the game or cheated to get those hits get Pete in the Hall for being one of the greatest hitters that ever lived

[@jackjon7763]

Jonathan Kubacki I agree. It would be different if he shaved points

[@bedmanokc]

Jonathan Kubacki Pete is 100 percent IS in the Hall of fame.

[@josecarranza7555]

Jonathan Kubacki Pete Rose will never be in the baseball hall of fame.

[@TL2354]

Despise

[@shaindaman13]

He did wrong. But he IS a Hall Of Famer. MLB needs to allow him back in if for not other reason but to show anyone can be forgiven for wrongs after they have been duly punished. And Pete Rose HAS been punished

[@DrRealz]

listen.... the problem with baseball nowadays it's that they're willing to let players with steroids past still play and gain millions of dollars. even players with drugs problems or spousal abuse, they're willing to gave them second chance and make millions of dollars. the league even pay for their therapy. And this man, even though he did something bad, he doesn't need to be ban from the league or never have recognize for his career.

[@OblivionKisame]

Exactly it seems not many people realize this sadly I mean it's not Pete made another Black sox.

[@123lowp]

I don't care if someone beats their wife... if they can hit HRs, I want to watch...

[@Chemi5]

Let him into the hall already

[@bedmanokc]

Jose Ramirez Pete Rose IS in the hall of fame.

[@bedmanokc]

Jose Ramirez if you look you will find our rather easily, that Pete Rose is in the hall of fame.

[@eustace8520]

@@bedmanokc I know not every answer is on a simple google search, but I did not find anything saying he's on the hall of fame. Instead I found searches saying he's not in the hall of fame. He deserves it though, he genuinely looks like he's regretted doing what he did. They might put him once he's dead, poor guy.

[@dionr1168]

@@bedmanokc yeah...in the WWE Hall!

[@dwainlambrigger3769]

No.

[@terryc73]

its almost an injustice to keep punishing him for that mistake... look at football steroids and all the other crap ... yet pete rose seems to have been an example

[@ronwallace2782]

terry c joe jackson was better hitter than cobb and he never got in

[@emilyvictoria5706]

@@ronwallace2782 Joe threw a world series.

[@rutheshelman2483]

Lol look at baseball and all the steroid use...

[@hbkgreatestever]

NFL still has OJ in the hall of fame, and he killed two people. Says all you need to know.

[@bluefootedboobie1893]

@@rutheshelman2483 if you had any idea how prolific steroids use in the nfl and nba was from the late 50s thru the 90s you wouldn't have said that

[@kevindietterich1448]

Pete Rose is one of the best players that baseball ever had. If you want to teach your kids on how to play baseball, have them watch Pete Rose.

[@dwainlambrigger3769]

If you want to teach your kids how to be decent, honest and honorable human beings, you better keep them away from Pete Rose.

[@jamesbingham1007]

Did you ever bet on baseball as a player? I can't answer that. Well, good luck with the reinstatement Pete.

[@SuperStrik9]

Pete Rose is awesome. Great guy and ballplayer. I hope he gets in the HOF. I don't see any evidence that even if he gambled as a player, it had any effect on his on field performance. We're talking about Charlie Hustle here. The guy never dogged it let alone threw a game. If there is proof or evidence I'd love to see it.

[@JohnJohn-qv4mg]

he may be awesone, a great guy and great ballplayer, but let´s face it, he´s pretty stupid that he did his. People make mistakes, what he did wasn´t a mistake, it was just stupid.

[@josealejandrotamayo7960]

SuperStrik9 it doesn't matter if it had any effect or not, he bet, it was forbidden, he got banned, period

[@MUSHROOMAN4]

Jose Alejandro Tamayo PEDs were forbidden but that didn’t stop half of the league in the 90’s

[@kevinstuttler4687]

Pete Rose is a true legend when it comes to baseball.

[@foxsports]

Pete Rose speaks with Chris Myers on the set of "America's Pregame" about the report he bet on baseball as a player.

[@AlwayzInTheLoop]

LEGEND

[@bearythawizard563]

Pete Rose has forgotten more about baseball than Bud Selig ever knew. Let Charlie Hustle In!

[@jamesbingham1007]

He just doesn't get it. He's asked rather he bet on baseball as a player. It's a yes or no question. He answers it with some happy horseshit about how he'll talk about that with the commissioner and how he has to decline to answer it here.

[@josecarranza7555]

James Bingham Exactly. I like Pete as a player but as a person he’s made too many mistakes like banging a 16 year old girl when he was much older.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

And he only ever admitted he bet on baseball in ANY capacity, FOR HIS BOOK AND BOOK SALES, and not because of any other reason. What Pete did was DESPCABLE. He very well may have bet against his teams as a manager for all we know, because hes lied over and over again when decribing his actions. Everyone that says that "Charlie Hustle" would NEVER bet against his own team, doesnt understand how deeply into gambling Pete was, with some SHADY characters, and if you think that him making a slight change as a manager, on a stupid and basically meaningless Reds game on a Tuesday night, to recoup a lot of money he lost, are naive. It may or may not have happened, but dont pretend like its so far fetched for a compulsive gambler who bet A LOT of money on all kinds of stuff.

[@Mr.Weskers]

You must be hard of hearing.

[@jamesbingham1007]

@@Mr.Weskers You talkin' to me or Chocolatetown, cuz Choco is no joke.

[@Mr.Weskers]

@@jamesbingham1007 he told this joke of a reporter from the get-go he couldn’t talk about the cheating until after his meeting with the commissioner. The commissioner asked that he not speak publicly on the case until after their decision was made. You must not be good at listening.

[@scott6261]

Living legeng

[@adamnevis7636]

Should be in the Hall! Keeping him out at this point is dumb. He's the all time hit leader period.

[@OPTIONALWATCH]

How long can commissioners deny Pete Rose? Rose is one of the greats. Much more harm has been done with Steroids in baseball breaking records. I don't recognize the single season record by Bonds or the total Hr record. To me Maris and Aaron hold the records

[@therevolvingmonk]

Players from Pete's era were on PEDs too. Most of them did greenies aka amphetamine.

[@Garweezy]

I love Pete Rose...Gambled as a player/manager. That's what I get from this interview.

[@roland7584]

Lies in all interviews and dodges questions. That's what I get from this interview, but at least he appreciates the honesty of Chris Meyers. Haha...only someone that is a compulsive liar would actually say that to someone who just asked them a question.

[@TheCream14]

Big STL fan here. I never liked Rose, BUT he should be in the HOF! No one played the game with such a commitment and focus as him.

[@masonrahal6980]

He single handily undermined the INTEGRITY of the game. Nothing can be worse. Not steroids, not sign stealing. Nothing. Good player, bad decisions. Period.

[@tripsbacks]

Lift the ban already. We should be celebrating his storied career. He had a sickness and messed up. He admitted his mistakes and paid a heavy price.

[@orlandopanelli1949]

Put him in already. The HOF and major league baseball are cheating the fans.

[@davidmcaninch4714]

If I was Commissioner of Baseball, my first order of business would be lifting Pete Rose’ ban on baseball, and allowing him into the Baseball Hall of Fame!!!!! As a player, of course.

[@keithdennison7379]

He's good for the game period

[@jude999]

Pete! My favorite player but he still broke the rule: "Any player, umpire, or club or league official or employee, who shallbet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible." "Permanently" I don't think that takes away from what he did as a player.

[@jackburton4892]

What if it's in the form of steak dinners?

[@ynotttt]

Just the fact that Rose still wants to be in that watered down Hall of Fame shows he loves the game. Get him in there before it’s too late.

[@anironfistedwarrior7206]

One of the biggest injustice in sports that this man isn't in the HOF

[@frankkeyser3570]

PETE ROSE...H.O.F.

[@patrickbooth5091]

Real shame that he isn’t in the hall of fame

[@simondaughtry4619]

Love Pete... but I wouldn't trust a word he says..... ever.

[@Wainfleetkx450f]

I would… he’s so baseball smart

[@Glockmog2007]

i dont understand what the big deal is. It isn't like he cheated he just bet on his team winning.

[@SeamHead33]

refer to 1919 blacksox scandal and how it almost ruined MLB.

[@Glockmog2007]

SeamHead33 yea but they actually rigged the game. Pete rose didnt

[@Glockmog2007]

SeamHead33 then ban him when you actually see him throw a game not when he's doing something that could possibly cause him to want to rig games

[@SeamHead33]

you gotta do your research on the blacksox scandal and how it shook public confidence in the game, and the reasons for the decision of commisioner kennesaw mountian landis

[@josealejandrotamayo7960]

there is something called rules, and he broke them, end of story

[@12ManFan]

There are numerous hall of famers in all sports that have cheated, or unfairly found success in the game, but he earned everything he did on the field. What he did off the field was much less impactful to the game itself than those who cheated and are still in the hall of fame

[@wadevandort1598]

George Foster after the 1977 season joked at one banquet about how Pete Rose bet money on games. Pete Rose was there also and everyone in the crowd laughed.

[@edwardanthony7283]

Pete did great feats on the field and that is the yardstick for entry into the Hall. People make various forms of mistakes in life but acknowledging & correcting them is the most important thing & Pete has done that.

[@roland7584]

How has he corrected them? He hasn't stopped lying about this entire incident. He deserves exactly what he has gotten.

[@roland7584]

If it is the yardstick, where is Joe Jackson in the Hall of Fame? I went looking for him in there, but I couldn't find him.

[@seekrush]

@@roland7584u tried so hard to be funny and failed. like the original comment said he is acknowledging in it and is taking full responsibility of it and not shame to speak on it either

[@roland7584]

@@seekrush When has Pete ever taken full responsibility for it? For well over 15 years he blamed everyone but himself for the entire situation. He denied he bet on baseball for years. Then admitted it. Then denied he ever bet on the Reds for years. Then admitted it. He claimed he bet on the Reds EVERY night (to try and disprove that he didn't set up his betting nights by resting players or the bullpen or not bet on certain pitchers). This of course was proven untrue since he didn't bet on the Reds every night. He then claims that what he did wasn't as bad as steroids or being an abuser of drugs, or of his wife or some other comparison which is just him trying to make the listener look "over there" instead of at him, and he also does it like that because he still believes he didn't do anything wrong. His apologies have been so weak through the entire time. Please show me where he's taking FULL responsibility of it.

[@jamesbingham1007]

When was the last time you placed a bet? Wish that question would have been asked.

[@roland7584]

Pete made $3.2 million in the 1980s. I think he could have easily fed his family for years on that one check even after cutting it in half after taxes. Why can't Pete answer Chris Meyers in this interview? What is in that deal that is keeping him from answering the simple question if he bet as a player? He had come out with a book detailing what he had done so at that point everything should have been out in the open so why is he once again back on the -- I have a deal so I can't speak about it until I talk to Mr. Manfred?

[@garywagner4252]

MLB keeps saying, "it's a fans game." If that's the case then let the fans decide if Pete should be in the HOF.

[@thomaslabelle3093]

Honestly I could care less if Pete Rose gambled his money away, it doesn't take anything from the fact that he's a 3 time world series champ, world series mvp, 17 times all star, 2 time golden glove winner.

[@AmericasChoice]

According to Mike Schmidt he singlehandedly turned the Phillies into World Champions.

[@craiggambles4564]

More hits than............. anybody..........EVER!!

[@user-pj7rm5kh9o]

ICHIRO IS BETTER

[@hectorrodriguez4876]

I like pete rose he should be Hall of fame .

[@drunknhamster4708]

It’s a disgrace that he’s not in the hall of fame

[@victorleonardo9387]

He is a hall of fame period

[@blacjackdaniels200]

I thought the thumbnail pic was Daniel Larusso and sensei Kreese

[@joedavi1920]

Put him in HOF...ban him from mlb

[@jamesbingham1007]

He knows if he bet on baseball. He may not know if they know.

[@richardberkeyheiser]

4:19

[@salgallo7904]

If Shoeless Joe Jackson got 2 chances on a ballot Pete Rose should have a shot at it

[@patbackus7668]

It didn’t work out for old Pete ! Let the old dude in the Hall

[@robertpatrick9128]

Of course he did.He was a player/manager.

[@johnlevalley521]

No. He last played in 1986. His betting started in 1987.

[@mikeeverhart831]

Look the hof is full of non boy scouts. Pete,as a player is the closest we'll ever get to seeing Ty Cobb.Relentless, hard nosed,fearless it's as if he willed himself to be the great player he was. Put him in the hall already. Between the lines there are few as exciting and clutch as Pete.

[@daltexasone]

Pete made baseball fun to watch while he was a player, manager or analyst.

[@michaelquinn9320]

Today fun is not an option in woke america

[@jasonsanchez5987]

F MLB!!! The best baseball player to ever live. you tell me one better and tell me why?

[@Pronzini1]

He broke the rules, so he is out. Same with Bonds and Clemens.

[@jackburton4892]

Then pull them all out of the Hall. Why does being out only apply to these 3 individuals? And the 2 you mentioned are not banned. Pete is

[@daveyork0]

Baseball needs a Hall of Pete Rose

[@FootballRob2010]

All these sports writers not voting Pete to the Hall all bet on games with their Draft Kings accounts.

[@ivmo71]

Maybe they'll let him in when someone breaks his hit record. I guess never.

[@jackwoods9604]

Look at this dude...You can see him Desperately wanting to INTERUPT Pete every time he is in middle of answering the Question...

[@philippastore2228]

Pete's not beating his spread, way over not under his ideal playing weight.

[@dylanscherillo704]

Pete rose is the only man who respects rob manfred

[@lightingbolt8148]

He bet as a manager, no stretch to think he didn’t as a player

[@Gbear21]

Love the boots!!!

[@anthonyrussomanno1540]

Pay his taxes didn’t he go to jail for not paying his taxes lol this guy is unreal bet on baseball banned for life period

[@rodman1163]

I guess you never made mistakes EVER in your life

[@larrythomas6543]

still not in, so sad

[@ewogimia365]

Gambling addiction is a real thing.. And it affects the most competitive of people.. I speak from my knowledge as a gambler theres a fine line between addiction and enjoyment.. if he never bet against his team I have 0 issue with it. I love Pete rose and if he bet on his team who cares... you know that drove him to hustle harder and want to win more.. as a fan of ne sports team dont you want your guys motivated and have the passion to win.. how much joy did he bring to fans watching him play? How many of those singles stretched to doubles was he thinking we cant lose tonight or ima out a g so let's go.. if Roid heads can be in the HOF ballots why cant Rose.. I mean people do make mistakes drugs gambling roids. etc.. were humans

[@davidr5961]

I made out well, betting that we'd win that 7th game , up in Fenway back in'75

[@roland7584]

We? Were you a player too?

[@ronwallace2782]

pete rose is and always was my favorite player growing up watching him play baseball , i wish joe jackson and rose was in hof but cheating is wrong , so is steroids , they should stop the ones who cheated doing that too . rose is still my player but hof will never be

[@trutrak7124]

One of the greatest ball players ever!!!

[@nickv4073]

Its expressly forbidden. The Black Sox scandal nearly destroyed baseball so I understand why violations must be punished severely. However, there are murderers who have served less time than Rose. Its time for MLB to simply say Rose has served his time and his sentence is over.

[@scottmassie9463]

How can you believe anything he says after he lied for 10 years.

[@k1ngjay584]

Pete should be in the hall of fame

[@michaelshabbick4757]

Let him in the HOF!

[@johnnypopovich905]

Mr Rose when can we sit and talk baseball? so i can die a happy man....YOURE THE BEST....LET CHARLIE HUSTLE IN

[@jdp0359]

It's about maintaining the integrity of the game. That's what this is all about. He just doesn't get it!

[@chris00nj]

The only unforgivable act would be betting on his team to lose. No has even hinted of that. He bets on other games, who cares? He bets on his team to win, well he should.

[@michaelquinn9320]

All his stats and uniforms are in the hall

[@patlagando4427]

Completely hypocritical

[@dustintingle8215]

He bet for his team to win, not points shaving or to throw a game.

[@BigD1957]

Who cares any more? Myers says these are the questions people want answered? Really? Who wants answered? You Chris Myers? I grew up a die hard Reds fan and my grandfather took me to games at the old Crosley Field. No one was a bigger Pete Rose fan than I was, but that was ages ago. Time marches on. The man has paid his debt and then some. Do they want him to get in his knees and beg and kiss Selig and Vincent's white butts? It ain't happening. Move on.

[@josealejandrotamayo7960]

Dennis S the ban is for life, you do know what that means, right?

[@danejurus69]

Ray Lewis murdered a guy but Pete bet on baseball and he's the bad guy?!?!

[@roypellerin6892]

It's crazy how much gambling has become revelant in all sports...infact it's promoted and pushed by the major sports.

[@whenvioletsturngrey9597]

Politics. Pete Rose is a baseball Giant. Tell us why you really won’t let him in, or drop this nonsense & let him be a part of the game, again. It’ll be good for the game. It can generate revenue. Isn’t that what you want, anyway?

[@erikhopkins9488]

Come on myers, he said that he can't answer that yet! Don't be a tool!!

[@patbackus7668]

Bench stabbed you in the Back ! He thinks you should never be reinstated!

[@jamesbingham1007]

Let's agree that those beige boots should be banned from my retinas

[@kenarthur6253]

If only he would have come clean in the beginning, he stood a better chance to be in the HOF. Pete IS Baseball. Shame

[@therevolvingmonk]

I used to be very much in favor of Pete being in the HoF but when it came out that he bet as a player, he lost me. He's continually lied all these years and there are others more deserving of reinstatement such as Buck Weaver and Joe Jackson. The argument about it being wrong for PED users getting in but not Pete is also bs. Pete used amphetamines like most other players of his generation. Those are huge performance boosters.

[@loufournier5397]

Same. It ticked me off to no end when Jim Gray questioned him the night of the all century team and Pete was indignant about it. Then when Pete came out and admitted it in his book, I was done defending him. Pete continues to be his own worst enemy and continues to try and justify what he did. If Pete really learned from his mistakes, he wouldn’t be gambling period. Instead he signs autographs joking about it so obviously he isn’t that remorseful about it.

[@gregthegroove]

@@loufournier5397 let me explain it to you. He laughs it off because it’s quite simple. He bet ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS. Rose hasn’t said what he knows, truly. So no, it goes deeper than you think.

[@chrisozzy56]

Hall of Fame player BUT , he broke the cardinal rule of baseball . No gray area on this issue . Love Rose and listening to him talk about baseball , but KEEP HIM OUT .

[@tcaustin879]

PUT PETE ROSE IN THE MLB HALL OF FAME !!!!

[@josecarranza7555]

TC Austin But not himself, only his bats and jerseys.

[@mammycher8895]

Did you bet on baseball as a player? He can't just say NO, has to plead the 5th. All these years later they found notebooks that he did bet as a player. 🤣

[@123lowp]

"Hall Of Fame" means nothing. We all know who the best players were... #1 ...Barry Bonds and then everyone else

[@midnmusic2217]

123lowp Barry Roids

[@limwang75]

Omfg u r so stupidly funny

[@cacaf8989]

What wrong with betting on baseball? People get too butthurt nowadays. Whats the difference with these huge ceo having stock within their own company. Dont u think they can also minipulate the system also?

[@TheBatugan77]

It's WRONG. You're WRONG.

[@dhart8451]

Great hitter, should be in the HOF, but he is a compulsive liar. He should go into politics

[@timothyzenner7788]

Let him in!

[@mvgsports]

Pete Rose deserves to never be in the Hall of Fame because, not only did he bet on baseball (the cardinal rule in the MLB) time and again, but he adamantly lied about it for 15 years and only came clean when he got a 7-figure book deal out of it. I think it's funny how he's dodging betting questions 26 years post-script...I mean honestly, what don't we know at this point? He has 0 character or integrity.

[@bobbymarsh1]

My only prob would’ve been Pete betting on his team to lose betting on other teams I have no issue.

[@StacheBigote]

It still undermines the integrity of the game. Think about it like this. He bet on his team to win as a player/manager. Now, suppose his team is playing in a close game he has bet on. In order to ensure he wins that game and doesn’t lose any money, he decides to burn through his bullpen, completely screwing the team for the next game that he hasn’t bet on. Or, imagine somebody is aware of his betting and decides to blackmail him, saying “if you don’t lose the next one, I’m going public”. There are multiple scenarios like that. Him betting on his team to win means he had faith in his club, but it doesn’t mean that the betting is harmless.

[@christopherfreeman-ty8rg]

I have been a baseball fan for more than 40 years. If MLB is going to let stand the HR records of McGwire, Sosa, and Bonds then what Pete Rose did should not matter. Let him in the Hall!

[@ronerpenbeck3561]

Please let Pete in Baseball HOF

[@terryhidichuk9379]

Rose whines and makes excuses for his behavior.

[@garymacintosh6811]

If anyone should be in the hall its Pete

[@llongdong]

He's full of BS, but from a baseball standpoint, he shouldn't just be in the HOF; he should be a first ballot unanimous Hall of Famer. Probably top 10 player of all time.

[@AmericasChoice]

I agree. Most exciting player I ever saw play, and I went to my first game in 1965

[@1971GOOSE]

GAMBLING IS A WAY TO GET SOME FUN OUT OF LIFE MANY DO IT, I WOULD DOUBT IF PETE BET AGAINST HIMSELF, HE;S A WINNER WHO THOUGHT HE COULD BEAT ANY GAME, HORSE RACE OR ANY ACTION, ITS AN ADDICTION MANY HAVE, I'M LIKE THAT. WE JUST WANT TO WIN FOR ME ITS THE MONEY FOR PETE IT WAS ENTERTAINMENT A HIGH