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I dislike A-Rod as much as the next guy but I think this controversy is completely bogus. He's schmoozing with other obscenely rich celebrities. It's not like he's gambling for his life in the Mos Eisley Cantina.

That's the debate right there. Where do you draw the line? Has to be no gambling, period. Can't be no gambling except for sometimes...

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The arrogance is what gets to me. After being sternly warned about this, he ignores some of the biggest legal poker houses in the world to play in an illegal game. These casinos have great action and celebrities are not uncommon so he wouldn't have necessarily stood out or drew undue attention. I just don't get it unless he thinks he is above the rules.
MLB has no subpoena power. They have an eyewitness who says Alex was not there. Problem solved.
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MLB has no subpoena power. They have an eyewitness who says Alex was not there. Problem solved.

Baseball can do what it likes. Court, trial or witness dont mean too much. Ask the Chicago Eight. Didnt they beat the case in court just to see Baseball comedown like a ton of bricks?

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This is the dumbest, most blown out of proportion NON story ever.

He is playing poker..Big f'ing deal.

There isn't a rich athlete who doesn't gamble some way or another.

I would venture to guess that a huge majority of this site has played in poker games before...as have most of the reporters covering this "story".

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This is the dumbest, most blown out of proportion NON story ever.

He is playing poker..Big f'ing deal.

There isn't a rich athlete who doesn't gamble some way or another.

I would venture to guess that a huge majority of this site has played in poker games before...as have most of the reporters covering this "story".

Your missing the difference. Daddy(Selig) told him not to do it. He did it anyway. It is a threat to Selig and his long term authority.

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Your missing the difference. Daddy(Selig) told him not to do it. He did it anyway. It is a threat to Selig and his long term authority.

Selig being the same as Kennesaw Mountain Landis. And Albert Spalding. And Rube Foster.

Or not....

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Your missing the difference. Daddy(Selig) told him not to do it. He did it anyway. It is a threat to Selig and his long term authority.

Or...maybe they are worried that one of the greatest players of the past half century will get into trouble. Pete Rose got a lifetime ban for gambling on the game. They don't want players getting caught up with people who are gambling bookies or gamblers themselves. In addition to the danger, yes they've already warned him. Whole can of worms too. They kept Rose out of the HOF, what if there were gambling questions around a player this big and he gets in anyway.

And on SG's point, yeah its pretty silly. Virtually everyone plays a home game at some point, and if you are rich and famous your home game will include people who are also rich and famous.

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Or...maybe they are worried that one of the greatest players of the past half century will get into trouble. Pete Rose got a lifetime ban for gambling on the game. They don't want players getting caught up with people who are gambling bookies or gamblers themselves. In addition to the danger, yes they've already warned him. Whole can of worms too. They kept Rose out of the HOF, what if there were gambling questions around a player this big ... and he gets in anyway ?

And on SG's point, yeah its pretty silly. Virtually everyone plays a home game at some point, and if you are rich and famous your home game will include people who are also rich and famous.

Possible questions of gambling AND already a known steroid user. Speaking of which, he has continued playing with fire in that arena as well.

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Possible questions of gambling AND already a known steroid user. Speaking of which, he has continued playing with fire in that arena as well.

Note that I wasn't saying that this or steroid allegations should keep ARod from the Hall of Fame. He deserves to be in there, first ballot, with a very high vote.

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I would bet money that ARod isnt a first time ballot Hall of Famer. I think the media will make him sweat a little.

You might be right, however I think enough folks from the steroid era will be in by then that he will be first ballot. We are probably talking 10 years from now.

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I would bet money that ARod isnt a first time ballot Hall of Famer. I think the media will make him sweat a little.

It would be a CRIME for him to not be a first ballot HOFer. Right now he has 626 HRs and 2762 hits. His OPS is .955. His career WAR is over 105. He should pass Mike Schmidt before he retires, but that puts him top 20 all time.

There is no reason, at all, to make him wait.

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It would be a CRIME for him to not be a first ballot HOFer. Right now he has 626 HRs and 2762 hits. His OPS is .955. His career WAR is over 105. He should pass Mike Schmidt before he retires, but that puts him top 20 all time.

There is no reason, at all, to make him wait.

Clemens going to be a first time ballot? I tell you there will be more to this than just stats.

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